Does instant transportation effect game immersion?

[Jobeto-Rin]

Ya you only read the last part which wasn't really the question only something to keep in mind when answering the question.

The last part was a disclaimer so that you didn't pigeon hole me as a post WoW gamer.

Here's the link to the entire post.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post328853

I intended to reference this proposal and question combination:

Anything that takes time requires us to be more involved
AFK on an airship involves me how again?

Waiting on an airship helps to substantiates it as being an actual in-game airship, it's an immersion tactic made to actually grant the feeling of progression, movement and traveling. Ya know things you do in a massive game world?

Apparently though....since immersion is flying out the window, tacts such as those doesn't matter, they'll only be seen as wasted time sinks.

Imagine just going to a dock seeing an airship / clicking on it / blank screen / arrived at the destination?

You went somewhere, but to some it doesn't feel like you went anywhere. It differs from different people. Some people become immersed others don't.

If you decide to go AFK well, obviously it doesn't.

That was going to be my response until I read yours.

We are different types of players and I concur that we do see MMO's under a different light.

I understand your view.

[Rhomagus]

Waiting on an airship helps to substantiates it as being an actual in-game airship, it's an immersion tactic made to actually grant the feeling of progression, movement and traveling. Ya know things you do in a massive game world?

Apparently though....since immersion is flying out the window, tacts such as those doesn't matter, they'll only be seen as wasted time sinks.

Imagine just going to a dock seeing an airship / clicking on it / blank screen / arrived at the destination?

You went somewhere, but to some it doesn't feel like you went anywhere. It differs from different people. Some people become immersed others don't.

If you decide to go AFK well, obviously it doesn't.

That was going to be my response until I read yours.

We are different types of players and I concur that we do see MMO's under a different light.

I understand your view.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...-Content-Ideas.

Please add your ideas.