[dev1008] Petition to have Jumping implement

[Vesperia]

Just gonna leave this here.

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*shrugs*

I call into question the relevance of your quote.

What that quote serves to suggest is that jumping offers nothing to the game and also that it detracts from the overall experience.

Firstly, and although it is a contentious argument, I think many people would argue the case that a feature like jumping opens up a host of new avenues for gameplay and is thereby not a meaningless addition. Someone already mentioned implementing platforming mechanics during boss encounters (jumping to higher land to avoid magma flows, for example) and this is something that cannot be done without a jump feature. So as aforementioned, it would be a stretch to say that jumping adds nothing to the gameplay, when clearly it has the potential to add so much.

Obviously the next point that jumping will ruin the experience of FFXIV is again contentious, but many would argue that this is untrue. FFXIV is known for its realistic animations, and you can pretty much guarantee that they would bring this facet over into the jumping animations, making them as plausible as possible. If anything, I personally find the gaming experience of FFXIV to be ruined by NOT being able to jump, rather than the other way around.

If you would care to explain, with details, how jumping could actually ruin the experience of FFXIV, that would be great. And also could you please explain for us how jumping cannot enrich the gameplay mechanics. It would be most appreciated.

And by all means, continue to quote my own words back at me.