My only problem with jumping is that 99% of jumps will be done out of boredom.

[Zenaku]

We don't need jump, get it in your thick skulls SE.

You can implement jumping if it is NEEDED for example:

1. To solve platform puzzles.
2. To get onto higher ground to do more damage as archer.
3. To access hidden areas.
...

As long as this is not the case THERE IS NO NEED FOR JUMPING!

I agree tanaka even said the same thing but yoshi-p goes in many interview a lot of players are not liking the jumping idea. "Then why the hell you going to add it if a lot said no -.-" He goes on saying because other mmo have it pretty much saying oh wow,aion,rift,blah blah blah have it? oh we adding it too. Great job at listening to your main player base most the people that like jump would just return back to there mmo they play or play blizzard new one when they get bored then we be stuck with it.

If jump have a point in the game like what you said then i agree if not then don't even add it.

[Estellios]

He said he was surprised that there were people that were against it, not that a majority of players were against it.

[Nakiamiie]

...in many interview a lot of players are not liking the jumping idea. "Then why the hell you going to add it if a lot said no -.-" .

He said he was surprised that there were people that were against it, not that a majority of players were against it.

Because even more players DO want jump.

[Rubicon]

No offense, OP, but when I see "WoW" in any thread I stop reading. The assumption that FFXIV should take nothing from WoW, Aion, EQ, Ragnarok, FFXI, etc is absurd.

Two things: SE can choose to not add jump to make a percentage of the current player base happy, those who complain about immersion. Or SE can add jump to entice a percentage of those not currently playing who refuse to play because certain basic MMO elements, including jump, are not in FFXIV.

You, the current player who says it ruins your immersion, will say "We don't want those WoW players here anyway!" but SE wants the money and will add something as easy as jump to get that cash.

[Wynn]

99% of all statistics are made up by people that want to give their arguments validity.

[Enma]

This community is no better than Wow's, but if it's such a huge problem why not add a "don't display jump" for those who are hellbent on telling others how to play their game? Win/mostly win scenario. Those who don't want to display jump would just have to watch people path through solid objects on occasion.

I don't think it's the point...

[DeadRiser]

I hope we get to jump and /laugh at the same time.

It's like a double slap in the face to people who get annoyed easily. Pick you poison b****

[Kopuno]

Yay for Leap frog! And I can't wait til I can jump on my Gobbue mount! /excitment!!! (All jokes aside, I can't wait for my Gobbue mount)

[irongripz]

Go back to WoW plz.

go back to ffxi. plz

[Dargoth_Draconia]

I have no problem with jumping, I thought the higher quality animations of 14 make it look less gimmicky then wow and I can see how it adds another level of dimension to the game, the lalafell animations look a little silly but i think they're running speed has always looked strange to me so i can't say i'm surprised nor really care all that much as i choose not to be a lalafel.

I know they're are a lot of threads on jumping but i think we can all agree that looking out into a field of players constantly hopping around looks silly. I never got into WoW but whenever i watched my friends play it seemed like they would hit the spacebar almost like a nervous tick whenever they were walking any distance longer then 10 seconds or a wait that took more then a minute.

My solution here is simple and to suggest some kind of minor delay when the player hits the ground so that it hurts on running speed efficiency. I'm talking about something so small that if a player were to jump 30 times in a row while running they would only arrive at their destination 25% later. I think that would be more then enough to stop 90% of players from jumping around town nervously.

I also believe when jumping offers no distance/hour penalty minor obstacles like fences or ledges offer no further immersion then the ghost fences and ledges we currently have in game now. Jumping should make me feel like i'm manipulating my characters position in space not an assumption that i constantly own all the space above my characters head with no real limitations.A properly timed jump over a fence is a lot more gratifying then passively spamming jump as my character approaches a fence.

While i think the modern day WoW player will undoubtedly be frustrated by this, I have a lot more faith in the mature audiences ability to respect realism and FFXIV's individuality, cause what we have now screams wow clone and a lack of imagination something that any new player will notice the minute they hit the largest key on their keyboards. I don't want to look out upon FFXIV's beautiful landscapes and notice the nervous twitches of an impatient player over the intricately designed gear that he potentially spent long hours trying to acquire.

Thanks for reading and even if you don't agree with me I at least hope I can inspire the community to continue to offer constructive criticism.

Solution. If you are bored don't play the damn game. We are getting jumping whether you like it or not and not on a if you need to jump basis, an actually jump button that you can press at anytime you want for no other purpose than being able to do so. If you are so bored you are standing around and jumping then there is a problem and you shouldn't be playing the game. There are several other very successful MMORPGs that have jump button and you don't see people around town spamming the jump button.