Thread: Why 2.0 maps will be instantly opened now?

Pretty much some of the things I dislike about Heavensward is how the new zones are locked behind it, but I suppose it's something typical in MMO expansions.
I understand zones being locked at a specific time in the MSQ like Azys Lla but not really sure if making Dravanian Hinterlands locked behind the MSQ was necessary..?

I'd REALLY love to hear an explanation for this from SE. In my experience (and pretty much all answers in this thread so far seem to be of the same opinion) players enjoy that last remain of actual exploration.
I loved doing it, and I know no one who was even remotely annoyed by it, everyone considered it a natural/fun part of being new to an area.

I know you want to make things easy for new players so they can catch up faster, but unhiding the maps instantly does not speed up their progress in any way, since important parts like aetherytes and dungeons and the like were visible before already anyway. All this is doing is destroying the experience for those who enjoyed wandering off into every nook and cranny to see everything and then be rewarded with a bit of exp and an achievement.
Please change it back. This was more than uncalled for.

Originally Posted by Atoli

(and pretty much all answers in this thread so far seem to be of the same opinion)

You must be reading a different thread than I did because a few people disagreed. o.o

Originally Posted by Ashkendor

You must be reading a different thread than I did because a few people disagreed. o.o

"pretty much" = most, not every single one.
There were about 2 people who actually disagreed, everyone else was either like "I love uncovering maps, exploration is great!" or said "I don't care since I have unlocked all ARR maps already anyway".

I simply don't like it
I love exploring stuff like coerthas on a 31 lancer, using only sprint if needed (and when multiple Lvl 40 aggressive mobs aggro you, you're like no no no)
Also: why do people keep talking about 4.0 when 3.0 is less than a year old and we're only about to enter the 2nd patch...

Originally Posted by Vidrian

Also: why do people keep talking about 4.0 when 3.0 is less than a year old and we're only about to enter the 2nd patch...

Because 4.0 is likely to already be in the early stages of development, so SE is taking it into account already.

I really don't mind this change. I've always found it very annoying having to run around blindly trying to figure out how to get where I needed to go and constantly running into unexpected obstacles slowing me down.

Originally Posted by SpiritMuse

I really don't mind this change. I've always found it very annoying having to run around blindly trying to figure out how to get where I needed to go and constantly running into unexpected obstacles slowing me down.

That's the whole point. They are suppose to slow you down and make you think.

Seriously when did games stop being about the journey and just about getting to the cap?

Originally Posted by bass9020

That's the whole point. They are suppose to slow you down and make you think.

Seriously when did games stop being about the journey and just about getting to the cap?

Oh I don't mind the journey. I just don't like running around blindly into walls for half an hour before I can progress in my journey.