Theres a thing called anima

[Jynx]

Maybe you should try going outside more and rethink your priorities?

Maybe you should stop playing a MMO and spend some time with that woman, friends, job. You know because you seem to have better things to do with your time than play a MMO.

Or could it be perhaps that you can have a life and enjoy a MMO at the same time? It's a crazy thought I know but even people with friends, familly, jobs, little free time actually enjoy a MMO that kills the downtime they have. I know I do, but then again I must be a no-life neckbeard because I don't like the things you do.

What shall I ever do.

[Pandastirfry]

yeah i don't get the instant this instant that mind set, its an MMORPG most people play rpg's for there story's and bizarre scenery and a scape from reality, if you haven't the time for a good story and things in which you would never see in your life....your playing the wrong game.

or lets put this in a different perspective, the RPG is simply an player controlled book. when you read a book would you skip the few pages that tells of an adventurer that rides a flying contraption and the feeling and scenery?

But by the same token... Would you think it's good writing to read that same passage, every time they did it? Basically, in good story telling once you establish that something fantastical is commonplace within your universe it ceases to aid the story to dwell on it. It is the bad Dungeon Master that feels it's neccesary to say "... And you're walking, and walking, and walking... You arrive at the "GATES OF NORRGASH" and are attacked by 7 orcs, roll for initative!"

Also watching treadmill scenery go past more than once loses it's charm... Quick.

[Madrox]

Take away instant stuff, PLEASE. I'm with rokien on this. I was very disappointed in transportation

[KiriA500]

But by the same token... Would you think it's good writing to read that same passage, every time they did it?

Also watching treadmill scenery go past more than once loses it's charm... Quick.

Quote the person with every battle class at 50. You sure didn't have a problem fighting enemies more than once...I mean, that "leveling up" thing got hella boring 200exp into level 1. Snorefest! Or what about that boring crafting nonsense? Clicking the same text over and over is awful!

[Valmonte]

But by the same token... Would you think it's good writing to read that same passage, every time they did it?

Also watching treadmill scenery go past more than once loses it's charm... Quick.

killing dodo's over and over and over and over and over for a few levels then moving on to do the same to another group of higher level mobs, it losses its charm... Quick.

yet it suddenly becomes an issue when you have to take a 5 minute ride...please.

[Rokien]

But by the same token... Would you think it's good writing to read that same passage, every time they did it? Basically, in good story telling once you establish that something fantastical is commonplace within your universe it ceases to aid the story to dwell on it. It is the bad Dungeon Master that feels it's neccesary to say "... And you're walking, and walking, and walking... You arrive at the "GATES OF NORRGASH" and are attacked by 7 orcs, roll for initative!"

Also watching treadmill scenery go past more than once loses it's charm... Quick.

lets not forget you don't have to ride the airship, you can teleport to the city.....

SO, here is an idea, ride the airship once, use anima the rest of the time.

[Pandastirfry]

To both of you...

That's gameplay, not standing on a ship watching scenery go past talking to the same three NPCs that say the same thing for 10 years ala XI. All I remember from the ferries/airships in XI is "stay in the hold, go to the bathroom, make a sandwich" come back in 10 minutes to play the game" they weren't exciting or memorable past the first time, the were filler. Fighting monsters over and over again... Well, that's what we do. I'm an adventurer. Not a passenger.

Basically, once you establish things there is no reason to bring it up again. Do we have need to have a cutscene and instanced section to show that chocobos are a thing? Of course not it been established that chocobos are this universes stand-in for horses. Once you establish the big-bad is an evil sorcerer, you din't need to constantly remind me he's an evil sorcerer and how his magic works, once you establish we have ships that fly, I don't need to be constantly shown "hey! The ships fly! Isn't that COOL!"... Thank you but I know.

[Jynx]

they weren't exciting or memorable past the first time, the were filler.

Really some of my best memories of XI were when I wasn't actually playing the game but taking in the sights and sounds of the world.

People have different tastes.

[Ruisu]

Some ppl do nothing all day long. For those, enjoying a 15min ride in an airship is immersion since their life is so empty.

You know it's more like a 3 minute ride, right? FFXI had 3 minute rides. Not 15 minute. Not sure where you're getting this from.

[Pandastirfry]

Really some of my best memories of XI were when I wasn't actually playing the game but taking in the sights and sounds of the world.

People have different tastes.

And some of my best memories of XI were taking in the sights and sounds... My first ride on the ferry/airship in XI was neat, after the third time on each... Not so magical anymore.

Wandering around in the actual world and seeing neat landmarks, dragging LS mates to go see them.. Tons of fun!

Watching treadmill scenery that never changes after 10 years, not so much