Quote Originally Posted by ElHeggunte View Post
FFXI was no different. The zones were big and expansive, but there was rarely any reason for you to be out in the middle of them so they were usually devoid of life and otherwise big for the sake of being big.
NMs, HNMS, leveling spots, quests, bcnms, etc. There were plenty of reasons to explore the beautiful world of Vana diel!