Jumping confirmed

[Estellios]

There will obviously be jumping related things. Would be nice to jump up and fight on top of a giant enemy for some phase of a large-scale battle.

It's like the stupid giant cake, they wouldn't add it if they didn't have any plans for it.

[Zoltan]

There will obviously be jumping related things. Would be nice to jump up and fight on top of a giant enemy for some phase of a large-scale battle.

It's like the stupid giant cake, they wouldn't add it if they didn't have any plans for it.

I don't believe it. Unless, by chance, you are a developer at Square Enix?

Why would that be nice?

Seems pointless. Fix party alliances, loot drop management, looking for group, linkshell management, server lag, /random, inventory sorting, AH and a multitude of other issues before even comtemplating the addition of jump.

On second thought, just fix the problems and forget about jump.

[Reinheart]

I don't believe it. Unless, by chance, you are a developer at Square Enix?

Why would that be nice?

Seems pointless. Fix party alliances, loot drop management, looking for group, linkshell management, server lag, /random, inventory sorting, AH and a multitude of other issues before even comtemplating the addition of jump.

On second thought, just fix the problems and forget about jump.

You do know they have over 200 staff working on different things in teams right??? not one person working on Jump & everything else? w

[Estellios]

I don't believe it. Unless, by chance, you are a developer at Square Enix?

Why would that be nice?

Seems pointless. Fix party alliances, loot drop management, looking for group, linkshell management, server lag, /random, inventory sorting, AH and a multitude of other issues before even comtemplating the addition of jump.

On second thought, just fix the problems and forget about jump.

That stuff is coming before jumping, it's not even coming until 2.0 and the map revamps are going to be taking advantage of the fact that we'll be able to jump. You'll be able to have fluid character movement and exploration and adding jump allows for new battle mechanics.

The team working on the current game is separate from the one working on 2.0, so working on jump wont delay stuff that is coming before then.

[Reinheart]

From unofficial live letter translation: http://goo.gl/tMzrF

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F: Q: it's not mentioned in the 2.0 docs but whats going on with jump or swimming?
Y: For 2.0 we are remodeling all the maps so it requires lots of checks, so we’re talking about including this with 2.0 but just ending with that is kind of sad so here is one more spoiler, and this one is movie too



F: it jumped
Y: this one I said it’s jumping too high and said no to this one but strangely when it’s with this guy


(lalafel jumping)

F: it’s jumping the same height?
Y: yeah same height but when it’s with him it doesn’t feel too much awkward, however this height is too comical so we’re still making adjustments like this and testing.

Also for swimming this will be after 2.0 but instead of just being able to swim we want to add stuff like underwater temple, or raid using water, and we’re talking about what to do about breathing air. We want to do it, we’re not to a point yet to tell the dev on what stance to develop this in yet, this will be after.

[Anonymoose]

I'm glad Yoshida-san agreed the jump was a little over-dramatic. Though, if anyone wearing Dragoon armor jumps like that, I'll give them a pass.

[Urthdigger]

I'm just a little confused as to when jumping became a vital feature for RPGs. I mean, I guess Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest and Final Fantasy X-2 were game of the year material after all.

[Hanemakikaze]

Wow...this sad thread is really still going. Jump is being added, there's nothing you can do about it, adapt, stop crying about an extremely small additional feature and move on. Again, its only jump...not some world ending game breaking cataclysm ending the lives of thousands. Geez people, you make me face palm every time I browse these forums.

[Urthdigger]

Wow...this sad thread is really still going. Jump is being added, there's nothing you can do about it, adapt, stop crying about an extremely small additional feature and move on. Again, its only jump...not some world ending game breaking cataclysm ending the lives of thousands. Geez people, you make me face palm every time I browse these forums.

I'm just having a laugh at all the folks who say "MMOs MUST have a jump button or else it's NOT AN MMO!" I've played plenty of games with one, and it never bothered me. But at the same time, I can't imagine anyone considering it the #1 most important thing that must be added above all else to make this game a success.

[Tiraelina]

I would be more confused at the hostility to the point of flaming someone for wanting jumping. Nothing will satisfy them short of not having it at all including any other features they dislike.

If they have such a deep rooted hatred towards jumping in any form because they find it disruptive then wheres the thread about emote spam and repeatedly (dis)mounting your chocobo? Right, because very few people do it. You have no actual case beyond anecdotal evidence. I've been playing WoW, Aion and Rift over 7 years and you have no idea what you are talking about if you think everyone is jumping all the time.