Does instant transportation effect game immersion?

[User201109011315]

Me: I think teleporting excessively is bad for the scope of the game world.

Crica: But not teleporting is so slow. How about you can just walk everywhere and I will teleport.

Me: But then you are at an advantage.

Crica: So? I wouldn't care if you are at an advantage *shifty eyes*


Everyone should have to play by the same rules. And at present, the balance of convenience and "immersion" has not been struck. Sorry. So when Chocobos and airships are implemented, they will need to restrict anima usage or else the world will continue to feel even smaller than it is.

[Crica]

Me: I think teleporting excessively is bad for the scope of the game world.

Crica: But not teleporting is so slow. How about you can just walk everywhere and I will teleport.

Me: But then you are at an advantage.

What advantage?

Me having an advantage implies you do not have access to the same options as I do.

You have access to the same options as I do.

And I never said I want to teleport because it's faster, I said I want to teleport because not doing so would be "un-fun".

[Jobeto-Rin]

Me: I think teleporting excessively is bad for the scope of the game world.

Crica: But not teleporting is so slow. How about you can just walk everywhere and I will teleport.

Me: But then you are at an advantage.

Crica: So? I wouldn't care if you are at an advantage *shifty eyes*


Everyone should have to play by the same rules. And at present, the balance of convenience and "immersion" has not been struck. Sorry. So when Chocobos and airships are implemented, they will need to restrict anima usage or else the world will continue to feel even smaller than it is.

And like was stated earlier people who travel fast will start to force the people who do enjoy airplanes to travel fast with them.

[Crica]

And like was stated earlier people who travel fast will start to force the people who do enjoy airplanes to travel fast with them.

Incorrect.

Players who enjoy fast travel will group together, and players who enjoy slow travel will group together.

I wouldn't even play the game for you to group with me if there was not fast travel in the game.

[Rhomagus]

And like was stated earlier people who travel fast will start to force the people who do enjoy airplanes to travel fast with them.

If you make airship content that is group focused, and another option that is used for "just transportation" this negates this criticism, as there would be no reason to skip the "ride" as the point in riding it is group based content.

[Rhomagus]

And like was stated earlier people who travel fast will start to force the people who do enjoy airplanes to travel fast with them.

Not if actual content were added instead of just a lame ass cutscene. Then people would have motivation to take the long way.

[Rhomagus]

Me: I think teleporting excessively is bad for the scope of the game world.

Crica: But not teleporting is so slow. How about you can just walk everywhere and I will teleport.

Me: But then you are at an advantage.

Crica: So? I wouldn't care if you are at an advantage *shifty eyes*


Everyone should have to play by the same rules. And at present, the balance of convenience and "immersion" has not been struck. Sorry. So when Chocobos and airships are implemented, they will need to restrict anima usage or else the world will continue to feel even smaller than it is.

There is no advantage if you the option is available to you as well.