Quote Originally Posted by ThirdChild_ZKI View Post
If you simply must have open world, why not just add the Cartenau Flats as an option to travel to? It sits above Northern Thanalan, but below Coerthan areas (side note: where exactly is Seal Rock or the Fields of Glory?). If people want an open battleground, let em have it with that. Adjust/add fates and hunts as more of a PvPvE thing, maybe some Garlean attack teams if need be. Enforce a minimum level/item level if need be, no DoH/DoL, no nodes, warning/confirmation upon selection to travel to it.

Or how about even reviving the Diadem that way? A special "Sky Pirate Free-for-All" mode (but no LITTLEFOOT).
I don't have citation, but if memory serves right, Yoshi P didn't want to make it be something that was imposed on the entire player base. he wanted players to agree to the terms of the environment through a dialog box. I guess if they went that way then you couldn't report players for ganking you since you agreed to the terms.