FFXIV China FanFest | New Cosmic Exploration Concept Art | Speculating & My Hopes

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I really hope that Cosmic Exploration is similar to Ishgardian Restoration, I'm ready for some COMPETITIVE GATHERING & CRAFTING!
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[@riklaunim]

Islands didn't quite hit the mark (sheet on launch, low traffic later) and with Ishgard Restoration tryhards were on top and AFAIK people complained how quick it was farmed out. Hitting a system that is 24/7-proof but also isn't irrelevant/boring like islands will be hard.

[@TenelenTheScrub]

There's definitely a balance of the two I would like to see, and now that they have experience with both I'm curious to see what they make. It's definitely a difficult task though for sure

[@Anedime]

I'm a big fan on content Islands, or if you prefer to call it self-contained content. So I hope if it has a lot of crafting involved (and I hope it does), that it uses little to no materials from outside of the activity so that more stuff can be locally sourced.
I'm not a big fan of having to jump on the market board or other side of the world when you need to complete a craft from a contained experience for that contained experience, know what I mean?.

[@TenelenTheScrub]

Very true! I would love to have all the materials needed from the new areas, but I don't mind if they are tradable for those who like to buy things. I'm happy to sell extra mats at the end of my crafting