What steps could the devs take to better the Open World in XIV?

[tdb]

There is no reason to think flight is the "problem" with the Open World since you have to explore each area you can fly in and finish the MSQ quests for an area before you can fly there. The only people who I see flying in any area are usually doing one of the following. "Open World" means little at that point in the game.

1) daily hunts from a hunt board
2) FATEs for XP/gems/GC Seals (usually on alternate jobs)
3) gathering
4) A-rank and S-rank hunt trains
5) side-quests for alternate jobs

I'll add one:
6) Beast tribe daily quests (usually on alternate jobs)