Quote Originally Posted by MagiusNecros View Post
Dunno why they killed Bozja or Zadnor. Probably the best content they ever put out. Although FFXIV does not really have exploratory zones. Absolutely pales in comparison to many MMOS that have points of interest that are off the beaten path like Vanilla WoW or Guild Wars 2.

FFXIV is a HEAVILY instanced game and as a result you have a lifeless world you don't interact with. It's what makes GW2, WoW, FFXI, LOTRO great where you need to explore the world to do stuff instead of going into instance 264 like it's another game of Monster Hunter.
FFXI was instanced in the exact same manner XIV is... Every area was its own zone with a loading screen to enter it.