Real Time Airship Travel

[Grey_Cain]

I'm fine with this only if there's a choice. A single, permanent choice. So that you can never take back having to wait for an airship again, and I can continue hopping from city to city in the span of a few seconds. -_-

[HakuroDK]

Considering the lack of use that airships get after the quest-related reasons, I can definitely see some good coming out of something like this.

Maybe combine it with some kind of new fishing content? I know they get an ability that lets them fish from the sky, so why not fish off an airship?

[Artamie]

so why not fish off an airship?

This is a good idea, I'm hoping they expand in this direction!

I don't think they will ever get rid of Aether travel. The point of the FC air ships is more then likely another money sink they want us to spend on. Plus, it will also allow us to get on top of the mansion roof.

Yeah, sometimes I don't know why I get my hopes up lol.

I could see how some people might of not liked the 5-10min airship flights on XI, but I loved em. It really felt like you were in the world of Vanadiel as you flew over the area with really catchy music.

It did add a certain touch of realism didn't it? For some odd reason Eorzea sometimes feels a bit dead compared to Vana'diel but that may just be the nostalgia goggles talking.

[Tempting]

I could see how some people might of not liked the 5-10min airship flights on XI, but I loved em. It really felt like you were in the world of Vanadiel as you flew over the area with really catchy music.

[Lexia]

I could see how some people might of not liked the 5-10min airship flights on XI, but I loved em. It really felt like you were in the world of Vanadiel as you flew over the area with really catchy music.

I agree I really like a lot of elements from XI, yea yea tell me I have my rose tinted glasses on.

[Dyvid]

I could see how some people might of not liked the 5-10min airship flights on XI, but I loved em. It really felt like you were in the world of Vanadiel as you flew over the area with really catchy music.

The question I need to ask is how many rides till you just started going AFK on the ship?

[star_witness]

I think the main issue isn't the airships, but that there's no real social hub.

I mean, in Gridania we have a stage that goes unused most of the time, and when it is used during an event, it's just a guy with a "!" over his head.

It would be nice if there were show times for events like these. People came in, took a seat, mingled for a while, and then all watched a cutscene together.

Something people could opt into, but people would want to do.

I hope the Gold Saucer has some social elements to it.

I enjoyed the airship rides in FF11 for a while, but it got old. And if you missed the boat that all your friends were on, it sucked to be 15 minutes behind them. You either miss out, had to make your way through the wilderness on your own to find them, or made them wait even longer for your sorry ass.

Easiest way to be social right now is to open up the chat window and start talking. I see people shout talking in Coerthas all the time.

[Muted_Voice]

I use the airships all the time, and I miss the old version where you waited on them, and how you actually took a ferry ride to and from La Noscea. I would love to have them make both the ferry and airships into trips and not just pseudo teleports.

Imagines having a deck full of sitting Lalafells swaying in time... this could either scare everyone away or make it immensely popular.

[BearGrylls]

Sure, just as long as its a choice. Waiting around is not my idea of fun. I do enough boring crap in real life as it is, so i'd rather not have to do that in my vidya too.

[Gardthorne]

The only way to implement this without pissing anyone off is to make it a tour ship whose sole purpose is to be a long scenic ride that you spend with people. Maybe they could allow skyfishing or some other minigame while it happens. We will never get mandatory real time travel, it has no place in a modern MMO.