In all honesty, open-world HNM's make the world far more interesting. There are ways around MPKing, abuses, and various other issues FFXI had. We don't need windows that invite camping. What I would like is to be able to fight an awesome HNM, or just explore through a dangerous area to get a peek at one. I remember running through KRT just to take a look at Vrtra when I was pretty low level, and it was exciting. I even enjoyed watching a big group fight a dragon for an hour before I got to do it myself.

It's one of many things this game is missing and a big reason why I've taken so many breaks since the game came out.