Thread: What will be the next big traversal feature in 5.0? What do you want to see?

They first need to change their mindset, which is removal of all variety. That's why swimming and diving are nigh useless once you unlock flying. I'm surprised they actually added spearfishing...but that's content only for 10 levels of 1 job. Which is also the least interactive job in the entire game (at least till that point).

Once they change their mindset, they can make actual content for flying and swimming/diving. Underwater combat would be interesting too, even if it was utilizing simplified mechanics and specially made, limited skills.

Once that's done, THEN they thinking of other mobility updates would have any sense to it.

Why?! Because they'll add climbing. And what?! You'll be able to use it only on new maps, that's what. Suddenly your character which can climb vertical hills is unable to get on top of a boulder that's just slightly higher than it...Why?! Because the A Realm Reborn maps aren't prepared for it. Because you could unlock flying too easily and too quickly. Because they'll find whatever stupid excuse to not do that (and there is actually technical excuse for that, as the system would require making "climbable" terrain, where currently there is a "no entry" terrain).

Originally Posted by era1Ne

I did a sidequest yesterday, which had an NPC miqote sitting in a tree and i immediately thought being able to climb could add something to the game in terms of traversal around the world. I liked the thought of being able to sit in a tree as players. With Heavensward we got the ability to fly and with Stormblood our character learned to swim/dive in various areas. After the quest i tried to think about anything else, besides being able to climb. But i didn't found anything. What do you guys want to see and what are your thoughts about being able to climb?

My thoughts what climbing could add to the game:

• climb a tree and chill in cities
• have fights that require you to climb. For example have an fight lower and higher area to fight two bosses. On each floor one.
• Being able to make content like palace or jump challenges more exciting
• Add more layers to cities, because flying isn't allowed in them. Instead Square could allow us to climb.
• New gatherer options. For instance, climb a tree to get coconut

This probably falls into the same problem as "leaning against a wall", as surfaces have to be designated as climbable. It also overlaps with flying and jumping. If you can get somewhere in the game by flying, then you don't need to climb it.

That said, I think it would be interesting if Miqote and Au'ra could climb walls and trees. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfozbcrMpGs
Everyone else would need a way to do so however. Considering that SE somehow thought jumping puzzles was a good idea, if you could just climb around those same puzzles, would probably render them nerfed.

Maybe work out a way to let us fly like in Anti Tower, but with like, more animations for turning and emotes and stuff?