Trains

[ErBear]

Trains

Trains, what a wonderful invention they are. A mode of transportation few have seen or experienced. Some are big, some are small(The Little Engine That Could), though that doesn't stop them from going over water, hills, and through rock, night, and day. They have the convenience of a bus but a luxury of a plane. With some trains at max speed around 500 mph, you can see the world fly right by you, instead of you flying by the world. To those whom haven't experienced such a wonder, shouldn't it be time?

Now to the nitty gritty
I want trains, I want a train ride that lasts an hour(round trip).
I want first class middle class and lower class(depending on your level and how much gil you want to spend and rank)
I want to see the train from the outside(not an underground train)
I want bandits to highjack the train(where the high class, middle class, lower class, comes in)The higher class you are the harder the mobs(may or may not invade)
In the train I would like to order drinks and food.
I want it where if I stand on the tracks when the train comes by, I wanna die.
I would like to see people on the outside and people looking in on the inside. I want to see bandits riding on chocobos and people on the outside could attack them if they want. (meaning its not an instanced deal)
I would also like the train to take me to Hogwarts.
Sooo, <Can I have it?>< Do you want it?> thoughts and ideas.

R

[CYoung187]

Only good thing about this is that you could possibly create a dungeon out of the ghost train. Which would actually be pretty awesome. Otherwise I see no point and nobody would use it.

[ErBear]

Only good thing about this is that you could possibly create a dungeon out of the ghost train. Which would actually be pretty awesome. Otherwise I see no point and nobody would use it.

oh did you get spoiled by all the instant transportation, and now you can't even imagine having to actually travel? Oh wait, you don't even have to travel to do all the major content dungeons.

Sorry that I actually want a believable, livable, lively world.

[Amyas]

That train left the station with 2.0 and zones.

[DoctorMog]

We already have tracks in Thanalan. But no train.

[Enkidoh]

Considering how the tracks run directly into a tunnel under Ul'dah, I can actually see it being used in a simillar fashion to the small ferries in Gridania and Limsa Lominsa - allowing quick transport to and from the city to Black Brush or near the zone to Southern Thanalan. But as the way the OP mentioned, considering the rail line that exists at this stage is not particularly long, those ideas just won't work I'm afraid.

Still, any use of trains in this game I definitely support! (I'm like Selphie in that I love trains. ).

[Lemon8or]

Am I the only one with the "I like trains" guy in my head. Oh shittttttttt.

[HakuroDK]

I think it would be a fun gimmick, but it would consume a lot of resources for to have all of the scenery as well as the interactivity. Taking a train up to Ala Mhigo? That'd be fun. Have a CS play for the travel, then have you land at the other end (like the airships). But I doubt there'd be a train with interactivity, unless, like CYoung 187 said, the Ghost Train made an appearance. Eorzea just seems like way too small of a world to have a train on a realistic schedule that was also interactive on-board.

[ruinedmirage]

It's true, the world is kind of small for an hour long train ride. I mean, I could go from Isles of Umbra to the Sylphlands on chocobo in less than an hour.

[Kincard]

Here I thought this would be a thread about bringing back the monster training of ye olde MMOs. I am disappoint.