Quote Originally Posted by stardrifter View Post
Hey All, I was just wondering if anyone can tell me when doleave my starting area? i've only lvl'd my highest job to 22, but i remember in FFXI at least at lvl 10 i made, what seemed at the time, the long walk to the dunes, but now im just going to the next camp down the road -.-

is there any quests or incentive that require me to travel or explore?
- If you do the main quest you will have to leave Ul'dah at some point. ^^

- Or if you want to join any of the class guilds that are not in Ul'dah, you will have to travel to one of the other cities where that guild is located, and do their quests in order to gain some new abilities.

- Also, there are many Notorious Monsters that appear in non-Thanalan areas, and you will probably eventually like to fight those.

The world is pretty large and you can explore if you want to at any time. If you stick to the main path, you can travel to most places safely. Just touch the aetheryte gates along the way so you can teleport back later whenever you like.

It's pretty amazing what you can find if you explore. There was a recent thread where someone posted screenshots of an area in northern Thanalan that many people had never seen before. I've been playing just about every day since October and have been to many places throughout Eorzea, but there are still many things I haven't seen.

That reminds me! I still need to find the red walls in Thanalan and visit the windmills in Coerthas. ^^