Please do not make group quest open world areas.

[Mugiawara]

Why try and turn FF XIV into FF XI?

I didn't think people were. I thought people wanted a sense of danger for once in this
"baby hold my hand" game. TERA's open world instance things were mega fun and teaming up was too.
Why turn this into a single player game when it's a MMO?
Talk people. o_ o; Would hate if they got nerfed..

[Warlyx]

more content on the open world? bring it on, please ! , why have an awesome a beautiful world to explore and flying mounts! if we are stuck in the main hub , on queue....

and if its party content better! no1 wants zergs, claim fights or provoke and run away to reset (hunts any1?) , so i hope SE leraned a lesson with hunting....

pop-able content (like maps maybe?) , fate chains that are rewarding , anything can work , if its challenging and fun ^^

[Anapingofness]

I'm kind of excited that there will be more danger to the world. I am also happy about the larger size of the zones. ^^
So as long as they don't go overboard, I think things will be alright.

[Musashidon]

can we stop pretending this affects us? seriously anyone i120 plus will breeze through these area's and laugh.

the only people this hurts is anyone knew who isn't lvl 50 by heavensward and enters the area's at i45.

[FoxyAreku]

With ESO and Wildstar, this resulted in the first wave rushing through the content, and then the areas became ghost towns as the new tiers came out or people got what they wanted.

What this means is for late comers, returning players, or alts, they could not complete these zones at all since the main population had moved on to the latest content, leaving them to spam zone chat for hours in hopes they'd get a group to complete these quests.

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If only there was a box in the lower corner of your screen, a spot where you could speak to other players and ask for help, maybe even join a some sort of "free company" and make "friends" who would help you with group areas?

They should make something like that. There could even be some system where you can make your own chat room of sorts, and recruit people who are doing the same thing as you to join it! SE should really make something like that...

can we stop pretending this affects us? seriously anyone i120 plus will breeze through these area's and laugh.

the only people this hurts is anyone knew who isn't lvl 50 by heavensward and enters the area's at i45.

Entering the areas at i45 is impossible as you have to clear the story to get there and Steps of Faith requires an i90 item level to do.
Plus, you really don't think they thought of that? If they say it's going to be challenging, it's going to be tough for people who are geared.
Especially since these areas are going to most likely be at level 60....and your i120 gear is going to be completely useless by level 60. lol

[Alberel]

I think people are kinda getting ahead of themselves here. Yoshi said mobs will be tougher to solo and you'll need to use all your skills if you want to take on more than one mob at a time. The mention of looking for help in beastman lairs was not because they are group content but because the mob density there will make it hard to fight only single mobs at a time. You won't need a group. You could solo it if playing cautiously or duo it fairly safely. Enough people have complained about a lack of challenging solo content that they clearly see a need for this.

They NEVER said anything about open world group content.

[Terrini]

I think people just need to think of it this way: Taking on a mob of your level in heavensward will be like taking on a mob like 5 levels higher than you in your hunting logs. I usually have them all completed by halfway through the tier.

[MilesSaintboroguh]

I believe the reason people are reacting negatively towards potentially dangerous mobs in the open world isn't due to "fear", but rather annoyance; simply traveling from A to B could potentially take longer if they're forced to fight every step of the way, especially if they're already at level 60 and have no reason to be fighting mobs nor having anything to gain from them. People counter with "omg you actually have to socialize now!?", but no one is saying they don't want to socialize purely to avoid it. I am betting people don't want to be constantly bothering their friends to play bodyguard just to go from one town to another if their quest is for solo stuff.

[Magis]

Why try and turn FF XIV into FF XI?

When I said the above news to fc mates, most people I talked to said "they are happy the danger from 1.0 is returning" not XI.

[Cakekizy]

When I said the above news to fc mates, most people I talked to said "they are happy the danger from 1.0 is returning" not XI.

I wasn't here for 1.0, so don't have it as a frame of reference.