Why is jumping always associated with WoW?

[Cendres]

You know, I rather like the jump animations in WoW. But then, I actually find WoW's art style to be endearing; like a 3D stylized oil painting. And after spending three years playing FFXI, where a pebble can cause you a 45 minute detour, jumping was the single greatest thing that I'd ever been introduced to in the MMO genre.

lolol... My sides.. ^_^;; I always hated that, FFXI was and is wonderful but it does have it's extra annoying quirks that made me quit and come back more times then I care to count.