Something needs to be done about the empty open world

[Catwho]

So one thing that I've found, having leveled everything to 80 and done every damn sidequest available.... those empty zones DO have things in them, they just aren't happening every second of the day. FATE is an "active time event" meaning it spawns under certain conditions, usually a timer, it lasts for a certain length of time, and has an objective. But the NPCs for FATES can often be wandering around before the event. Non interactable NPCs are everywhere, from retainers farming things, to Alpha out in the wilderness. Quests for things even at level 80 often take place in an old zone.

In the real world, life isn't chock full of stuff outside the cities either. You want boring? The drive between Macon and Savannah on I-16 is 200 miles of literally nothing but trees, exits, and occasionally glimpses of swamp off the side of the road.