Producer and director "you're on a vacation but you can't go in the water"

[Iscah]

They really dialed back on swimming in Endwalker which was disappointing to see. But to not have a place to swim in the new hub flat out SUCKS.

There aren't a lot of places in Endwalker where it's logical to swim.

We get a nice big ocean area in Thavnair, which is the only place where it really makes sense. Sharlayan's main harbour doesn't sound like a sensible swimming spot, and the other zones don't feel like places that I'd want to swim.

The only place in Endwalker where I ever thought "I want to swim here but can't" is the unique zone created for the Zone 6 gathering tribe quests. They could have made it a practical thing with spearfishing nodes or something, but really just an excuse to put a big lake in there.

Also, while it's not the most exciting of locations, they've gone back and added swimming to Bronze Lake in La Noscea so they may be working on upgrading other areas too. (Surely diving in Costa del Sol would have to become a thing sooner or later?)

As for Dawntrail, I think they said in the keynote that we will be getting some nice places where we can swim.

[AnnRam]

Same as

"The game gives you 30000 mounts to collect and also you can buy deluxe ones for 40 usd on mog store"
"upps can't use them on towns/dungeons or mayor hubs because muh small indie company!!!!! PLEASE UNDERSTAND, we have can't remake old cities from 2012.. b-but here watch this new mount for 49.99!!!!! hypeee!"

[Remish]

I wish we could just swim in more places. I don't really care if they are a harbor or not.

[Jeeqbit]

Even in old realm reborn/heavensward maps they should let you swim on water.

They made a start with Upper La Noscea and Eastern La Noscea, but I would like other locations such as the Isle of Umbra.

[Renalt]

This reminds me I need to look around and see if there is a public pool nearby. I need to get back into swimming. Also gives me an excuse to try to work on not being a pale ghost and get some more reading done.

[Destati]

There aren't a lot of places in Endwalker where it's logical to swim.

We get a nice big ocean area in Thavnair, which is the only place where it really makes sense. Sharlayan's main harbour doesn't sound like a sensible swimming spot, and the other zones don't feel like places that I'd want to swim.

The only place in Endwalker where I ever thought "I want to swim here but can't" is the unique zone created for the Zone 6 gathering tribe quests. They could have made it a practical thing with spearfishing nodes or something, but really just an excuse to put a big lake in there.

Look, I love video game water. If I see it, I want to swim in it. (I blame Destiny Islands from KH1 for instilling that in me.) If an invisible wall keeps me from pretty water, I will go feral.
When I saw it snowing in Sharlayan I was a bit less salty about not being able to swim in the harbor or the rivers going through town because I suppose it would have been "too cold for that", whatever.

But then there's a spot in Garlemald - freaking GARLEMALD - where you can swim. Not dive, granted, but the fact that I was able to go in the water without an invisible wall stopping me there blew my mind and consequently gave me the mindset of, "if I can swim here, then there's no reason why I shouldn't be able to anywhere else". So now I'm looking pointedly at that pretty spring in Coerthas Western Highlands.

There were a few swimming spots in UT which were neat to have. Not overly practical, but I appreciate them being there all the same. The water biome in Elpis should have had some deeper swimming spots there instead of having the audacity of being entirely ankle deep. That green stuff on the moon that you fish from? I don't know what that is but I still would have liked to swim in it. If not there then the Lopporitts could have made a proper pool.

Like... not every spot has to have diving cause I get they essentially have to make another "zone" for that, but... just let us swim.

[RitsukoSonoda]

You want to know why they don't want us going into the water?

It's because there are no fingerprints underwater, nothing to tie one to a crime, and if you seek vengeance, all you need are instruments of pain...

[Soge01]

You want to know why they don't want us going into the water?

It's because there are no fingerprints underwater, nothing to tie one to a crime, and if you seek vengeance, all you need are instruments of pain...

"Till Sea Swallows All!"

[TheMightyMollusk]

You want to know why they don't want us going into the water?

It's because there are no fingerprints underwater, nothing to tie one to a crime, and if you seek vengeance, all you need are instruments of pain...

All the more reason to go into the water. Live there. Die there.

[Renalt]

You want to know why they don't want us going into the water?

It's because there are no fingerprints underwater, nothing to tie one to a crime, and if you seek vengeance, all you need are instruments of pain...

All the more reason to go into the water. Live there. Die there.