Please let us *really* ride airships

[Leonesaurus]

While the airships in 1.19 will feature cutscene-only, quick transport, there are future plans for being able to move around aboard the airship and enjoy the scenery while flying to your destinations. We are also planning on adding airship-related content, such as quests and other things to do.

For now, please enjoy airships as a method of transportation and look forward to what’s coming! ^_^

Thanks Rukkirii for the update! I knew it was only something to be temporary, LOL. Much thanks! The future content for Airships does sound very interesting!!

[Stockapotapoulos]

While the airships in 1.19 will feature cutscene-only, quick transport, there are future plans for being able to move around aboard the airship and enjoy the scenery while flying to your destinations. We are also planning on adding airship-related content, such as quests and other things to do.

For now, please enjoy airships as a method of transportation and look forward to what’s coming! ^_^

Sweet! Extending the airships would give me ample times to holla at the shawties.

Just kidding, just kidding! It's Friday. I'm having fun. Anyway, I'm totally down with airship quests and overall things to do. Maybe some mini-games? Card game?

[Anonymoose]

Any dev comments on whether or not the instant travel can remain an option? I do like my options... anybody with me there?

I'd take the scenic route on occasion, even try to force some combat or hang out up there... but, really, most of the time, I just wanna get from city to city asap.

[Valmonte]

Oh, thankyou, thankyou, thankyou. when i read this.

Airship voyages themselves will take only mere seconds, though there will be sweet little cutscenes accompanying departures and arrivals.

i got this awful twitch in my right eye, with this excruciating feeling of needing to punch a hole in something.

Rukkirii has saved my door, my keyboard, my monitor and my drywall repair....regrettably the news came to late for my mouse, poor mouse, oh how quickly you were replaced by the same make and model.

[ObeiKinstar]

Any dev comments on whether or not the instant travel can remain an option? I do like my options... anybody with me there?

I'd take the scenic route on occasion, even try to force some combat or hang out up there... but, really, most of the time, I just wanna get from city to city asap.

yes! its called anima!

[Anonymoose]

yes! its called anima!

Ohhhh, don't be facetious.

I don't think anima was ever meant to get to/from City-States save for emergencies - I think they jumped the gun on preparing a mechanic for players to get to and from events with greater ease than FFXI's obnoxious system of teleporting to a chocobo so you can ride until you zone into an area requiring you to walk to the destination.

When the day comes that endgame events exist and getting to and from them requires anima, and getting to HNMs requires anima, and getting to certain party camps requires anima, what answer do you still have for "Why does the airship necessarily have to require a time sink?" What's wrong with keeping the option on the table?

Nostalgia and tradition trump practicality now? I prefer the creation of new and better customs to clinging to ones that are the definition of frivolous.

[Reinheart]

For myself I liked how FFXI did the airships or boats and stuff, it was nice so I would like them to have it in the future.
It's only 15min or w/e I don't see anything wrong with that, if you need to get somewhere faster use anima.

[lenn1]

Having the airships take as long as actually walking there sorta defeats the purpose of it. Airships in ffxi were cool the first few times but after a few years they just became a waste of time. I think they should have the long ride but give you the option to skip it if you want to.

[Winterclaw]

How about a casino airship that gets into each city's port every 10 minutes.

You could play poker, play the slot machines, bet on monster fights, and the like.

[Wisdom]

boooooooo, they need to still keep the fast travel version as well, keep the ride for those who want it. i'd use it but only when i want to fish on it, or when i want to kill something on it. that is only reason we should ever be forced to sit on a boat for 10mins instead of just moving onto what we were doing.
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You can't fish on an air ship it's in the air not on water. I like the idea of getting that short 10 break. Use that time to go AFK. Strech your legs, rest your eyes or do whatever else you need to during that time. And when they offer mini quest and such to that portion of the game, GREAT!!! Then there will be even more reason to use the airships. I agree with countless others... Not everything has to be instant and you have alternative methods such as teleport and return. Use them.