No Boat Rides, No Airships

[ufufu]

Bring on the insults, bud, I don't even care. What you're asking for will never happen and you will go back to FFXI or whatever old-style MMO you love so dearly, ignoring the march of progress while the rest of the world moves on.

[Alyko]

These "useless and pointless timesinks" are some of the most memorable moments for players. They also allow you to socially interact with people and meet people, and make the world feel alive. If you want to play a lobby game, why not play PSO2?

That's nice that you feel that way. Did you actually play FFXI? 99% of the time on the ships people were AFK, only the newbs and fishers were above deck. Even boarding the ships was a chore because of the waiting timesink, so you'd see people autorunning onto the pier hoping to automatically board the airship. There are plenty of other places to socialize. Only very rarely did this magical socialization you speak of took place.

No, I'd much rather see the cutscene and be done with it.

[HeaphLedger]

Oh it will, your just a phase. Once game developers start taking risks again, and pushing the envelope. Game designers are seeing it, there's already a few games in the works. With the sole purpose of shunning non try hards.

[Ri_ri]

Even with a tool that automatucally finds a group and teleports everyone in the dugeon, people are incredibly impatient. I honestly doubt we'll ever have traveling again.

[OpticOcelot]

Please just let this thread die.. Op can't make a point without insulting someone, and they should just make it optional for people. Lol, people will either fish or just go AFK anyways. :L

[Tupsi]

That's nice that you feel that way. Did you actually play FFXI?

Also your definition of a timesink when spun into logic means you find using the bathroom a timesink, as is washing your hands after using the bathroom.

"Even boarding the ship is a timesink"...standard airships took off 2 minutes after arriving, standard boats took off about 5 minutes after arriving, later versions took off much longer to ensure people actually get on them, you know player feedback that people were missing it. Guess what? You posting on these forums is a timesink as well - Everything by definition is a timesink, don't use it as if it's a bad thing

[Mega_Man_U]

Most of you replying will quit in a few weeks anyways due to ADHD or whatever your mom blames it on.

It's so sad man. I was ready to agree with you until I saw this condescending bunch of crap.

[Rekujen]

I've said this before and I'll say it again.

Instant Airship and Instant Ferry should stay in the game, bump the prices up by 100gil

5 minute Airship and 10 minute Ferry, free.

I miss fishing from Ferries... getting attacked by pirates, chance to fish up a giant octopus... good times.

[Dorfentyme]

"Casuals" are just ruining games, not because they actually play, because they bitch the most.

Ironic, seeing as you're the one bitching the most in this thread.

[Welsper59]

The time sinks, generally, need to serve some additional purpose (like they do in XI). The airships thing, I really wouldn't expect much given the way airships are in this game. Not exactly as large as the XI ones are, these are just the equivalent of what would be considered a personal boat, rather than a commercial one. Sea travel, however, would be beautiful in this game. It'd just serve a similar purpose, like it did in XI, which is fishing.

The downside, however, is that people could potentially make mistakes and end up using the extended travel, when they wanted instant. This could easily be avoided by adding a separate NPC or target to interact with, rather than just merely adding another choice to the current ones.