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

[Chiramu]

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

"Climbing"? Do you mean jumping up on weird places and "climbing" onto higher things? Climbing sounds more like it would be super clunky in an MMO, the jumping up on things works better, plus flying mounts are coming out in the expansion so it's not like we will need climbing.

Swimming brings in other issues, like UNDERWATER BATTLES. Those are completely broken and the "breath" percentage is completely dumb in a RPG.

[Alukah]

Swimming brings in other issues, like UNDERWATER BATTLES. Those are completely broken and the "breath" percentage is completely dumb in a RPG.

You should check out how Guild Wars 2 implemented underwater combat, excluding certain balance issues with certain classes they did it very well.

[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.