This is why we need jumping/falling system in FFXIV

[Ilean]

But. It. Makes. You. Look. Really. Really. Really. Really. Dumb. L. O. L. !.

I'll leave this here:

Jumping. Does. Not. Add. Immersion. To. A. Game. Not. Designed. To. Be. Explored. Via. Jumping.

If there are caves or tunnels or dungeons we already progress through more layers than just the "x plane". Adding jump won't instantly open up a brand new world. Even in Mario games there's limitations to where you can explore.

[Gramul]

Dissidia 012

Ah. I never got a chance to play those so I wouldn't know. Thanks.

[Kallera]

A few people called this -- "When they let us scale small cliffs people will complain, I guarantee it."

If they do anything of the sort, it will at least be the controlled "fall where we want you to fall" stuff in ffxi. Accompanied with resident evil style ladder climing events

[RemnantWolf]

Honestly if they add a "press X to jump" feature it will definitely hurt the game.

But if they add something like zelda's jump system it could be a great addition to the game. If they took the time to add to the ways that people travel across the world it would definitely make things more entertaining. If they add stuff like jumping over certain obstacles and ledges, climbing certain surfaces and swim in certain places they could make the world feel more involved. Of course they need to work to make sure the use of these things are built into the world, so they are something you need to do to reach your goal as opposed to something you can do for the fun of it.

It also would make the world feel more adventurous. It would add a sense of exploration to travel. Makes it a journey as opposed to a long walk.

[gifthorse]

when this happens...

It doesn't feel like playing a 2010 MMORPG

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkQotm5A10U

Can you feel the immersion?

[gifthorse]

Funny that people say Jumping is such an immersion-breaker when the trainwreck that are our so-called "spells" nobody gives a shit about.

Seriously? Why the fuck is Cure so uglifying? WHY?

I can't even look at my screen whenever anyone cures me. I'd take bunnyhoppers over Cure anyday. 90% of the spells and actions in this game are jus flat-out retarded, and especially the spells. At least a bunnyhopper is NATURAL.

[gifthorse]

Well...yeah. They where getting in the way and bothering everyone so Square took the feature of impeding movement out.

Funny how immersion is sacrificed for convenience in some areas while not in other areas. Ha.

Give me back character-to-character collision detection and give me jump so I have greater axis of movement and the world will be better for it.

[Jennestia]

Ah. I never got a chance to play those so I wouldn't know. Thanks.

Dissidia is aerial/ground combat mix more so than jumping.

[gifthorse]

Dissidia is aerial/ground combat mix more so than jumping.

Now youre just clutching at straws.

[Wolfie]

Note: the people whining that adding free jumping will break immersion never complain about the following things breaking immersion:

Custom names
Having to alt-tab to look up quest guides
Shouting
Spam casting spells/self buffs
Or any number of things that break immersion.

Basically, people knock jumping because it's something western MMOs have and clearly it's a bad feature because it's found in a western MMO.