Gamerescape Interview: Summons, Chocobos, Train Tracks and Rocks

[Khazar]

Greetings,

We would like to gather your thoughts about jump and how you would like it to be used (In combat? Getting around obstacles?) so we can pass them along to development team. Please let us know what you think. Thanks!

i would like it to have an use not only aesthetic, maybe any content thing that needs some platforming, like datacrons in swtor... i would keep it out of combat system and use for combat only skills related to evade attacks other than using the jump button- if you would add something to evade attacks from monster add a roll button with cooldown or something like that.

[Carzilla]

ZELDA 64 JUMP STYLE END OF DESCUSSION!

NO BUTTON MAPPING NEEDED

[Raagnar]

I would like to see jumping for specific situations on the terrain only. You approach the spot, an icon pops like you are checking aetheryte, allowing you to jump the spot.

Active jumping can be an eyesore (for those wanting a photorealistic game, who jumps around like that irl....?)

Jumping in battle would be bad for this game in particular because of server lag issues. IF squareenix would move servers so the rest of the world doesnt get 2 second delay I would be more open to jumping in tight situations or battle situations. But as it stands( using an example from earlier) box comes at you. you jump but get hit before the box comes close because of lag issues, sounds fun right?

[Anapingofness]

Greetings,

We would like to gather your thoughts about jump and how you would like it to be used (In combat? Getting around obstacles?) so we can pass them along to development team. Please let us know what you think. Thanks!

Personally, I'd like to see it used in combat as well as getting around obstacles. It'd add a pretty unique function to the jump ability that I really haven't seen in other MMO games that I've played. However, I'd like to be able to use it outside of those situations, more or less as I see fit.

It gets kind of annoying being grounded all the time. Restricting jump to specific situations would only frustrate me. "You mean I can't jump down this ledge that is half my height?D=" or some such thing.

On the other hand, any news from the dev team about the ability to swim? The potential for underwater levels and quests is quite strong, in my opinion.

[CrystalWeapon]

Never happens.

You sure about that?



Don't try to smash my dreams of ferrari gil caves of sexyness!

[HiirNoivl]

Don't try to smash my dreams of ferrari gil caves of sexyness!

It's a mimic.

[Nabiri]

You sure about that?



Don't try to smash my dreams of ferrari gil caves of sexyness!

LOL! :x So..... where is this secret cave?

<.< ..... >.>

That's a keeper.. *saves pic*

[Betelgeuzah]

Is this an FF game or an MMORPG?

FF games hardly use jumping as more than an aesthetic feature.

MMORPG's often use jumping in a normal gameplay situation.

There's a clash of interests, which is even more apparent when you look at the opinions divided between MMO players and XI/FF players.

Which makes this kind of statement pretty funny though:

You want an objective response on what to do with jump?

"Objective response" = "my opinion".

[Churchill]

Greetings,

We would like to gather your thoughts about jump and how you would like it to be used (In combat? Getting around obstacles?) so we can pass them along to development team. Please let us know what you think. Thanks!

No jumping in combat, no punishment for falling too far, it's a feature to make running around less boring - not a feature that could potentially make getting somewhere take even longer.

[Pyretta_Blaze]

I don't mind jumping if it is just over rocks or to jump down from a modest height. I don't want to have to try to jump in a battle or jump over bottomless pits in a dungeon. If I wanted an action rpg or a platformer I would go play one. I am playing a Final Fantasy game and those don't often use jump at all and I like it that way.

And yes, it is because I suck royally at action/jumping, that's why I like FF games...

However, if there were a few completely optional jumps that lead to easter egg type stuff I probably wouldn't mind but I would probably have my 15yr old son come do the jumps for me