Othard is gated behind the expansion, true, but up until this point what we knew was governed by Eorzea. The fact that this massive bait-and-switch took place, opening an entirely new continent can (but may very well not) upend everything we know about RP. Essentially, Eorzea no longer has centrality in the mechanical and tangible game universe. Whether or not this shifts to RP is a different matter.
Quicksand will probably remain the hub of RP, as nothing really happened to Ishgard...but with housing in Othard...it's rather exciting and interesting to see what will happen. The game is moving to Hydaelyn-focused from Eorzean-focused. Au Ra were just extras to we Eorzeans, the main stars of the world. But with the game world opening up, we may just be one set of characters in a great host of them.
Quicksand will probably remain the hub of RP, as nothing really happened to Ishgard...but with housing in Othard...it's rather exciting and interesting to see what will happen. The game is moving to Hydaelyn-focused from Eorzean-focused. Au Ra were just extras to we Eorzeans, the main stars of the world. But with the game world opening up, we may just be one set of characters in a great host of them.
