Please let us *really* ride airships

[Munba]

Maybe they're waiting to add a long scenic air travel instance until the zones are redesigned.

Probably this. If they have to redesign all the world, they can't create an istanced above-world with the old graphics and then change again to the new design. It's only a waste of time and resources. So i presume we'll see the 'vojage' along with areas redesign. In any case, waiting for that.. hoping with some random battles in the sky too or particular events.

[Venat]

FFXIV airship seems kinda small for actual content. FFXI airships were quite big and you could move around in them. They would have to change the airship itself to a larger model. These airships seem more like cars while the imperials have REAL airships.

[Xmbei]

lorewise these are Eorzea's first airships, being produced from stolen Garlean blueprint's. I think why they look drastically different is the resources available to the builder's.

[Fensfield]

lorewise these are Eorzea's first airships, being produced from stolen Garlean blueprint's. I think why they look drastically different is the resources available to the builder's.

Are you sure? I thought story would have it that Eorzea is just getting its first magitech airships through stolen imperial kit.

My understanding was that the city states have long had airship tech, they've just been decades behind Garlea - especially in terms of military application. Early First World War aviation's 'drop rocks out of the biplanes' beside late Second World War flying fortresses.

[Danavia]

The FF12 airships were pretty sweet... you could decide whether to just sleep in a cabin the whole way, or choose to roam about and I think buy some things that you couldn't get elsewhere... if they had some interesting things going on such as shops, great scenery and music, maybe a little minigame or two, then I sure wouldn't mind if they took 5-10 mins or so to travel to somewhere.

[BlaiseLallaise]

Personally, I was excited to hear that airship travel wouldn't take the tedious boring path that XI took. If I have business in another city, I want to do my business, not call up someone on a linkpearl saying "Yeah, I'm stuck in traffic. I know, I'm holding up everyone. Be there once the airship lands." The scenery would be nice the first few times, but it will get old quick.

[Forbin]

we already have fast travel.. airships should not be another form of FAST travel.. ffs why not just make it so we can tele to any point on the map.. cause sheesh walking is a WASTE OF TIME!

[Aeyis]

i like this way standing there doing nothing for 7 mins is a waste of time

You must have a very busy day indeed that 7 minutes out of 1440 a day is considered a lot~

Or i guess you are just crap at organising, after all you are just standing there.
Could be looking at scenery, crafting, watching tv, listening to music, being afk and grabbing a bite, a drink, toilet break, shower instead~

[Frolly]

You must have a very busy day indeed that 7 minutes out of 1440 a day is considered a lot~

Or i guess you are just crap at organising, after all you are just standing there.
Could be looking at scenery, crafting, watching tv, listening to music, being afk and grabbing a bite, a drink, toilet break, shower instead~

I only showered while on Airship in FFXI, other than that I would never shower, speaking of which, I haven't showered since the launch of FFXIV.

[polyhedral]

This airship "ride" reminds me too much of EQ2 zoning. EQ2 sucked, lmao.