Please let us *really* ride airships

[Radav]

I'm constantly amazed by some of the things people are disappointed with on these forums. You really want to spend 10 min. standing on an airship doing nothing? In my opinion this is exactly how airships should work and it should stay that way. We desperately need the ability to travel quickly between the cities. If they added all these new quests for companies... beastman stronghold instances... and then left us to get there by chocobo, walking or the horrible anima system we'd be left with what we have now. A ton of people hanging out in Uldah leaving LL and Gridania barren wastelands. The membership of both Limsa's and Gridania's Grand Company would suffer and the content they took loads of time to create would be completely neglected.

[Onizuka]

I don't understand why a request Topic is often seen as a complaint Topic here... This, for one, is the former.

Also, I don't remember Yoshi-P already said that airship rides would be just cutscenes the first time they were implemented. Can anyone please post a link to this statement?

Anyway, as I didn't read it before today, maybe I missed it or I forgot it, this was something new to me, and so I wanted to ask if there were plans to implement a real airship ride feature and when. If it's going to be after patch 1.21, as it's not listed in today's letter notes, that means after Winter (according to a previous statement where 1.20 would come for Fall and 1.21 for Winter), so I'd like to know if it's confirmed for the future or not.

For instance, I'm one of the few adventurers who don't have problems with Anima (I'm an explorer) and want to ride a chocobo just to ride a chocobo , so the same goes for airships.

Take it easy!

[Seif]

I don't understand why a request Topic is often seen as a complaint Topic here... This, for one, is the former.

Also, I don't remember Yoshi-P already said that airship rides would be just cutscenes the first time they were implemented. Can anyone please post a link to this statement?

Anyway, as I didn't read it before today, maybe I missed it or I forgot it, this was something new to me, and so I wanted to ask if there were plans to implement a real airship ride feature and when. If it's going to be after patch 1.21, as it's not listed in today's letter notes, that means after Winter (according to a previous statement where 1.20 would come for Fall and 1.21 for Winter), so I'd like to know if it's confirmed for the future or not.

For instance, I'm one of the few adventurers who don't have problems with Anima (I'm an explorer) and want to ride a chocobo just to ride a chocobo , so the same goes for airships.

Take it easy!

It's news to me too. So if this is common knowledge I apologize for the reaction. God the hole thing is like realizing that Santa's bringing only empty packages this year T__T

[Onidemon]

Hello, adventurers.

I read Yoshida-san's latest letter and I'm surprised that, if I understood correctly, we won't actually be able to ride airships, but there will only be two cutscenes for departure and arrival.

Now, I can understand that many adventurers would like to have a faster way to travel between cities... but this is way too fast, in my opinion...!

I'm opening this Topic because I don't see any plan to change this in patch 1.20 and 1.21, and I'd really like to properly ride an airship and enjoy my trip in Eorzea's skies with other adventurers. I had already imagined it and all, staring at the landscape and gazing upon sunsets and dawns from above, with a Great music in the background.

Will such a feature be implemented after patch 1.21?

As I'm sure other adventurers also have this desire, let the dev team hear your voice here if you wish.

Faithfully,

Cloudio Onizuka

It's the same as in other mmos, there's really no need to waste time or make it last 10 minutes unless there is any real purpose to it. If the airship can get attacked, i can PVP on it, have shops, play mini-games etc... Then yes hell ya make it rideable but until then i'm more then fine with the cut scenes.

[MariyaShidou]

Also if they plan to have long airship ride, it should be optional along with cutscene insta travel one. I bet you after a few rides majority of the people will just want the insta travel option.

[Kailea_Nagisa]

read read read read...... good god does anyone read before they complain anymore?

This is TEMPORARY, they will be adding something similar to the ferry ride later when they have more time, for now they are just trying to get the system in place and working.

[Holland]

I say yes for any kind of content. If it would somehow make the world feel a bit more cohesive that would be even better. I'd like to be thrown overboard by mobs at some point and land on the ground in a weakened state.

Adding more to that, I hope we have the chance to jump overboard of our own free will while hovering a hill or a mountain and land on secret areas full of aggressive fiends! and crazy content.

[Perrin_Aybarra]

Adding more to that, I hope we have the chance to jump overboard of our own free will while hovering a hill or a mountain and land on secret areas full of aggressive fiends! and crazy content.

that would be awsome for sure ^^

[Catapult]

Creating a temporary system allows for the implementation of the base mechanic, which helps ensure travelling-balance is established and concreted.

Fancy stuff can come later, maybe even with quests built in.

That and we were screaming "airships" like raving rabbits so they had to put SOMETHING in...

[ydp002]

In life you can never satisfied everyone. Enjoy what we have and look forward to new features, but please do make your opinion be hear so we can have a future to look forward to.