Satrina Wrote:That's fine and all, but realism in a fantasy MMO setting doesn't work sometimes. Games, movies and books require us to put aside what we know is fact about the real world and suspend our belief.
Perhaps the gravity is 20x greater in Eorzea, perhaps the armor is heavier then real armor, perhaps the fictional races are not built for jumping, perhaps our characters all have lame knees or tore a ligament in track&field. :study:
This would be all great...In theory. But, again, I point out the fact that there is -already- jumping in XIV. Again, I make the reference to the Pugilist's Seismic Shock...You literally jump six feet into the air. The trailer that shows the Miqo'te leaping up onto, what looks like, a stage coach...easily 10 feet tall. This alone completelly shows that there it no reason for our characters not to be able to jump, lore wise...
Satrina Wrote:There are thousands of reasons you could even make up for why your character can not jump RPwise, and you don't need to be able to jump to RP effectively.
I've addressed this already...
Loc Talon Wrote:"Why do you need jumping to RP?"
You don't. But, I feel that it adds to immersion for your character to physically be able to jump, without an emote and have a visual representation. I can provide a list of instances where a jumping animation would benefit RP, if need be.
I would also like to say, I find that last part to be a poor argument in general. "You don't need this to RP?" an argument that I have heard time and time again, in reference to RPing in MMOs....The answer is..."Why do you need MMOs to RP?"
The truth is that we don't NEED any of the things provided in MMOs to "effectively" RP. But, there are certainly aspects that make it -easier-.
Why do we NEED a car to get somewhere? When we can just walk? Because, it makes it easier.
Why do we NEED the internet and computers for information? When we have libraries? Because it makes it easier.
The whole "You don't need X to RP" argument just makes no sense to me. Because, in truth, we don't need the entire MMO to "effectively RP". Hell, why don't we just toss XIV and all other MMOs to the way side and just stick to chat room and forum RP?
I can't speak for everyone, but I RP in MMOs for visual representation and aesthetics. If need is a factor, then we might as well take out emotes, extensive character customization, the slew of empty and abandoned locations, and the many other elements that expand on immersion and make RP easier in MMOs. Because, we don't -need- them to RP.
It is not a matter of whether we need it or not. It's a matter of convenience and expansion on immersion.
I certainly do not mean any offense by this and I hope you don't take it as a personal attack, because that is not my intention. My intention is a rebutle on the argument as a whole, because I've heard it SO many times and I just find it absurd.
As I stated above, if that's the case and point, we don't -need- the entire game to RP. Literally, there isn't one element in the game that we have to have to RP. But, there are elements that make things easier and more convenient to portray.
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This, I completelly agree with 100%. =D
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