I think if they had made Gridania a more interesting city people might happen across it more. >.>; When they originally released concept art for Gridania it seemed like a city that bloomed at night with lights of lights. It also seemed bigger.

I think that's another problem I have with the current cities. They are in total about the size of one zone from the FFXI cities. Gridania is about the same size as Windurst Walls (I think that was the name). They are supposed to be grand cities but there isn't really much to them. The biggest city is obviously Limsa, but I've always liked Ul'Dah a bit because of the idea behind the city. It was kind of like the Jeuno of FFXIV in the fact that it was where everyone went to trade and make a life for themselves.