Do you think the old zones should be given aether currents?

[Amelia_Pond_Behemoth]

Just curious on your thoughts. What if they added aether currents in the old zones?

[Nutz]

I'm not sure since it's not really a simple matter. I'm not opposed to flying in older zones simply as a means of moving faster or seeing the area from a new perspective, but you have to consider that such perspectives weren't planned for and as such the zone may be unusually ugly and feel broken or incomplete without a lot of work.

Typically when flight isn't possible many things that are forever out of sight simply don't exist as in game assets. Take CCH for example. There are rock walls in many places that prevent direct travel across the zone. More likely than not those walls are only walls and when you get to the top there's nothing to cap them off -- just emptiness in the middle of the area that you currently can't possibly see. There would be many instances of this sort of thing in every old zone, so the amount of work to 'fix' it could probably not be justified without using the old zones for new content that required flight.

If they can think of a compelling reason to implement flight in the old zones then sure, have at it. If no better reason than 'it would be fun/ nice to fly everywhere' can be found then I don't think it could be justified.

[d4rkie]

they'd need to connect and widen them up. I'd really like it, but at current flying speed we'd traverse old zones (except south thanalan) in seconds

[MysticNight]

Only if the expand the areas. Some of the areas are too small to justify air mounts.

[NefarioCall]

If it's a lot of work, a priority basis would be nice. Coerthas Central Highlands is the one zone that could really benefit.

[Monty]

As others said, some of the zones would be too small or not programmed with flying in mind. That being said, for new comers trying to trudge through the MSQ, it could be a good way to alleviate all the non-sensical fetch quests that are in the game.

[JustARTificial]

I really want them to, but I'm sure it would probably break a few zones and require a lot of reworking. I'm not sure the content in those zones grant Aether Currents. Also, what would happen to people that don't have HW? They would see people fly at 1.5x the speed their ground mount travels at. Fate farming would be much faster than ever before (good or bad), but if you don't have HW good luck trying to keep up with a flying mount.

[Kukajoo]

not really no
they should keep them as they are, they'd all need serious reworking for flight and personally i think flight should stay in ishgard + distant future new zones
but yeah ground mounts are a thing and they need love too

[Ramath]

As someone who has actually made 3d models, 3d environments, etc, I can understand 100% when they said the old zones weren't made for flying.

Unless you've worked with 3d software, just accept that you have no idea what you're talking about and simply accept that those who actually DID make the game do.

[Kaedan94]

I don't agree they are too small. There are plenty of ARR zones that would benefit:

-Lower and Western La Noscea
-Most of the Thanalans (especially Southern)
-South Shroud
-Mor Dhona
-Coerthas Central

Those are all pretty big zones and could benefit from flight.