Please let us *really* ride airships

[Estellios]

You'll still have the option to do so. Hell with the excuse that the quick trip option is there they could make the airship ride and battles/whatever on there really long and involved.

[Lienn]

Greetings,
For all those discussing the fast travel vs. interactive travel here - Foxclon made a follow-up post that we think will make the situation clearer.

*Edit: 9/7 - 2:11pm - Updated for clarity.

Awesome! ^^ Ferry ride should be like this too! I love taking my time during trips to craft and stuff, but would be awesome when we're in a hurry we being able to just "skip" the travel, instantly arriving.

Also, i'd love to see more entertaining stuff during trips...like monsters, quests, pirates, etc! ^^

[DeadRiser]

I just don't understand people. That is what ANIMA is for. If you are in a hurry, use anima. If you use the airship or boat, it shouldn't be in instant warp (meaning when they add the actual trip for airships). I mean come on people, if you can't wait, us the anima. It's for quick trips to meet people. NOT to travel everywhere's with.

[Valmonte]

Perhaps sometime down the line implement a system for baiting flying NM to attack airships and have airship battles, perhaps even random attacks on airships.

(Air Pirates) what are they? well there pirates and they fly.

[ChiefCurrahee]

Greetings,
For all those discussing the fast travel vs. interactive travel here - Foxclon made a follow-up post that we think will make the situation clearer.




*Edit: 9/7 - 2:11pm - Updated for clarity.

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If this is the teams plan just make city warps free instead of costing 3 anima.

I'm really disappointed.

IF YOU WANT FAST TRAVEL USE ANIMA.
I want the FFXIV world to be alive and immersive.
IF THAT MEANS I HAVE TO RIDE A *** AIRSHIP FOR 5-10 MIN THEN SO BE IT!

FFXIV is the burgerking of MMOs your way right away.....

[Lionix]

I'm not sure why people are in such a hurry when they play. Stop procrastinating, obviously there's something else you should be doing than playing online if you are in such a hurry.

Can't say I agree with this method, but I'm probably just being an "old man", resisting the change. At this point-- Do whatever the heck you feel like. Maybe it won't be as bad as I am thinking, I'll appraise it properly when it's finally here.

I'm skeptical as hell, mind you.

[Jericho]

It's a little disheartening... I didnt read every post but did anyone come up with the notion that, because each player will be able to choose to if they'll quickly watch the quick cs or wander the boat for 5 minutes, pretty much means that you wont be riding with any other players? Ergo, airship content, if any, will be solo?

[Elgeron]

Let us drive our own airships !!

[Estellios]

It's a little disheartening... I didnt read every post but did anyone come up with the notion that, because each player will be able to choose to if they'll quickly watch the quick cs or wander the boat for 5 minutes, pretty much means that you wont be riding with any other players? Ergo, airship content, if any, will be solo?

Maybe you'll get the option to skip the trip when you enter the gate, and anyone that didn't gets put into the airship instance when it takes off while the others just get sent to the destination.

[Lienn]

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If this is the teams plan just make city warps free instead of costing 3 anima.

I'm really disappointed.

IF YOU WANT FAST TRAVEL USE ANIMA.
I want the FFXIV world to be alive and immersive.
IF THAT MEANS I HAVE TO RIDE A *** AIRSHIP FOR 5-10 MIN THEN SO BE IT!

FFXIV is the burgerking of MMOs your way right away.....

Well, i must agree. I don't think i'd ever be skipping trips even if i could. I always enjoyed FFXI long trips...even the 15 min one to Al Zahbi! I always loved the quests and the fights there! Who never took the ferry in Mhaura just to take revenge against some 8-arms bud that loves raping lowbies? =P

I think that, even if the idea is good (allowing those that don't enjoy the trips to skip it), it does is just another depreciative point to the game. In the end we are going from a said "too complex" game to a too simple one...at this pace soon enough they will change the 3D graphics for some 2D pixeled graphics because its more simple, fitting the game better.