The bridge leading into Limsa.

[Yogard]

Windhurst had 3 districts, and none were "huge" except the port.

Waters, Walls, Woods, Port. Four districts.

It also had Heavens Tower, though that was smaller and had no map.

Windurst is not gone or anything. ^^;
Nor is Heavens Tower. Not sure what you have heard but... (Pssst, it's not truuue.) Even during the war in the past, though things do seem rough if you go look at it, we did prevail!


And yeah, Waters also takes two maps and whether or not any of them are huge, it is a pretty big area when compared to the other cities, where I think there are more NPCs and other stuff put into a smaller area, more tight, while in Windurst they are a bit more scarce.

I remember years back as I first visited it for the first time, as Bastoker. It did feel bigger for sure, but I wasn't ever really bothered by it. What comes to XIV, I have not felt the need to be able to warp around a city, especially not Ul'dah, which I think is quite small actually. Gridania doesn't seem big to me either, but Limsa Lominsa can be a bit annoying to navigate at times. It would certainly be better if it had more access points to certain parts of it, which sometimes require one to make quite a loop. In that it is a bit similar to Windurst I guess, that it does have things kind of scarce.


Anyhoo, just wanted to say that Windurst and friends has not gone anywhere. =þ
Perhaps to you they are, but to that I say: Blubb!
Carry on.