[dev1008] About Jumping

[Rawry]

im annoyed by this thread. they should remove the forums. k thx.

[Steelcyclone]

Jumping would give the game a more free feeling imo. I have never played a game (wow included) where people just jumped like rabbits 24 7 all day like most of you people think is going to happen. Getting over small objects would be a nice feature then having to walk around every single little thing. On top of that if you dont want to "jump" then just dont simple as that. Problem solved now lets get this in the game.

[Galamantyl]

I am in favor of jumping up and down on beds. Mom says she does it with all her friends from work all the time.

[Naryl]

I don't see why could anyone be against an additional feature. However I DO agree jump is irrelevant and innecessary if it's only used as an /emote, if it's going to just be that I think it would be better that the dev team uses their time to fix other issues or add content (instanced pve! yay!).

But if "jump" itself is used as another action that can change the way our characters interact with the enemies and the world I think it's worth it. For example you could jump to avoid certain bosses attacks that travel through the ground, or to climb to a safe place while the boss does a huge aoe, etc.

I think it would be also interesting that certain classes could use jump better than others, ofc the Dragoon(if implemented) seems like the best class to do huge jumps to gain better position in the fight, or even landind using a skill that triggers once the character lands. But not only that, a gladiator or a marauder could be worse at jumping since they are equiped with heavy armor, or mages since they physical power tends to be low, while thief/ninja classes could use jump as another tool to move between enemies.

About ppl complaining it would ruin the atmosphere of the game, or the inmersion.. err you know if you go out to the street and try hard enough you can jump, even in RL! It seems pretty easy to understand that our characters SHOULD be able to do the same. You don't want to see ppl spaming it? it's easy, make it so jump uses stamina, like another skill, but only do that if rly jump will bring something to the PVE enviorenment, if not, it's just better to don't waste time on implementing another emote.

[Point_Zero]

No jumping please... unless its used for some skank mithra thats asking for it.. :P

[DeadRiser]

No jumping please... unless its used for some skank mithra thats asking for it.. :P

Please don't try to call out Miqo'te because we are more developed than you midget lalafell. Please and thanks.

[Aldora]

When it comes to jumping, i don't really need a dedicated button with which i can make my character jump. But, i do find it annoying that i can't jump off a small ledge and thus need to walk a long way around in order to get to the place i need to be.

If you add an A.I. which will trigger a jump-event when you get close to an edge, it might generate a lot of frustration for people who want to stand close to an edge and not automatically jump off. But, if you implement it in a way that you need to "push" yourself off the edge in order to jump (like walking through a npc or a pc), you would still be able to stand on the edge without automatically jumping off.

But... I'll wait and see what SE's view is on that subject.

[Jennestia]

When it comes to jumping, i don't really need a dedicated button with which i can make my character jump. But, i do find it annoying that i can't jump off a small ledge and thus need to walk a long way around in order to get to the place i need to be.

If you add an A.I. which will trigger a jump-event when you get close to an edge, it might generate a lot of frustration for people who want to stand close to an edge and not automatically jump off. But, if you implement it in a way that you need to "push" yourself off the edge in order to jump (like walking through a npc or a pc), you would still be able to stand on the edge without automatically jumping off.

But... I'll wait and see what SE's view is on that subject.

It depends since there's a difference between "Jumping" and "Falling", i.e what you describe would be falling which you literally have to walk off the cliff in order to do -- Otherwise there's no reason to be next to a cliff unless you're avoiding knockback damage. There's also the simple "While in battle/active mode" variable that would prevent such an event from happening if you're referring to how Mages or Archer's set themselves up on a cliff face.

[gifthorse]

I can't believe people are still going on about spam jumping. Get over it already. Oh wait, you can't get over it because you can't jump.

Ever heard of a cool-down feature? JEE ZUSS CHRIST ALMIGHTY.

[Jennestia]

I can't believe people are still going on about spam jumping. Get over it already. Oh wait, you can't get over it because you can't jump.

Ever heard of a cool-down feature? JEE ZUSS CHRIST ALMIGHTY.

Yep.

Delivers a short jumping attack on a targeted enemy.
Obtained: Dragoon Level 10
Recast Time: 1:30
Duration: Instant