[dev1008] About Jumping

[Tezz_Xivectro]

Is the only real complaint about jumping is that it will ruin the "immersion"? What about the fact that you have two legs that don't seem to function over random ledge heights?

It is one of the biggest arguments they have. And no it's not a good one.

What BREAKS immersion is not being able to step/hop/jump up a ledge or off one.
but but but... "You don't jump around in real life" (note this is a game & a FANTASY MMO + i hope you don't play games for absolute realism), but but "You have heavy armor on etc..." (look at older FF's the Movies etc). But..."it will become WoW" (it always seems these players have never truly played many MMOs).

That's pretty much the extent to the arguments being brought forward. As i've said before, it does more good than bad.

[Aramil]

It is one of the biggest arguments they have. And no it's not a good one.

What BREAKS immersion is not being able to step/hop/jump up a ledge or off one.
but but but... "You don't jump around in real life" (note this is a game & a FANTASY MMO), but but "You have heavy armor on etc..." (look at older FF's the Movies etc). But..."it will become WoW" (it always seems these players have never truly played many MMOs).

That's pretty much the extent to the arguments being brought forward. As i've said before, it does more good than bad.

Actually both break immersion. No z-axis break it and irrealistic jump break it too.

Jump to go on something? No, normally if the place you want to get to is low enough you'll just step on it and if it's too high you'll climb, not jump. When going somewhere you would walk or run and in front of an unsurmountable obstacle you would go around it, not try a series of well placed jump to go over it.

The only time were jumping help immersion is to get jump off sometime or to use it to cross a gap.

I think i said it already in this thread but for a jump that help immersion it would need to be realistic meaning not jumping to high, not being able to fall from too high(at least not without dieing) and not being able to move around by jumping as fast as by running.