Quote Originally Posted by TheAbominatrix
Agreed. I'd like it to be more expansive than that, perhaps something like the way XI works. It's really easy to believe you're actually in a real world than going from place to place on a map like in the previous games, especially when you're suddenly twice the size of the town and trees. When I go through a forest, it's nice to actually be in the middle of all the trees, instead of just watching a character's feet go through them. I think the former lends a lot more to potential exploration.
Actually, I'm pretty sure it will be done in the style of Final Fantasy XI, where everything is large and to scale. In fact, I am sure that towns are to scale, so when you approach a town or kingdom, you see it towering in front of you, rather than a miniature representation of it that you collide into to enter.