Swimming in Tuliyollal

[Kayden1010]

A thought occurred to me watching the new player hub trailer for Tuliyollal on YouTube, most player hub cities don’t have swimming, there’s only one I can think of that does and that’s Rhalger’s Reach. Considering Dawntrail is a sort of beach vacation it seems kinda like a given swimming should be included in the city, but we don’t know that. So here’s a thread for it.

[Destati]

Yeah the second Yoshi-P mentioned that we wouldn't be able to swim during the presentation I was like... what? Why??? I was a little peeved that we couldn't do it in Sharlayan but at least it had the excuse of having cold water I guess? But then again we could swim in GARLEMALD. (Which reminds me, if we can swim there then let us swim in that pretty blue pool in Coerthas Western Highlands.)

But come on, there's no reason not to let us do it in Tuliyollal. It's going to be torture standing next to the ocean and being blocked from jumping in it by invisible walls. Please. Let me swim in my pretty video game water.

[Kayden1010]

Ah I rewatch the NA Keynote, and YoshiP said no swimming in the city…. That is a bummer, we really should be able to swim especially in this city, its tropical beach locale is perfect for it.

[Enkidoh]

Considering the city is perched percariously next a giant cataract/canyon, I can see the reason why swimming wouldn't be allowed there - those currents would be far too powerful to swim against.

Also, it's a harbour city, it's just too hazardous to allow - far too easy for swimmers to be hit by a passing boat or ship after all, which is presumedly also the reason swimming isn't allowed in Old Sharalyan, Kurogane and Limsa Lominsa either).

[Ath192]

Considering the city is perched percariously next a giant cataract/canyon, I can see the reason why swimming wouldn't be allowed there - those currents would be far too powerful to swim against.

Also, it's a harbour city, it's just too hazardous to allow - far too easy for swimmers to be hit by a passing boat or ship after all, which is presumedly also the reason swimming isn't allowed in Old Sharalyan, Kurogane and Limsa Lominsa either).

Lol, I love you rationalizing it for them like there was some thought other than laziness. Implementing swimming is more work and they can skip it. Then they can have ppl like you explain it. They cut corners, end of story.

[sindriiisgaming]

"Considering Dawntrail is a sort of beach vacation"

[Limecat]

I want them to add things in the water that can kill you. I know they already said they wouldn't back prior to SB release for Reasons when they first showed off swimming, but the hell with that. Have holes in the reefs, and if you get too close a giant eel or octopus arm zips out grabs you, and pulls you in. Then after a split-second of disappearing you instantly go to 0 HP and are auto-teleported back to the nearest aetheryte. Part of the MSQ could have you traversing an area full of the death holes and trying to find the safe path through.

[Rein_eon_Osborne]

I want them to add things in the water that can kill you. I know they already said they wouldn't back prior to SB release for Reasons when they first showed off swimming, but the hell with that. Have holes in the reefs, and if you get too close a giant eel or octopus arm zips out grabs you, and pulls you in. Then after a split-second of disappearing you instantly go to 0 HP and are auto-teleported back to the nearest aetheryte. Part of the MSQ could have you traversing an area full of the death holes and trying to find the safe path through.

I had similar thought too when I first got to StB on my first playthrough.

That's literally an entire design space that could've been something more than we see today... if they want to.

[Asari5]

but that sounds too difficult for ff14s player... or at least its more difficult than they think the players can handle.
they need to stop the baby treatment

such a waste... but not like there is more going on in the world than a few fates anyway.

[ElysiumDragon]

Likely backend issues.

It's not the 'sanctuary' part that matters, but the 'city state' part. Tuliyollal is specifically a city state, and there's definitely significant backend differences with how city states function compared to sanctuaries.