Does anyone else miss boat rides from ffxi (espcially fishers?)

[Sakuraluna]

Yeah, but i didn't mind that as much. just made it a little more realistic. But i do miss the airship rides. I loved looking over the edge and watching the city get bigger as you approached. Was very cool.

Yeah, I miss that too. Like how you could see that big tree in windurst far in the distance, and there was some sort of glitch in the side of the airship where you could run right over the edge and land on the little platform right outside the entrance door in the side of the ship. I do wish we had something similar to that in this game, even if it was just a simple boat ride that fishers would get more use out of than anyone else.

[Kyri]

I miss my boat rides soooooooooooo much T.T

[Rowyne]

There should a scenic boatride option that costs considerably less, but isn't guaranteed to be safe. Unique fishing locations, the possibility of being boarded by pirates or attacked by monsters, maybe some unique Triple Triad NPCs? All those things you loved/hated about the FFXI ferry between Selbina/Mhaura, but completely optional. Being forced to spend 15+ minutes on a boat when all you want is to get from point A to point B is frustrating. But being a separate option from our current transportation is something different entirely.

[Volsung]

Yus, I miss it ;_;

[OMEGA_HACK]

I think there should be the option to ride the boat for a cutscene or for the adventure (actual 5-10 minute boat/airship ride). Things could happen on the ride too, like being attacked by pirates where you can get various vanity loot or special deep-sea fish to catch. In the airship you could run into trouble with some Wyverns (since...you know...3.0) or play some special airship only mini-game to win some gil or an item. Not to mention the view, and that is critical...if it looks boring (like the boat ride in 1.0) it's gonna be boring, XI's boat rides were fun because there was stuff to see and things to do.

[Alyko]

I remember the very first day Aht Urghan launched eagerly awaiting the boat with other players. I boarded the boat and we fought a fish that was Called for Helped. Almost died from the AOE.

Then I set my home point in Whitegate and never took the boat again. What a colossal waste of time. 15 minutes of staring at the scenery. Practically the only reason you took them was if you were a new player or a fisher. Glad to see them gone.

[Kotemon]

I wouldn't say it was great. But when you had to wait 15~ 30 minutes to get somewhere on a slow boat, you didn't have much of a choice. Ask anyone who ran from point A and B in 1.0if they miss running around the world. While I did understand its purpose as what you had to do before getting an airship pass, or the modern home point warps. I miss it more for the scenery but not to the point where I'd want to do it again, Unless I had to hunt pirates for quest items that was about the only real draw to that one boat ride.

[HumsterMKX]

I remember 1 of the boat rides turned out to be a fight to the bitter end lol... with Sea horror and ghouls.

Dead bodies everywhere.

[ChiiSoSeriouz]

I miss the 1.0 ferry rides from Limsa to Thanalan. It made the world seem bigger. Given the choice, i would want it back.

[MStowastiqVahlshdeh]

One of the best parts of ffxi was the boat rides
e.g. Mhaura > Selbina
e.g. Carpenter's landing barge
e.g. bibiki > purongogo

For the sake of fisherfolk everywhere, we need at least -one- beautiful boatride. Preferably through a really beautiful area (carpenter's landing was honestly amazing).

There is just something special about traveling across an ocean, or down a serene river.

I'm guessing there's no chance of getting it in this expansion. But hopefully in the next!

Yes I miss boat rides. I was disappointed that the fishing boat in this game does not move and is basically an island with no monsters or pirate raids.