SE did say they were bringing back zones specifically for the design of the worlds, because with the 1.0 world design, it seemed very redundant, and yes there were load times when going to and from the areas, mor dhona, shroud, thanalan, and limsa. but i do agree, the worlds do seem alot smaller than before.......idk if i agree with the changes in the world (textures and scenery) since i think both of them seemed well designed. i also think they dropped the quantity of mobs too much, at least imo