Gamerescape Interview: Summons, Chocobos, Train Tracks and Rocks

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Originally Posted by Nox

I'm not expecting 2.0 to be some "magic dust". However, I am expecting it to considerably improve upon every single aspect of the current game. One of those things is Latency issues which as I've mentioned, is one of the bigger issues with this game. it makes little sense for SE to revamp the entire game and then not fix one of the most annoying issues with this game since launch.

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Will it be better? Absolutely. Will there still be some latency issues? Yes. Could jumping add to the frustration? Sure.

SE will do their best to make things better for sure. New server structure will certainly help with this. What you should take away from what I said was that things will improve but not be perfect. Latency is something that will never go away.

In my opinion jumping in FFXIV should work like it has in previous Final Fantasy games, most notably Final Fantasy XIII. Jumping should only occur when you come to an obstacle which can be jumped. Simply walking up to the obstacle will cause your character to automatically leap on top of it. I feel that this is the best way to add jumping to Final Fantasy games and MMOs in particular as it avoids the problem of having players continually jumping for no reason as they travel around the world which ruins the atmosphere for other players.

However you choose to allow players to jump in FFXIV I definitely think that the most important thing you need to keep in mind is this problem of players abusing jumping at the expense of everyone else's immersion. This one problem is the only reason I'm worried about seeing jumping added and I imagine many other players share my concern. If you can come up with a solid solution, be it the one I mentioned or perhaps even something like a stamina system, then I'll happily welcome the new addition to the game.

i feel jumping should be something you have to time, not something abusably available. Jumping is very taxing in real life as we know, and whilst realism is not the focus in a fantasy world, i do feel that using jump for something like jumping over a low enemy special skill in a boss fight would be pretty interesting. Combined with the need to ration your jumping to have it available right when you need it would make avoiding that attack all the more epic with the feature.

Heck, could even be a use for the stamina guage's return, tied directly into jumping, falling and damage calculations for impacts from height.

Thank you so much Gahoo!! Great reporting and interview! Look forward to the next pod-cast!


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Originally Posted by Zenaku

it's a yes / no pretty much i think it a train tracks or power line one of the two.

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It would be so cool to ride a train and enjoy the view during the ride... (dont have to worry about movement controls) sit bad and wait for the next stop and take pictures!

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Originally Posted by casker

gameplay wise i think he just meant it wont be helpful in terms of jumping out of the way of attacks

i'm sure it will still be useful for jumping on stuff and getting to certain places, etc.

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1- Dancers loose special status due to dance emotes(in FFxi)
2- Dragoons [will] loose special status due to jump actions(FFxiv)

...see a trend here?

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No.

/tenchar

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Originally Posted by Okipuit

Greetings,

We would like to gather your thoughts about jump and how you would like it to be used (In combat? Getting around obstacles?) so we can pass them along to development team. Please let us know what you think. Thanks!

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awesome

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Originally Posted by Zyph

Traversing the environment is the only thing I'd like to see jump used for other than aesthetics (which I think is a dumb aesthetic but whatever).

Implementing jumping in PVP would just turn this into an action game.

The only way jumping excites me is that no longer will players be magnetized to the ground in the sense that if they walk over a cliff they're immediately moved down to the ground on the other side, it looks dumb.

Falling damage should be strict. Anything over 10 yalms high should be instant death.

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This.

I 90% agree.

jump is just great to use, I love it, always have. in pvp, jump should certainly be restricted. I've been playing MMO's for over 8 years, and I can tell you it always leads to more problems. I also played Anarchy Online with the same type of fall damage that you mentioned (it was removed eventually) terrible mechanic, please no fall damage! :)

I agree with taking damage/possible death from a big fall too. It adds to the immersion, and can add a danger element to certain terrains.

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Originally Posted by AnimaOnline

In my opinion jumping in FFXIV should work like it has in previous Final Fantasy games, most notably Final Fantasy XIII. Jumping should only occur when you come to an obstacle which can be jumped. Simply walking up to the obstacle will cause your character to automatically leap on top of it. I feel that this is the best way to add jumping to Final Fantasy games and MMOs in particular as it avoids the problem of having players continually jumping for no reason as they travel around the world which ruins the atmosphere for other players.

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This. Can I have it?

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Originally Posted by KraggyKor

This! More importantly BLOCK IT IN TOWNS!

Just look at games like WOW, Rift, LOTRO etc. Towns that are popular are filled with retards jumping about on their oh-so-kewl mounts like demented 5-year-olds on beany-bags.

We don't need that idiocy in FFXIV thank you.

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This idiocy is your opinion. People do it in those games because they have nothing better to do or just like to jump, it doesn't hurt anybody or effect anybody else playing the game in any negative way. So why even complain about it? For one we can't have mounts in town, two I kind of doubt mounts will be able to jump in this unless they have a get near edge proximity jump or something.

By the way I too said this should be restricted in town so it would appease the idiots who freak out over nothing because they are afraid that the game they do like will in some small way resemble a great game that they refuse to like because of childlike tendencies. :) Let people do what they want to do and worry about your damn self.

More concerned with Summoning than people jumping where ever they want to.