Quote Originally Posted by Rowyne View Post
You know, I can actually understand the frustration in this post, because I'm feeling it, too. FFXI, for better or worse, was released almost a decade ago in a market with few choices or other standards to compare itself to. And I'm tired of the argument that we don't need things in FFXIV just because FFXI didn't have it.

It may seem like a small thing, but many of the bad reviews and feelings of an outdated clunky game didn't just cite the UI or the combat system. How was it you had this beautiful character with such amazing facial expressions and emotions, and even the way you run and shift your weight when you come to a stop is SO lifelike... but you can't even jump?

I'm loathe to use the term fanboys, but the FF traditionalists who are claiming that new features will only somehow destroy the integrity of this game are only serving to hold back progress and keep FFXIV from being taken seriously by the gaming community.

This game will surely wither away if it doesn't move into the current MMO generation, and that generation expects a full array of controls, including the ability to jump. Evolve or die.
Here Here. They spent all this money on Motion Capture animations for our characters, individual run styles and lots of emotes. I think Jumping is a simple natural extension of that.

I mean come on, Its not like we're asking for Lalafell's to be equipped with AK47 machine gun animations - its just jumping ! Its not going to ruin immersion that much and for a lot it will increase immersion.