Flying... wow, is it bad

[Ashkendor]

I like flying because it allows the designers to be very lazy with the overworld, as it will be marginalized and largely ignored once flying is unlocked, a few hotspots aside. Moreover, since the maps are bigger and there are no set travel routes, it greatly reduces the chance to meet other players, which is great for people who just want to be left alone.

Er... what? They actually have to be more thorough in putting the new areas together, since they have to take into account that things will be viewed from above, behind, etc. Compare that to the mountains in CCH, where if you glitch off the map and run behind them you find out that the back sides of them don't actually exist and those trees over there are completely two-dimensional. xD

[Avidria]

I, respectfully, disagree.

I like flying because it allows the designers to be very lazy with the overworld, as it will be marginalized and largely ignored once flying is unlocked, a few hotspots aside. Moreover, since the maps are bigger and there are no set travel routes, it greatly reduces the chance to meet other players, which is great for people who just want to be left alone.

Not sure if sarcasm or no.

Heavensward zones are beautiful imo. I love Sea of Clouds (a lot more than I did before flying because holy heck it's a nightmare to navigate on foot). Heck, I even like Coerthas Western, frozen wasteland that it is. You can get some really cool views from up above and on the ground.

[Voltyblast]

I honestly agree with Zojha (no it's not sarcasm: I'm being legit) on the areas being utterly lazy and bland. I mean for starters you CANNOT land anywhere that's not plain "land" so for example I can't land on anything that's on a irregular terrain or just...anything that's not plain grass or ground. Flying does also makes interaction smaller: you hardly see others flying around and considering that you don't need to move anywhere for doing the important things, such as dungeons and trials (although for Alex you still need to go there, I guess), most of the people will stack up in Idylshire. Flying it's just, like someone responded to me, "a slower way to go from point A to point B" and unless you really want to explore properly, people will always go for the fastest method of travel, which is teleport.

Yes I do agree that the areas are big and the size is amazing and whatever you want to add here but the smallers areas of ARR felt more alive than HW right because people were easy to see and to interact with.

Just like a proper MMORPG!

This is an MMORPG right?

[Stormfur]

I just want to do a barrell roll (Twintania mount aside)

[Elim]

Love flying. Hope they continue to make maps with it.

Not sure how it's possible to have trouble flying. Unless it's not friendly towards certain disabled gamers? I don't think the OP provided enough info to really discuss a problem, if there is one.

[Enthy]

The only gripe I have with flying is the constant chocobo fart misting my screen while I fly. Maybe I'm overly sensitive, but it bugs my eyes.

[WinterLuna]

Flying is pretty much the same as walking and the controls are extremely easy.. not sure what your problem is really.

[Silverbane]

I have a hard time taking the original post seriously. There's no downside to flying ... except for the frustration you feel when you go back to ARR and can't fly.

[SnugglesD]

Go try and do hunts in azys lla without flying. Go on. I'll just wait here for your findings.

[Zojha]

Compare that to the mountains in CCH, where if you glitch off the map and run behind them you find out that the back sides of them don't actually exist and those trees over there are completely two-dimensional. xD

Erm...that is usually an extra step you do in order to reduce system load. They could've just put the regular stuff they already have in the rest of the zone there, you know? Would've been easier, but harder on your system.