Something needs to be done about the empty open world

[johnnylogen1337]

FATEs, Hunts, Maps
No matter what other content they add to it, you'll just ignore that too.

fates simply dont have enough draw to them to do them, the exp is awful, the rewards arent interesting.
hunts are currently being done in hunt-trains which isnt what i would consider good usage of the open world.
maps, sure. but those get stale really quickly too. almost all content being added to the game ignores the beautiful zones we get each expansion.

maybe im just missing the good old days, but eureka felt like what an overworld map should be. dangerous enough that makes teaming up and interaction with other players necessary, you know, MMO stuff?

As someone who has played quite a bit of ESO... I kind of agree. The open world in that game is crammed with tombs, interesting hidden objects quests, random loot spots and the skill crystals that reward you for finding some hard to get to nooks and crannies, and probably more I’m forgetting. FFXIV’s open world is beautiful, yes, but in comparison it just feels...empty. In ESO I can spend hours just running across any region, seeing what there is to discover. In FFXIV, I never do that because there’s never anything to discover.

i completely agree, they nailed the elder scrolls feel really well in that game. its too bad we dont have it in ffxiv (yet).