So about jump.

[KaiTBF]

^This. A thousand times.

I think being able to jump on any surface conveys a cartoon like image, akin to cheap amateur MMORPGs.
While FF does portray things with humor, it has nothing cheap about the way it delivers it. And realism, on top of all, is what's been predominating in its titles. Specially on 1.0.

The whole "more freedom is better" argument is pretty silly, in my opinion.

Otherwise people would be able to walk through water or to jump from any height or get through walls and any obstacles.
What makes one more noteworthy than the other? Just because it hasn't been addressed yet?

You already aren't able to jump off high cliffs due to invisible walls. This serves to portray common sense in your character. And in the same way, it should be portrayed by not allowing them to jump on top of every structure like baboons.

Now on to this, less than 100 times.

I don't feel hopping on tents gives a cartoony vibe, and, while it's true 1.0 did have a theme of realism while Tanaka was running it, that has long come and gone. The point about the rest of the FF series is moot because there's little to no realism involved.

The whole "being able to hop on tents in a fantasy game is unrealistic" argument is pretty silly in my opinion.

Otherwise we would all have to consume food on a regular basis, use the potteh, would have to rest every night or two, would be susceptible to illness, would have to pay rent on our inns, would skill up extremely slowly with level values being small numbers increasing by thousandths after hours of work, etc. What makes this on more noteworthy than the others?

I think it's lame I can't jump off huge cliffs, and I (being the one who made my character) should be the only one deciding how much common sense my character does or does not have. This should be portrayed by the fact that if I want my character to be a baboon hopping on all the structures, he can.

Edit//P.S sorta thing
Walking on water and phasing through walls could be a fun mechanic actually...