I can see where the boat would really be a huge hindrance to how incredibly fast paced this game is. But I played both FFXI and 1.0 and I did appreciate the ride at times, both the boats and airships. I would support there being rides in this game, but for the people that would hate it, give them a option to skip. I know earlier messages about 2.0 Yoshi-P mentioned some kind of airship content where you fight stuff. So I'm sure we will be seeing something in the future.