Movement

pickles8806

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Mar 2006

Ok guys, I'm sure this has been asked or commented on millions of times, but I just have to ask, and the search is disabled right now. What is the deal with movement in this game?? Will there ever be a jumping capability? It's very frustrating to not have the ability, I was just wondering if there ever will be the option. Also, will there ever be mounts (is it in the realm of possibility or in development)? Thanks.

DeanBB

DeanBB

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

Arizona

Wizardry Players Guild, http://4guildwars.7.forumer.com

What is the point of jumping? The map is going to limit where you can and cannot go and jumping, swimming, climbing, or flying is not going to change that.

konohamaru heaven

konohamaru heaven

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2005

Some where in Cantha beyond the Petrified Forest and the Jade Sea

The Amazon Basin

Quote:
Originally Posted by pickles8806
Ok guys, I'm sure this has been asked or commented on millions of times, but I just have to ask, and the search is disabled right now. What is the deal with movement in this game?? Will there ever be a jumping capability? It's very frustrating to not have the ability, I was just wondering if there ever will be the option. Also, will there ever be mounts (is it in the realm of possibility or in development)? Thanks.
As of yet ArenaNet has not mentioned anything that you have mentioned yet, but who knows.

Banin Galori

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

R/Mo

Sure you can jump! (/jump) And if you're willing to use your imagination, you can pretend that each time you travel instantly between outposts you're using a mount. It's great for everyone!

Like DeanBB said, there's no point. If you can't reach somewhere without jumping, it means that you're not supposed to reach there. And mounts are especially pointless, as you can just travel instantly between towns anyway.

Kakumei

Kakumei

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

Grind is subjective

learn this please

They've said pretty specifically no mounts.

And the physics engine isn't designed to support jumping, really.

chris_nin00

chris_nin00

Dun dun dun

Join Date: Aug 2005

Reddit Guild

R/

Get Oblivion... Now

Just playing.

It seems as though A-net will stick to the traditional movement right now. I mean, 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' eh?
Adding jump and fly and other types of movements would surely if not really, change gameplay, therefore ruling the perfect Guild Wars Formula false...

Mandy Memory

Mandy Memory

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2005

USA

Xen of Sigils [XoO]

W/

There is no jumping right now...and probably never will be. As for mounts...even if their are, they will be pointless.

Tsunami Rain

Tsunami Rain

mmmmmmmm pie.

Join Date: Aug 2005

Honolulu, Hawaii

Favorable Winds [Gust]

Mo/

go play flyff. you can jump and fly xd (2 skills i never want to see in gw)

Vermilion Okeanos

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by chris_nin00
Get Oblivion... Now
I was taking a look at what is with the talk about Oblivion earlier... I was almost blinded by their character design.

nightrunner

nightrunner

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2005

San Francisco

W/Mo

The physics engine in GW is pretty much nonexistant. Look at the way your character runs into walls - I often find myself dying in CA because I was running toward a staircase/ramp and suddenly I run into the invisible edge of a wall and the warrior that was beating on me catches up. =/

Zui

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2006

The Benecia Renovatio [RenO]

Mo/

Umm, you can travel between towns/outposts/missions instantly. In the other areas, there are skills like illusion of haste, windbourne speed, storm chaser, sprint, etc.

Mounts would negate the speed boosting skills pretty much... This isin't WoW.

Jumping, dbout it. Currently there's no "need" to be able to jump at all. Again, this isin't WoW, and hopefuly never will be.

Haggard

Haggard

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

Urmston, Manchester, UK

Greener Pastures [DVDF]

W/Rt

GW combat is based on maths, not jumping around and over melee swipes.