Anyone Scared of Heights in game?

[KumiNeko]

Hi,

I know i am a minority in this. Since i have a fear of heights which is very real to me. And the game design is so well made that, my fear transfer to my game play. I have tried alot of things to beat it. But to no bail so i just avoid the platform content.

Which mind you it used to be just maybe one dungeon or a trial. To now where its everywhere.

I get it is a game mechanic, but it is not thrilling to me. My heart skips a beat every time i get punted off a platform. If i didn't have friends in game and i wouldn't do the extremes with them. I could kiss those mounts goodbye. I hate not being able to pull my weight. But what can you do.

Its like the game keeps telling me, when will you learn to listen to the pain and just give up. Which i hate to do. But eventually, i just have to understand the game isnt for me, its for the 12 yrs old who love platformers... or the young adult i guess, i am like i said at the beginning a minority.

I guess this post is to vent since i dont expect anything to change.

24man where the whole raid is a platform... (Act like i am dpsing and follow someone while i stare at the ground and hope the game ai doesnt pick me.)

8 man trial another platform on the sky (Saw a video on normal, there is no way i am doing that, when my health is at stake.)

But Kumi, Amaurot last boss is on a platform and you beat it. (Yes i did but at the time i didnt know you could fall off) So first time i tanked it and the Trust did the work. I guess i got lucky.

But Kumi, you have alts and each of those alts is in 5.5 right now. So you couldnt have gotten lucky all the time. Well i did cuz i just repeatedly tanked it and let the trust do their stuff. If i do it on the a dps or a healer i freeze.

On trials and raids i cant do that.

This frustrating cuz i love the game. But alas what can you do.

/vent off

Those who can, my hat goes off to you wonderful folks. :3

[TaleraRistain]

I get vertigo when the game makes it clear you're up high and you can tell it. But it's just something that makes me cringe if I fall down or have to jump down. Like the one jump in Hullbreaker (Hard I think) or The Aery.

Oh and hi, Kumi. I didn't realize you were around these forums

[KumiNeko]

Oh and hi, Kumi. I didn't realize you were around these forums

/wave i frecquent from time time. Between here and fb ffxiv shadowbringers group.

Glad someone feels something about heights.

[Caitlinzulu]

I cringe each time I got to jump and feel my stomach go queezie. I wish whe had less of this pointless jumping off ledges.

[Iscah]

I'm not afraid of heights and I don't remember being bothered by it in other games, but something about actually falling in this game makes my stomach turn. Something about the motion of it just triggers me to feel sick in those moments, though I'm not bothered by being in the high place before that.

(There seems to be a common thread to these replies and I'm glad I'm not the only one.)

[Infindox]

I'm not scared of heights, but there was one area in the game that gave me a scare: the underwater section in the Lochs. I have no idea why, the Ruby Sea didn't bother me, even going to the bottom didn't. I guess it's because how claustrophobic it feels.

[KumiNeko]

I'm not scared of heights, but there was one area in the game that gave me a scare: the underwater section in the Lochs. I have no idea why, the Ruby Sea didn't bother me, even going to the bottom didn't. I guess it's because how claustrophobic it feels.

since its so dark it kinda feels like the ocean floor and it is kinda scary at the beginning i had to bring my choco out too.

[Nafreyu]

I am physically limited with games like Warframe, no matter how much ginger or travel meds I take - I will green out.

We all have limitations. Just height is yours. It's fine. Own it, and do the parts you can do.

[Vidu]

Not heights, but... snakes.

I'm terrified of snakes to that point that watching a documentary that involves snakes is really quite unsettling for me (with a high potential of resulting in nightmares). Same goes for at least some of the enemies in the game - I'm fine with the more "fantasy looking" snakes, like the ones in Coil, but there are the ones in Bozja (Taipan, maybe? Didnt get a good look at the name, I'm avoiding them as much as I can) that kinda creep me out - as I said up to the point that I'll go out of my way to not have to see them. Makes me feel quite silly once in a while, but I guess everyone has "their thing", right?

[KumiNeko]

I am physically limited with games like Warframe, no matter how much ginger or travel meds I take - I will green out.

We all have limitations. Just height is yours. It's fine. Own it, and do the parts you can do.

I have tried now i feel like i will get an anxiety attack if i do any content.