(05-27-2015, 01:36 PM)Aya Wrote: So, I don't really know about the particulars of flying in Heavensward. It may juts be strictly limited to the WoL? I figured its probably a more general thing from the way its being discussed here, and that's always been my assumption, but anyway, it certainly colors my feelings on FF XIV flight.
I honestly don't much care for flight in MMO's, I think it has a tendency to detract more than add. I especially feel like the idea of chocobos (or other obviously land bound creatures) flying is immersion and mood breaking in this game. Yeah, magic, blah, blah, blah, that's really not my point. You see a Fat Chocobo flying and have to accept it as canon and all of a sudden it feels like there's no reasonable frame of reference with which to take in the game world any more. Its just silliness, which is all good and fun in its time and place, but I feel like it creates an incredible amount of friction with the feel of Eorzea they've otherwise created.
Honestly, I'm left wondering why Chocobo mounted flying cavalry haven't dealt with the Dravanian threat (and Garlean airships) centuries ago.
Quote:It's established canon that one cannot fly unless attuning to a flight stone to catch the currents in the air.I missed this, and.. but.. no, I really won't know what to think of it until I see it and how prevalent it is. There's still this whole.. sea of clouds thing that I can't quite wrap my head around either...
Anyway, there's no chance that Aya herself will fly. Except by airship!
Yep, this is pretty much my feelings exactly.
Aether-powered flight is all well and good, but those tiny stubby little wings flapping so hard... or worse, the GIGANTIC fat 'bos with those tiny wings? It looks dumb, it feels wrong, and I just can't accept that. I'll probably have T'rahnu act nonplussed about them (as she is about many strange things in Eorzea), but OOCly I will always see them as an eyesore and hope and pray that most players use more credible mounts for flight instead.
Personal airships are fine. I like those. At least they look cool. Flightless birds suddenly taking flight? Worse yet, gigantic fat ones? No. No, thanks.
