Message to Developers about Map redesigns...

[Zanfire]

i think one of the main issues flat out is purely the size of each zone. Having it be so huge makes it so you have to copy paste, having it so huge makes it so you have to fill out all the space with something, having it so huge makes travel times rediculous.

As much as i loved the idea of bigger zones then FFXI in concept, i see why that size worked so well. Most of the zones felt filled, the scenery changed often enough to not get you sick of it, it was small enough to hide the copy/paste better and it was sized well enough for people to actually remember the whole zone. Right now in 14 i just know little chunks decently, but id barely be able to find my way without the minimap.

It even effects things on it like camps and beastmen strongholds. they should feel like they are signifigant and the strongholds should feel like they are actually taking part of the zone. It just makes those things feel so tiny and minor when its in a zone 20x its size. I want to feel like those strongholds actually stake a claim in a good chunk of my area, so i want to hoop their asses for daring to take up that space.

either make each area a lot smaller or change each area pretty drastically from section to section.