Swimming and underwater content?

[Kurokikaze]

Questing, underwater fishing, reaching otherwise inaccessible areas... like some kind of sunken temple/ruins which would be a dungeon or a place where to find some rare NM. Once in the temple you wouldn't be swimming or in the water anymore.... at least not the whole time, there might be some areas of the dungeons where you still need to swim.

There is a lot of possibilities, take a look at what the others posted, there is some nice ideas here. I'm not saying they should absolutely not add fighting but it seems more people are against it because other games failed at that. Of course if SE could make underwater fighting fun and have it really well done then i'm all for it.

It would enhance the gameplay just like jumping would.

Their questing has all been farming mobs that would lead to battles. I'm not saying those aren't valid reasons, they are and would be cool, but the major one for such a mechanic would be to fight underwater.

And I agree, many few games have actually added that mechanic successfully where its fun and easy to control and not a disaster with the camera. We're in agreement, I'm just saying that the fighting would have to be the main focus.

[Malakhim]

Their questing has all been farming mobs that would lead to battles. I'm not saying those aren't valid reasons, they are and would be cool, but the major one for such a mechanic would be to fight underwater.

And I agree, many few games have actually added that mechanic successfully where its fun and easy to control and not a disaster with the camera. We're in agreement, I'm just saying that the fighting would have to be the main focus.

You're basing the prerequisite for combat based on the quests we have right now that they've JUST rolled out. It isn't a stretch to think they can't introduce more creative questing that wouldn't involve combat at all.

It all depends on what the pros and cons of spending the resources on it would be, but if they can do it well, I'm all for it.

[Kurokikaze]

You're basing the prerequisite for combat based on the quests we have right now that they've JUST rolled out. It isn't a stretch to think they can't introduce more creative questing that wouldn't involve combat at all.

It all depends on what the pros and cons of spending the resources on it would be, but if they can do it well, I'm all for it.

While you have a point the fact the they just rolled them out doesn't help it. Guildleves are the same exact thing with less NPC interaction and they've been in since the start.

If you don't understand what that means - they are not being creative and thats what I'm basing it on.

The day when SE does something like this is when I'll swallow those words and admit that I was wrong:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dsck5U-0Vg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54yfOBjCugQ

These are quests by the way. lol

[Shazaam]

Who gives a SH@t as long as it is fun to play.

But really, lets make the base game fun and get some goals going before we talk about 'swimming and underwater content'.

I don't care if water kills me in one touch as long as it is fun, gives me a goal, and brings in enough players to sustain it.
(See Mario, or Assassin's Creed).

This entire discussion is a waste at this point in the game. Glad I could add a little more waste to it. That's what the internet is for though..... (and increasingly these forums)

[Onidemon]

While you have a point the fact the they just rolled them out doesn't help it. Guildleves are the same exact thing with less NPC interaction and they've been in since the start.

If you don't understand what that means - they are not being creative and thats what I'm basing it on.

The day when SE does something like this is when I'll swallow those words and admit that I was wrong:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dsck5U-0Vg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54yfOBjCugQ

These are quests by the way. lol

The katamari quest sure is cool but i dunno if it would fit with the mature them in FF XIV lol

The car quest could be a chocobo quest!