Quote Originally Posted by LilimoLimomo View Post
Haha, that's a valid reaction. But I really loved traveling by boat to get somewhere the first time in FFXI; that 30-minute boat ride truly made the world feel big, and going to a new place by boat was exciting. Also probably worth saying, things happened on the boat, as it was a whole ship to explore with multiple levels. Folks would fish, sea creatures would cause trouble on deck, sometimes the boat would be attacked by ghost pirates and the weak players would have to hide below deck while the stronger players fought them off.

Not for everyone. I understand why it's gone. But forcing that to happen one time for a set number of locations might help the world feel big. That's something you lose when a ship ride halfway across the world takes the same amount of time as a teleport.
Sea Horror spawns, everyone dies, people at destination port waiting for boat to arrive see a pile of bodies pour out of the boat... lol good times :3