Quote Originally Posted by Rostum View Post
Can I just ask, what do you expect out of Ishgard? I ask this because I haven't been following this game or any of the storyline content.
A better idea of what this world is like. In FFXI, Jeuno is the central location that people spend most time in and the highest authorities are (at least, in my short time playing). In this game, it's in a constant battle against dragons. The fact that the game was released without Ishgard being enterable and still to this day lacks any way of getting in was always the biggest sign to me that the game was incomplete. It's one thing not to have additional maps added in beyond the original grouping of areas, but to not have the main city of the game available to enter for me is a big sign that they aren't ready for you to really immerse yourself in the world.

I'm not saying Ishgard is all that is needed, but I'm saying that it's such a major hole in the current game that until it is implemented (and there is no discussion surrounding it at the moment at forums or by the devs, it should be noted), the game is not something I would consider to be ready for reviews. When playing the game, seeing Ishgard from the outside but not being able to go in, makes it feel like you're a very unimportant part of this game and that your character is, well... unimportant. Basically you're just a nomad who wanders from town to town, never really getting to the pinnacle.

Was Jeuno open at the start of FFXI, even if at the later English release?