Quote Originally Posted by Synapse View Post
We need balance of both, to me instance is like inviting few friends over to my house and playing a game... what i want is to involve the whole community in, also known as open world. every instance you do, not another single soul in sight.
That's the thing that Yoshi said in one of his interviews about this either/or mentality some people have. It's not going to be Instanced or Open World. It's going to be Instanced AND Open World existing side by side. I could explain what he means but let me just let everyone know that when you enter Thanalan from Black Shroud or you get off the Ferry, you have a loading screen.

Thanalan is an instance.