Swimming and underwater content?

[Kilta_Firelotus]

i loved swimming in WoW, Zelda, elder scrolls morrowind and oblivion. I'm loving it in two worlds 2. Also guys who said full plate gear is actuslly "heavy" There are styles that use light metals.

Those against it why? it makes sence for this game since it has an isle pirate theme. Plus there is a style of fishing that requires you to be under water.

If you guys want realism turn off names and walk every where. Simple fact that ffxiv night and day are about 6 hours long defeats that.'

I'm all for swimming in ffxiv they can open up Limsa Lominsa (sp?) by having sunken ships, under water spear fishing. They can also do what two worlds did by adding swimming but make heavy gear unable to swim and need special type of under water armor.

[Lusavari]

Amusingly, very few real pirates knew how to swim. In fact, REAL pirates REFUSED to learn to swim. Pirates were extremely superstitious people. Common belief was "Once the sea has tasted you, it will be back to claim you."

In other words, Pirates tried to avoid ever getting in water, and once they were in it, they just assume drown instead of live in fear of it happening again. Plus let's not forget that when ships sink, they drag you down, fueling superstition.

So yeah. Pirate theme actually argues AGAINST swimming factually.

[Overkill9000]

to me one of those aesthetic things that means very little to the game. hey when they got everything else squared away, sure why not

[Evangela]

Since my character based on FFX, I'm down!

[Kurokikaze]

You guys wanna know why theres swimming in WoW...?

It's totally a secret but I'll let you in on it!

You guys ready? This is gonna blow you away!!



....because theres stuff down there...

[Timotheus]

from what I saw in this thread, most ppl go against swimming because of some reason that is not related to swimming itself... If FFXIV gonna have swimming/underwater contents, that would be a FFXIV swimming/underwater content.

And I just dont understand the mentality to supress a discussion in a general discussion forum by posting a disscusion. Self defeating really. No one is focing the dev to do anything.

[Shadow_Satey]

I think swimming is an appropriate thing to add to this MMO. In fact, all MMO's should have it, and yet I can't think of any mainstream ones that don't sides FFXI.

Yes, player's should be able to swim, down below and over and above. The problem is, SE didn't make the ocean big enough to swim from one island to another. It's all controlled by a fixed camera angle that moves the boat from one area to another. That's why there are loading screens when docking.

I think that if the player were to swim, it would add a third dimension to player involvement in the world of Eorzea, something I think this world is currently lacking.

Let's not forget that the ocean might actually be more vibrant than looking at the same tree over and over and over.....

[Kilta_Firelotus]

Lus
wow... just wow. This is a fantasy game. When you think pirayes in a fantasy semce you think, under water caves filled with buried treasures. Sunken ships filled lost treasures.

Last I checked ffxiv wants called discovery channel 14 online

[Timotheus]

Lus
wow... just wow. This is a fantasy game. When you think pirayes in a fantasy semce you think, under water caves filled with buried treasures. Sunken ships filled lost treasures.

Last I checked ffxiv wants called discovery channel 14 online

Yup, DEFINITELY discovery makes up a HUGE part of any fantasy.

[Kilta_Firelotus]

wasn't
(my keyboard is skrewy.)

sorry but taking a quote about pirates off of the discovery channel is stupid.

guys this is a fantasy game. It's in the flippin title.

Stop over dramatizing every aspect ppl want. These are video games.
Anyone using the immersion excuse better be role players who walk and not run, have names turned off. And "sleep" at night. Or i will scream you break immersion by not doing those.

some of the complaints ppl give for positive changes is getting really annoying. Alot of classes can benifit from swimming.

Bonecrafters, goldsmiths, fishers, botenists.