Quote Originally Posted by Tetsaru View Post
Nearby aetheryte nodes and chocobos aren't enough?
Nope, not nearly "near by" enough. Port to camp > port to node > chocobo for several minutes, my laziness kicks in and I'd rather just not bother going at all. I've not finished quests that have to go to hamlets for months because I'm too lazy and bored to trek out to them haha.

I do like your ideas though of the hamlets having their own node. Maybe make ease of travel rewards for players continuing to do the defense content. The only downside of that is, if not enough people play it, you run the risk of even less wanting to try due to the inconvenience.
Something like a chocobo carriage route that you can rent to take you there via an instant cutscene such as the airships do, that only feel "safe" about going if people do caravan and hamlet defense. Maybe wave the fee for a while for players who have succeeded in the activities to dissuade moochers but not hurt low level players who simply can't participate yet.
Something along those lines would make me happy to try the upcoming content more frequently while still maintaining my comfortable life of Garfield-esque laziness.
(At least until new maps are released in 2.0, then I won't mind traveling around and exploring again like I did in XI)