The world feels too small.

[Uriahnool]

I feel the world is too small. Things like mounts don't feel needed because everything can be walked to so quickly. I would like to see more open fields and secret areas like Owl's Nest and Copperbell Mines and all those underground caves and dangerous places with level 90 mobs that used to make it fun to explore.

For example, Sagolii Desert should be much bigger and more vast. They just tucked it down at the bottom of an instanced area. It looks great, but it only takes a minute to walk from one end to the other. A desert like that should be the size of an entire area.

Below are maps of how big 1.0 was and how big areas in 2.0 are


http://www.ffxivinfo.com/images/maps...ea-regions.jpg

http://igoumedia.com/finalfantasy14/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/FFXIV-a-realm-reborn-world-map.jpg

[Sove92]

I'd say Coerthas is the biggest offender here, they even still have Griffin Crossing there, but it's closed. Guess they'll open it in 1st expansion, it's supposed to make Ishgard available as well.

[Naunet]

I agree wholeheartedly. Instanced zones I'm fine with, but Squee should take advantage of the fact that each zone is instanced and make them big. The whole "everything is canyons and tunnels" thing really, really bothers me.

[MageBlack]

I agree wholeheartedly. Instanced zones I'm fine with, but Squee should take advantage of the fact that each zone is instanced and make them big. The whole "everything is canyons and tunnels" thing really, really bothers me.

You would have loved 1.0 Black Shroud then!

[Bracken]

You would have loved 1.0 Black Shroud then!

I could always manage to get lost in there, it scared me to leave Gridania back then

[SilverPhantom]

You would have loved 1.0 Black Shroud then!

OH god the Nightmare that was in v1.0

[Lord_Zlatan]

I agree wholeheartedly. Instanced zones I'm fine with, but Squee should take advantage of the fact that each zone is instanced and make them big. The whole "everything is canyons and tunnels" thing really, really bothers me.

Goblin Nabob?

[JagerForrester]

Being a gatherer, hoping from zone to zone on a mount, saving money over time, I think the maps are plenty big.

/joke "A walk cycle makes these maps a lot larger than they appear to be."
/joke "Get off your high horse."
If you aren't laughing at the jokes, I apologize if this wasn't funny or uncalled for.

[FutureBeard]

I miss the feeling of FFXI. I remember it being actually difficult to get from city to city. I feel like teleporting and returning makes the game feel too small. It's too easy to do. I mean I guess it would annoy the more casual players but I liked how big FFXI felt. I liked how it actually felt like a trip getting from one place to another. There were parts where you actually had to wait for dangerous mobs to turn the other way so you could sneak past. Now you can just hop on your easily obtained chocobo and run past things that are 20 levels higher than you.