Quote Originally Posted by RahJah View Post
Sure go places with stealth... DoL are great and you should be able to lvl that job and explore outwards over time, but explore the entire map at lvl 1? Just running around collecting aether ports is pretty, but lame.
You could go almost anywhere as a level 1 player in FFXI as well.

I find the leashing mechanics are anoying and there should be better ways to drop agro.

Sight: Drop out of the monsters visual range for X amount of seconds
Hearing: Once you are X distance away stop moving and pray the monster doesn't amble into you.
Scent: Like XI walk through a stream/brook/water source once you are X distance away

I love exploring places that I should have no logical reason to be, but I accept the swift death that may come my way. I'd rather monsters have better aggro AI and challenge people to sneak past them, we have some of this in the game (Go get all the nodes and find out) but it's a cry from making the maps feel dangerous.

The roads should be fairly safe and once you are off the beaten path it's game on, bring back the high level monster that roams through the newbie zone once in a while teaching players that there are beings not to be triffled with. Make the Aether nodes hard to aquire taking patience and skill to sneak past that Couerle that wants your eyeballs for a light snack.

The zones should be dangerous but not impassible if your not the correct level. Might as well put a giant fence around the zone and say "LEVEL 20+ ONRY!"