Climbing & Swimming

[CGMidlander]

Anyone think they'll add these abilities into the game eventually?
Fights that revolve around properly implemented climbing/swimming mechanics would be pretty fun I think.

[Anarnee]

I don't think I'd like it in fights, but I would love it added to the game for exploration etc.

[CGMidlander]

I don't think I'd like it in fights, but I would love it added to the game for exploration etc.

Yeah, being able to climb onto things such as FC houses would be nice too.

[Warlyx]

yeah , loved climbing in other mmorpgs (eq2, archeage...) , same goes for swimming , sooo many posibilities underwater

[HakuroDK]

For combat while swimming, I cite Guild Wars 2 for ways to make that happen.

For climbing? That would be very handy!

[RakaMaimhov]

I haven't heard this mentioned since beta... wow.

There are ladders in south shroud that drive me insane I can't climb.

As for swimming, I believe they made an official statement about why they cannot implement it in the game. So no pun intended but, don't hold your breath waiting for swimming to be added.

You never know, though. They also said flying mounts would be unlikely and yeah...

[kyuven]

I haven't heard this mentioned since beta... wow.

There are ladders in south shroud that drive me insane I can't climb.

As for swimming, I believe they made an official statement about why they cannot implement it in the game. So no pun intended but, don't hold your breath waiting for swimming to be added.

You never know, though. They also said flying mounts would be unlikely and yeah...

Swimming is probably due to PS3 limitations, since water physics are a problem for a game that's already pushing the limits of what the PS3 can handle.

[Tauu]

Speaking of climbing: Ever since I found out characters could jump in 2.0, I thought that would set up the perfect opportunity for a crazier version of FFXI's Attohwa Chasm mountain climb! Ahh, the potential is so great! If you fail to time your jumps right or mess up the angle, down you go! Throw in the unexpected smoke plumes with knockback and you have the makings for some platforming goodness, which would be a nice change of pace.

[Marxam]

Climbing?.... Swimming?.... I'd say look no further than Shadow of the Colossus. Imagine if the Bismark primal fight was like fighting Phalanx (13th colossus). It doesn't even have to be anything hard or complicated in terms of mechanics. It could just be a buff/debuff where you gain access to a special skill input (similar to the ultros fight when dps goes imp and get the skill "Imp Punch") that allows you to hang on to Bismark when he does a barrel roll.

[Lithera]

Never understood the desire for climbing...all that amounts to is walking into a ladder and going up as if it were a set of stairs. That or the classic "click the ladder and autoclimb" mechanic. Swimming could be interesting but NOT for combat. BRDs certainly couldn't fight and swim...imagine treading water without the use of your arms and trying to fire arrows. Or better...imagine trying to fire arrows underwater. WARs and DRGs wouldn't be able to wield their weapons in any meaningful way though at least DRGs could still kind of be able to poke things. Nevermind that the armor would cause PLD WAR and DRG at least to sink like stones...