to fly or not to fly that is the question :: World of Warcraft

#1 Nov 12 2014 at 2:44 AM Rating: Good

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how many of you think that putting flying into the game might be a blessing or a curse. I for one don't really think flying should be added to the game. While thire could be some fun and cool aspect to it I think I twill take a lot away from the game. I played wow for quite awhile before they had flying and after and it did take a lot out of the game.

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#2 Nov 12 2014 at 8:59 AM Rating: Good

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I dont think it is bad and think it might actually be cool, especially if it is dragons.. I dont want flying chocobos, their wings are too small and it would just look really stupid.

The landscape in this game is really cool and I would love to see it from the air. In ffxi I thought it was cool to be on the airship and see the landscape from above...

Edited, Nov 12th 2014 10:01am by Nashred

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#3 Nov 12 2014 at 6:06 PM Rating: Good

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With WoW and flying you didn't get access to do so until you were max level and/or finished with the main story on the current expansion. With Cata expansion being a bit different due to the way they set up the zones you got flying sooner. It didn't take anything our of the game, the only thing it did was allow people to progress through content a bit faster as with flying mounts you could take a more direct route to the objective. I would dread running all the zones in WoW on a mount each and everytime (had to until you got access to flying mount or using their flightpath to have the game take you there) i wanted to go somewhere across the map.

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#4 Nov 13 2014 at 6:15 AM Rating: Decent

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I feel having bigger area's that you'll just zoom through (high above in the air) will definitely hurt the quality of the designs.

Not just because of the extra work they have to do for larger area's, but mostly since for them there is simply no point to it if people can fly through it quickly. It would be a real shame, since for me the real magic of Final Fantasy XIV is in the crazy details they put in every little step you take through the world.

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#5 Nov 13 2014 at 8:04 AM Rating: Good

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http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comments/2m2x9c/gamewatch_yoship_interview_summary/

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Regarding Flying Mounts

You will be able to fly over the entire map of the new area
However in 3.0 you will NOT be able to fly over the current game maps.
There will be no limit on the time it takes to fly (Fixed thank you bennyr)
Rewards will be given so that you can fly over the whole area right away
When you reach the level cap (new one?) it will be very rewarding
There will be adjustments made to mount variety. The basics are done but they are tweaking the gimicks and types.
There will be no air battles other than for story/cutscenes etc
You will not be able to fight field mobs in the air etc.
Adventurers will be able to go to the Dragon World Dravania (Thank you bennyr)
They keep their policy from 1.0 that you can go to places that have been "named" (aka you can't fly to a random unknown area?)

Edited, Nov 13th 2014 9:05am by Nashred

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