Open World FFXIV

[Shistar]

Wait, Tera Online is back? Are you talking about the mobile version or the unofficial versions?

TERA Classic. Although they're getting DDOS'd a lot lately. Their main point is that they're playing on an old ass patch before Ninja, Brawler, Valk and the elin variants of them came out, and the original tutorial in the Island of Dawn. It's pure nostalgia drug if you played that game back then lol

[Towns]

They absolutely could merge the old ARR zones but the resources needed to do that are the same as making brand new zones as that is what they would have to do when merging the old zones. They make new ones and delete the old. I don’t think anybody wants to give up an expansion for an ARR clean up.

The resources would generally be far more than creating a brand new zone. There are tons of quests, Fates and other things tied to specific maps that would need to all be adjusted to accommodate moving to a new map. It’s a massive rework.

The best I’d ask for is merging the city states to be a single map each, which is still a massive task for the same reasons.

[Connor]

I mean, considering they literally can’t afford to make ‘normal mode’ content along with ‘raid content’, somehow I’m dubious about them having the funds to somehow turn the game open-world lol

[ShadowyZero]

i just want the open world maps to feel more alive an have more exploration points more sights too see without there being locked doors, gates, etc i want to feel like traversing the land is an adventure itself again an that it gives us more reason to be there longer outside of hunts, treasure maps, beast tribes an sidequests etc.
i liked how ARR did its map designs an how HW and Stormblood further expanded how we traverse by adding in flying and swimming/diving we definitely need a return of some elements an additional things to do as well they could like add a jumping puzzle for example to climb up to the second half of the map or like add ladders for us to climb an a winding cave network to go thru to get to the other side and such.