Quote Originally Posted by Hycinthus View Post
Did it start in Endwalker?
It started with Heavensward, though it is the least prominent there, where you only have access to a portion, less than half, of the Sea of Clouds on first visit, then you have half of The Fringes and The Peaks in Stormblood, then you half half Amh Araeng and Kholusia in Shadowbringers, then half of Labyrinthos and Thavnair in Endwalker, then half of Urqopacha and Kozama'uka in Dawntrail.

It's repetitive, but of all formulaic aspects of the game, it's the one that is least consequential, I think the only consequence is that you can tell you will be revisiting that map in particular, and so the first story segment there will be perhaps shorter.