Lack of Uniqueness in Towns

[Avraym]

Is it just me, or do the cities feel more like Theme orientated than race?

For instance -
Gridania - Forest / Nature City
Uldah - Rough Brick/Metal City in the middle of the desert
Limsa - Fisherman City

I'm not one for segregation and enjoy the mixture of races in the towns, but one of the things that always felt "Final Fantasy" was the very slight nod of racial pure towns, For Example:

FFX - Mt Gagazet - Home of the Ronso Tribe
Guadosalam - Home of the Guado

FFIX - Black Mage Village - Home of the Black Mages
Cleyra - Home to the Cleyrians

I'm not trying to be facist, i swear :P. But these themes of "birth place" we're exceeding predominant in the towns. Of course it helped that we head storylines/characters in our party to go with them.

Towns also had a certain touch of uniqueness to them, in a way that made them feel that each city had something of their own to give. I feel that I feel FFXIV lacks this.

EG: FFIX Burmecia - Realm of Eternal Rain (Town is in ruins and it is always raining, in a sense that the gods themselves are weeping for the loss of their home and its people)

FFVII - Costa del sol - A Summery Resort town - A place to "relax and unwind". You could even buy our own "Beach House".

I can go on and on with more examples, but you guys get the idea.

It seems that Final Fantasy series, that had multiple races, always had that town which belonged to that race. And you always entered/left feeling like a tourist in a foreign city. I like that explorative feeling.

I suppose in some senses, Gridania has that, with their own unique race and their intollerant views of "outsiders of the forest"

So i'd like to see Cities/towns that had a purpouse, other than just host NPCS. Make them interactive, unique, interesting. Make them memorable.