Why is jumping always associated with WoW?

[nibelunc]

FFXIV is a lot more action oriented

That's not true. FFXIV is not 'a lot more' action oriented and thats good.

It's not a secret that he's trying to copy some 'succesful' features from other MMO's. And the game definitly needs to be redesigned if they want to add swimming and climbing.

As I said, i'm fine with half meter high jumps with a cooldown or something. Thats okay and realistic. If they add big jumps and change the game physics that will change the entire game feeling, so many players will be unhappy with those changes.

WoW standard and FF standard is something very different. I hate WoW because it's not the type of game i like. I have a reason to play FFXIV and not because it's something new and has shiny graphics. They should implement content and story instead of waste their time with copying terrible 'standard MMO' things

[Dargoth_Draconia]

That's not true. FFXIV is not 'a lot more' action oriented and thats good.

It's not a secret that he's trying to copy some 'succesful' features from other MMO's. And the game definitly needs to be redesigned if they want to add swimming and climbing.

As I said, i'm fine with half meter high jumps with a cooldown or something. Thats okay and realistic. If they add big jumps and change the game physics that will change the entire game feeling, so many players will be unhappy with those changes.

WoW standard and FF standard is something very different. I hate WoW because it's not the type of game i like. I have a reason to play FFXIV and not because it's something new and has shiny graphics. They should implement content and story instead of waste their time with copying terrible 'standard MMO' things

FFXIV "IS" more action oriented. The flow of combat the mechanics of being able to actually dodge several enemies special attacks by moving behind them or away from them make it more action oriented. The fighting in the game even in its current state where you have to press to attack almost gives the feeling of an action RPG. Even when they bring auto attack in it will follow more closely to the WoW style of fighting. Auto attacks are separate you have cool downs and mana/tp costs for using abilities in which you can stream together into a string of attacks.

I am not calling this an action game but I am saying it is more action oriented than its sister MMO FFXI and in general when compared to some other MMOs. You never stop hitting buttons when attacking or when you are in battle unless you are letting your agro drop or getting MP or something.

[nibelunc]

FFXIV "IS" more action oriented. The flow of combat the mechanics of being able to actually dodge several enemies special attacks by moving behind them or away from them make it more action oriented. The fighting in the game even in its current state where you have to press to attack almost gives the feeling of an action RPG. Even when they bring auto attack in it will follow more closely to the WoW style of fighting. Auto attacks are separate you have cool downs and mana/tp costs for using abilities in which you can stream together into a string of attacks.

I am not calling this an action game but I am saying it is more action oriented than its sister MMO FFXI and in general when compared to some other MMOs. You never stop hitting buttons when attacking or when you are in battle unless you are letting your agro drop or getting MP or something.

Ok maybe you are right.. The best thing I heard before the game released was that the battle system is not with "auto-attack" and now we have auto-attack and are going to get diff mounts (we don't know yet what especially is meant by this) and jump. As someone else said: FF has a different audience then WoW (or some other MMOs).

Ok the battle system was not good but they had no ideas to create something new.

[Dargoth_Draconia]

Again I disagree, WoW has a very fluid jump motion that does not look out of place, people who don't like it do not like WoW to begin with.

[Molly_Millions]

Again I disagree, WoW has a very fluid jump motion that does not look out of place, people who don't like it do not like WoW to begin with.

I thought jump looked absolutely ridiculous in WoW as did the rest of the artwork.

[Dargoth_Draconia]

I thought jump looked absolutely ridiculous in WoW as did the rest of the artwork.

My point exactly you didn't care for it to begin with.

[Molly_Millions]

My point exactly you didn't care for it to begin with.

The fact that it looked ridiculous was a huge turn off, yes. That's why I've been so adamant in my stance on jumping. I seriously hope that for those of us that feel the way I do about it, that we get a '/jump off' command.

I don't have much confidence that it can be done tastefully. Hell the fact that it'll serve no purpose other than 'to look cool' is pretty tasteless to begin with.

[Ilean]

I thought jump looked absolutely ridiculous in WoW as did the rest of the artwork.

Hater gonna hate.