Swimming in 4.0 [Disscussion]

[LaylaTsarra]

What is the purpose of this feature if there are no underwater combat zones?

Because not everything is the game needs to combat oriented. Looking forward to it personally. There are underwater gathering points from what i understand which should be interesting.

[Iromi]

I LOVE swimming IRL, bora bora is my favorite place with snorkeling and diving..so omg, I am so happy they are finally adding swimming in XIV! From the video I saw on the keynote it looks really well done thus far.

Very fluid and the animations were fantastic. Can't wait for stormblood

What is the purpose of this feature if there are no underwater combat zones?

We don't have air combat and flying works JUST fine.

[AlphaFox]

Could lead to possibly Blitzball in Goldsaucer? I mean it is kinda overdue for some kind of expansion or new games and interest.

[Vivi_Bushido]

What is the purpose of this feature if there are no underwater combat zones?

There really isn't a purpose. It's mostly just for scenery, and something to RP in.
Oh, and underwater gathering. That's suppose to be a thing to, but otherwise it's just purely cosmetic.

[loreleidiangelo]

There really isn't a purpose. It's mostly just for scenery, and something to RP in.
Oh, and underwater gathering. That's suppose to be a thing to, but otherwise just purely cosmetic.

Thanks for the answer, maybe the other people above didn't realize my question was serious, and not sardonic. I wasn't sure if the devs had any non-combat plans for the feature, such as gathering, is all.

EDIT: I could see this having future minigame potential, as well. Not necessarily Blitzball (though that would be the obvious choice), but underwater races or something of the like as well. I don't abhor underwater combat like most of the posters in this thread, and I'd like to see them at least do SOMETHING with underwater exploration, rather than adding it as a feature "just to have it".

[Enur]

Yay swimming i guess...? Dont mind the addition, but personally had hoped they would do something else with their time.

[Moonlite]

Yay swimming i guess...? Dont mind the addition, but personally had hoped they would do something else with their time.

This so much. They talk about all the stuff they can't fix or delay fixing. But they can add swimming. Then we will get a whole patch dedicated to some swimming mini game or didadem type water zone that will be more wasted resources. Then they will dump more stuff into swimming since no one does it to start with

[Vivi_Bushido]

Thanks for the answer, maybe the other people above didn't realize my question was serious, and not sardonic. I wasn't sure if the devs had any non-combat plans for the feature, such as gathering, is all.

EDIT: I could see this having future minigame potential, as well. Not necessarily Blitzball (though that would be the obvious choice), but underwater races or something of the like as well. I don't abhor underwater combat like most of the posters in this thread, and I'd like to see them at least do SOMETHING with underwater exploration, rather than adding it as a feature "just to have it".

You're welcome! Also...

We're most likely to get Underwater/on water, Chocobo races than we're Blitzball if you ask me. Cause, when has the Gold Saucer ever actually had anything remarkably fun like Blitzball?
The best thing we currently have, in my opinion, is those jumping minigames with the bombs.

This so much. They talk about all the stuff they can't fix or delay fixing. But they can add swimming. Then we will get a whole patch dedicated to some swimming mini game or didadem type water zone that will be more wasted resources. Then they will dump more stuff into swimming since no one does it to start with

IGN will give Bloodstorm a bad score because it has water in it.

Know your meme

[Friggan]

Since we can swim, can we maybe lost the sandals and just have bare feet? IDK why we have to have to have shoes on always

[Spiroglyph]

IGN will give Bloodstorm a bad score because it has water in it.

Know your meme

I wasn't expecting to laugh this much when i started reading comments on this thread
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