Flying... wow, is it bad

[Mags]

Troll thread??? OP has done there one post then haven't heard from them after.

Sorry, I don't hang on the forums very often. I've posted with some regularity recently, which has been rare for me (once a day, maybe)... I'm just not a forum person.

Rather basic flight controls found in the majority of games. The only thing I don't like is you can't look down at the ground without having to constantly adjust your altitude.

And this is my chief complaint about the flying controls. On controller the right analog stick controls both directional navigation and camera view. I can only use World of Warcraft's flying as a proper example on how flying felt more fluid. (and it's been so long since I've played WoW I cannot recall how it worked only that it did) Switching out of legacy controls does help however I cannot use that when on the ground, I dislike it's camera rotation.

Go try and do hunts in azys lla without flying. Go on. I'll just wait here for your findings.

Right, it's not that flying isn't useful because it is 100% when a zone is designed with flying in mind. I quested on foot like everyone else in every Heavensward zone, and like every one else I thought the entire time, "man, I would really like to have flying right now". Each zone in Heavensward is designed with flying in mind. They feel big, they look good... while in the air. Questing til you got your aether currents on foot felt frustrating at best.

Why? Why impose your dislike on everyone by removing a feature a great many players enjoy.

You don't like it, then don't DO it.

If you don't need to fly, then don't, no one is making you, you can crawl along on the ground all you like.

Sure there are teleports for a reason, and flying is faster than a ground mount which is faster than walking, but Flying gives you a vastly different view of the world allowing you to literally see the sights as you travel. Flying is simply another mode of travel, so sure, it can be boiled down to nuts and bolts as nothing more than a slower way of getting from A to B than say, teleport.

On the other hand, what's wrong with having flight in the game simply for players to enjoy?

Sorry. Personal opinion and all that. I'm allowed to dislike the controls of the game, and design of features around it. I'm also allowed to publicly announce it provided I follow the ToS of the forum. (Though I will agree I should have done so with grater explanation)

UPDATE: I did try flying with a keyboard and mouse. (felt weird to play a game that way.. for me at least, I know PC gaming is the "master race" but whatever...) and it was pretty good, very natural feeling. So, my chief complaint is controller use and flying. Still, dislike they design zones around flying. Okay, thanks for reading and responding.