Quote Originally Posted by Abriael View Post
Honestly the only prominent feature I've seen in TERA so far is the skin shown :P

The political stuff sounds interesting at first sight, but it's been implemented a lot in MUDs a long time ago, with much smaller/manageable communities, and also in RF online.

In every single case I experienced it, it turned into a massive source of Drama from which I would gladly steer clear.
Drama is good though!

Quote Originally Posted by Lexa View Post
While I do see your point, I just think that if you bring the idea up without referring to other MMO you would get a better respond than... No, No No No, Hell No!, etc.

well, on your topic, i do agree with long story questlines with voiced cutscenes and group-oriented quests but jump and swim? that doesn't sound so Final Fantasy to me.
Well sorry that everyone is so insecure, but it's not my responsibility to molly coddle them.

I think swimming and jumping aren't so removed from FF, as FFX, FFX-2, and FFXIII all had renditions of one or the other. Besides, you have to look at this as an MMO first and a FF second. At some point, one of the final fantasy sets the precedent for the others.

As I said earlier, Final Fantasy X included swimming though most FF games don't. One day, Final Fantasy XIV is going to have to make a similar progressive step to make itself an interesting, immersive world, even if it means breaking tradition. If it breaks tradition, it can always start its own, as did many FF titles before it.