Will Doma and Ala Mhigo be available in 4.0?

[Omegakiyohime]

I think they'll be available, but I'm not sure in what form since Kugane was added. They do have an increased budget so 3 cities isn't completely unreasonable. My money would be on Doma, having been razed and all, will be a part of the Yanxia zone as ruins a la The Dravian Hinterlands and the Sharlayan colony. That being said, I hope all 3 places stay relevant in some way during the 4.0 life cycle.

[Malzian]

That being said, I hope all 3 places stay relevant in some way during the 4.0 life cycle.

Sadly, as with HW and Ishgard, there likely will be the "one town" where everyone will eventually congregate. This will most likely be whatever location the Rowena shops for tomestone turn-ins will be. They attempted to keep Ishgard relevant by having the hunt mark billss and Temple leves only available there, but after a certain point there's no reason to do those so Ishgard became a ghost town. I expect this cycle will sadly continue indefinitely through all the expansions of the game.

[Lissandra]

Sadly, as with HW and Ishgard, there likely will be the "one town" where everyone will eventually congregate. This will most likely be whatever location the Rowena shops for tomestone turn-ins will be. They attempted to keep Ishgard relevant by having the hunt mark billss and Temple leves only available there, but after a certain point there's no reason to do those so Ishgard became a ghost town. I expect this cycle will sadly continue indefinitely through all the expansions of the game.

It's normal to have hubs though, but I usually avoid idling at such places.

[Malzian]

It's normal to have hubs though, but I usually avoid idling at such places.

Hubs are normal, yes. There's no problem with hubs, in all reality, but that doesn't mean there has to be one hub, is all. I actually think that having the 2 cities is a great opportunity for SE to make either hub equally as attractive for players to go to so it's not just, "This is the last place I got to and it's the only one with the end game content and vendors so that's where I'll always end up going." At the very least doing that could help alleviate the congestion and ease the problems people have with loading and frame rates that they currently have with Idyl.

[Vexander]

I'll be curious to see how the patches progress. I imagine 4.0 will end with both regions being, 'Technically,' liberated. Imperial leaders slain, imperial forces in disarray. The two patches after probably would involve the installment of new leaders and governments, and bringing said governments into the Eorzean Alliance. Probably have to deal with a counterstrike by the Empire in the 4th patch, and then the 5th patch has us seeing the Garleans set their eyes on a more valuable prize, a nation with the knowledge and resources that would allow Garlemald to easily conquer the planet when combined with their Magitech; Sharlayan.

[Belhi]

I suspect both will be in 4.0. However both will also, at least to start with, be occupied so wether we can actually use them as cities is yet to be seen.

I think our war with Garlemald proper will be over by the end of 4.0 and Garlemald will have its own issues with an impending war of succession.

[Lissandra]

Hubs are normal, yes. There's no problem with hubs, in all reality, but that doesn't mean there has to be one hub, is all. I actually think that having the 2 cities is a great opportunity for SE to make either hub equally as attractive for players to go to so it's not just, "This is the last place I got to and it's the only one with the end game content and vendors so that's where I'll always end up going." At the very least doing that could help alleviate the congestion and ease the problems people have with loading and frame rates that they currently have with Idyl.

It was the same with Mor Dhona when it was relevant. I feel like SE won't change up the formula since this is what people are used to.

[Malzian]

It was the same with Mor Dhona when it was relevant. I feel like SE won't change up the formula since this is what people are used to.

Yes, I know, and that's why I said that sadly it likely won't change.

[AmalonStar]

Just basing this off the launch of Hw but I would imagine that through the starting msq's we'll get access to Ala mhigo, as for Doma being added in getting access to that may not happen right away just depends on how the msq's flow

[Kaedan]

If you mean being able to go to them, then yes, you will be able to go to them in 4.0. You will not need to wait for a patch.

But the story regarding them won't be finished in 4.0.