More open world exploration

[TAS]

From time to time, be it waiting for party finders to fill, statics to start, or just because I get the urge, I'll wander about the great land of Eorzea. I thoroughly enjoy the diversity of the land more than it's 1.0 counterpart, but after finding myself roaming the outer plains for over half a year it's gotten kind off old.

I missed being able to explore the depths of Uldah's Copperbell and Nanawa Mines. I miss being able to roam Gridania's Tam Tara Deepcroft and the Mun-Tuy Cellars. I desire to once more wander Limsa's Misbread Cove, Cassiopeia Hollow and Shposhae.

I know some of these are, or are featured in Instanced Dungeons, but how about giving us the best of both worlds? Perhaps in future expansions, once you complete certain Instanced Dungeons, it can become a Zone that features Fates and DoL initiatives for solo playing. Still keep the DF Server Instances with the mobs, bosses, loot, exp grinding, but completely separated from the Zone variation of it.

[Lunavi]

No please! Do not beg or more open world exploration! Last time people did ask for open world stuff they gave us the ATMA quest.... ;__; Everything but not that!

On a serious and non-ATMA note. I would love more open world content. REAL open world content and not running between FATEs. Great idéa with the dungeons! They already have the layout, they only need to put in NPCs!

[FJerome]

No please! Do not beg or more open world exploration! Last time people did ask for open world stuff they gave us the ATMA quest.... ;__; Everything but not that!

We also got the current "hunt the spriggans" thing for the Easter quest, which the community seems to have responded to by resolutely ignoring. Also, the Beast Tribe quests, which apparently don't count every time this subject gets brought up?

[Lunavi]

We also got the current "hunt the spriggans" thing for the Easter quest, which the community seems to have responded to by resolutely ignoring. Also, the Beast Tribe quests, which apparently don't count every time this subject gets brought up?

Idk about the rest of the community, but I try to do it everyday I am logged on.. <3 I freaking LOVE sylphlands <3

Facts remain though... ATMA quest sucks.

[TAS]

(Side Note)
The Beastmen and Imperial Strongholds are nice to roam as well but I guess what I'd like to see are areas like dungeons with their own dedicated Zone. Like I would love to make trips to places like the Lost City of Amdapor without needing a party to get in or having to "Complete the Duty" or worrying about time restrains on how long you can be in there.

[Warlyx]

(Side Note)
The Beastmen and Imperial Strongholds are nice to roam as well but I guess what I'd like to see are areas like dungeons with their own dedicated Zone. Like I would love to make trips to places like the Lost City of Amdapor without needing a party to get in or having to "Complete the Duty" or worrying about time restrains on how long you can be in there.

the beastmen and imperial strongholds are a joke, stonghold my $%&! compared to Castle Zvhal , Davoi , Beaudaux ,Oztroja,ifrits cauldron,Uggalepih ect

Open world mobs are no treat to players....fix that 1 then we can talk about exploration , w/o risk exploration is meaningless

[ispano]

Open world mobs are no treat to players....fix that 1 then we can talk about exploration , w/o risk exploration is meaningless

And they've already stated that won't change.

[Magis]

No please! Do not beg or more open world exploration! Last time people did ask for open world stuff they gave us the ATMA quest.... ;__; Everything but not that!

As long as SE realizes we don't want low level FATES, rather actual open content.

Give a reason to explore and fight (or avoid, however I don't mean just run the Chocobo through) through mobs to get to some goal. Give us winding mazes with things we can interact with (doors, keys, levers, etc). U'Ghamaro Mines seems like an awesome place to explore deeper into and implement stuff like that.

[Taaku]

As long as SE realizes we don't want low level FATES, rather actual open content.

Give a reason to explore and fight (or avoid, however I don't mean just run the Chocobo through) through mobs to get to some goal. Give us winding mazes with things we can interact with (doors, keys, levers, etc). U'Ghamaro Mines seems like an awesome place to explore deeper into and implement stuff like that.

I would love to explore U'Ghamaro mines. (preferably with a smaller map discovery rate, so you don't discover a whole section of the mines from stepping in its entrance lol)

[Andaeron]

I've been kicking this idea around for a while, but what about whole new "untamed" zones? Expanses of the areas we already have that are blocked off by NPCs who grant access based on level or quest prerequisite. The zone is about the size of current areas but is swarming with boss, strength monsters. There could be unspoiled nodes and treasure coffers that spawn tied to a certain mob's death. They could offer daily quests, like an "Expeditionary Mission" that require retrieval of items that have to be harvested. This could tie into another idea I had about using certain DoH classes to repair/clear obstacles, like an escort mission (minus the dumb NPCs). Enemy spawn rates could correlate to the number of people in the zone (to a degree).