Mor Dhona v Idyllshire

[Pence]

Now that we have the 'end of patch' version of these areas.....which do you like more?

Personally I liked MD more. The progression was more obvious - going from dirty camp to a town. Idyl is far too large and feels like they were over-ambitious about its use - which falls in line with a lot of Heavensward. Both still have too many locked doors.

In my head I wished in 3.4-5 they would upgrade Idyl, but also do a bit more to Mor Dhona on the side. It should become the 6th city state.

[Kosmos992k]

Locked doors on maps are simply opportunities for the future. More of them suggests better things to come.

[Ceasaria]

I hope we could get Ala Mhigo or Doma or Kugane as new endgame city.
Don't put us in a broken empty city again.
I want a lively and large city this time !

[Kosmos992k]

in the 5.0 expansion, I would like them to revisit the city states and end-game cities and flesh them out, open some/all of the locked doors and generally add more bustle and life.

[Mysticales]

I heard that the Silent Conjurer will soon let us into Windurst so we can meet up with Shantotto again... and get that Minion again!

[basketofseals]

I liked Mor Dhona more. It was kind of just a camp with a hut and now it looks like a real city, or at least a tourist destination. There's something about Idyllshire that makes me think it's kinda small. It's like Mor Dhona became a location while Idyllshire exists for nothing else except to serve adventurers.

[Shougun]

Imo these rooms have opportunity for special apartment locations.. but anyway I liked Idyllshire more (just because I didn't like all the purple- personal preference, no judgement on SE for their choice). However, I loved that both changed over time, and I love the beastmen change over time. I love change over time haha.. plz more :P

[Grey-Satyr]

Idyllshire was a pretty big let down after how beautiful Foundation is. I don't really care for Mor'Dhona, either.

[Ririta]

Honestly, most of ARR zones were better, including Revenant's Toll. More compact and interesting.

Don't put us in a broken empty city again.

That's what Doma turned into for rebelling.

[Kosmos992k]

Honestly, most of ARR zones were better, including Revenant's Toll. More compact and interesting.

Which cured one of the problems with the original FFXIV - large, boring zones.

Of course, people complained they were too small in ARR, so they were enlarged for Heaven's Ward. Ultimately though large zones do seem emptier without a crap ton of additional work to make them as interesting as the more compact zones of ARR. Idylshire is a bit larger and feels emptier because it sprawls. That could be fixed by adding a few more things to do in the town itself, but the more you put into it, the more you draw players from the other cities...