Letter from the Producer LIVE II (Notes)

[Sup3rB4d]

FFX isn't a real FF game. k

[Jakson]

He was referring to Blitzball, methinks.

[Valkrish]

Meanwhile at the developers ... "Lets implement FF7's MOG HOUSE!"

[Almalexia]

Would any of you be upset if it was only a mount, and not a mobile battle suit you used to shoot various lasers, missiles, gasses, or cures?

I suppose if you remove the sugar, frosting, and candles, it's still technically a birthday cake.

[Jakson]

How many people were seriously expecting Magitek Armor to be anything but a mount?

[miokomioko]

If the Chocoback battle content they spoke of ever happens, Magitek Armor could easily be much more than a mount. Chocoback Adventurers vs Magitek Imperials? Sign me up.

[Alkar]

He was referring to Blitzball, methinks.

Nah. He's simply trying to avoid admitting he was wrong in his first post about FF games never having swimming mechanics.

[Vuitton]

We got to swim in FFVI. It's how we escape the Veldt after digging up that diver's helmet using Gao.

[Gokku]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sWmqg8M5NU
IM JUST SAYING >..>

[Kaylia]

Screw haters, swimming is awesome, and so is jumping.


It's even more awesome when you combine both and let players dive from very high place.

[Alkar]

Screw haters, swimming is awesome, and so is jumping.


It's even more awesome when you combine both and let players dive from very high place.

Except when you jump while swimming. I hope that stays as far away from this game as possible.

[Kaiyoko]

Except when you jump while swimming. I hope that stays as far away from this game as possible.

What will we ever do if the player pushes the jump button in water!?!?! Oh wait that's right you rise in water.....

[Lucavi]

Nothing was more fun than bouncing on water in battlegrounds in WoW, lol.

[Alkar]

What will we ever do if the player pushes the jump button in water!?!?! Oh wait that's right you rise in water.....

There's a huge difference between rising up and actually jumping out of the water. There are plenty of games with swimming and jumping but you don't see Lara Croft or Nathan Drake jumping out of the water like magic. The thing is most MMO animations are horribly done.
Jumping while swimming doesn't really give any advantage unless it's used to get around poor level design.

[Kaylia]

I wouldnt really call that "poor level design" when it's just not the prime focus of the game. Of course, they could always have a climb animation like in Zelda game, but it's still a lot of development for something that doesnt offer much other than visual that are more aestheticaly pleasing.

[Priran]

FFXIV
n.

a lot of development for something that doesnt offer much other than visual that are more aestheticaly pleasing

[Alkar]

I wouldnt really call that "poor level design" when it's just not the prime focus of the game. Of course, they could always have a climb animation like in Zelda game, but it's still a lot of development for something that doesnt offer much other than visual that are more aestheticaly pleasing.

If you design pools of water to require jumping in order to get out that's poor level design. You don't even need climbing animations if done right.

[Kaiyoko]

Floating thing in water... How do I get on it? You expect everything in a game to have steps out of the water?

[Hyan]

FFXIV
n.

Needs more SWTOR I guess

[Kaylia]

If you design pools of water to require jumping in order to get out that's poor level design. You don't even need climbing animations if done right.

The player doesnt always want to swim 30sec to the nearest ramps just to get out of the water. Letting them jump out of the water is fine...