Boats and Airships in the next exp pack!!

[Jynx]

Timed stuff is bad because that requires waiting and waiting is bad. Who cares that the game feels small and dead without it. Now waiting for a timed gathering node! Thats exciting! /endsarcasm

A wait isn't a bad thing per-se especially if the game content is designed around it with activities to do while you wait. Tripple Triad NPC's around the docks, fishing and gathering areas near the dock, FATES in the area. There are ways to make the wait be a part of the game without distracting from the experience.

There are a ton of world building things they can do to make us feel less like we are spending our time in a glorified chat lobby but I imagine thats what most people want these days.