No offense, but the game feels old fashioned (in a bad way) without a jump feature of sorts, I really hate having to run a mile around a cliff that has a foot drop off, it is simply retarded. Also in no way will it degrade character and atmosphere that is the most idiotic thing I have ever heard. I am sure they would implement the "Jump Feature" ( not jump button) in a pleasant way and differently than other games use it. Similar to Zelda or FFXIII.

Even if they did just make it a normal jump button and you could stand around jumping it wouldn't bother me one bit, whether you leave you character afk selling stuff on a bazaar even though you have 2 retainers for that, or you just running circles around Ul'dah because of the lack of content or whatever else people do. In no way is someone doing what they want to do any more annoying than the things I just mentioned.

Why does it bother people so much anyways? What someone does with their time shouldn't bother you, for it doesn't involve you. By adding jump into the game they add more ways to make NM encounters unique or other boss battles or quests or leves or whatever else and it enhances the ability to travel quickly.