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

[Griss]

I do wonder, are people so petty that some one hitting a button in a idle manner would actually bug them so much that it would cause a reaction other then hey look at that goofus?

If that's the case why are they not currently raging at people who like to run circles around other players when waiting? Or is this simply a poorly masked case of that's different, i don't like different things? If that really is the case, that excuse didn't fly with my parents when i wouldn't eat my veggies as a kid.

If some one wants to bounce around like there riding a super charged pogo stick then more power to them

[Tetsaru]

FF14 doesn't have any real platforming elements to it, so I don't really see the need for a jumping ability... unless SE plans on adding said elements when they start overhauling the maps. That, or somehow implement it in a way that allows chocobos and other mounts to get to certain areas that would otherwise be inaccessible.

The only other thing I could think of would be if jumping would allow you to dodge Ifrit's Eruption/Radiant Plume attacks, but it'd really be difficult to time, especially with the current server lag in terms of syncing character placement and animation lock issues...

[Engineer]

I want SE to add Backflips and front rolls so then players can stand in circles having backflip contests. It would be awesome to see lala's doing double frontflips and their emotes at the same time. Awesome thing too, if we can charge magic for no reason and jump doing backflips just to see the cool effects.

lol i think people should let people have fun. leave them alone

[Griss]

FF14 doesn't have any real platforming elements to it, so I don't really see the need for a jumping ability... unless SE plans on adding said elements when they start overhauling the maps.

From my understanding that's exactly what there going to be doing.

[Anonymoose]

As far as I know it's not an ability meant for anything at all. In interviews, Yoshida-san said that jumping would be a purely aesthetic function meant to alleviate the feeling that people were literally tied to the ground. Now, at this point in time, 2.0 was being developed, but it hadn't been announced. I don't see why this status would have changed, but it may have. It may be that the new engine supports the recognition of things moving along the Z-Layers, but who knows if we'll be able to jump from one place to another.

I'm all for the feature just because I really do feel tied to the floor.

<troll>
Being tied to the floor ruins my immersion. Jump is the only thing that can save it.
</troll>

[RemVye]

List of things they need to add following jump:

Pogo sticks
Back flips
Front flips
Barrel Rolls
Jumping on mounts
Double-jump
Wall jumps

[Deceptistar]

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

isnt the whole reason to play this game out of boredom? >.>

[Engineer]

List of things they need to add following jump:

Pogo sticks
Back flips
Front flips
Barrel Rolls
Jumping on mounts
Double-jump
Wall jumps

yes! OMG imagine a dragoon with a pogo stick! EPIC!

oh and jump on people to get higher.

[Ilean]

isnt the whole reason to play this game out of boredom? >.>

Actually, the kind of people that opposes jump, etc. play this game out of no-life.

[Anonymoose]

Actually, the kind of people that opposes jump, etc. play this game out of no-life.

Living vicariously through the proxy of an attractive avatar that garners artificial acclaim through the illusion of actual activity counts as having a life! Numbers on a friend page denote actual popularity! Linkshell homepage hits count as celebrity status! RIGHT!? FOR THE SAKE OF ALL THAT IS HARDCORE TELL ME I'M RIGHT!