Guild Wars 2

Hey

Not sure if this has been discussed before, there have been lots of posts about mounts/flying mounts but not sure about this.

I like the idea of waypoints, they get you round the area of the map but instead of just teleporters why not have some sort of taxi/transport service like a flightpath/cart. Sure it’s slower but in my opinion it gives the world a more open feel travelling around rather than just looking at a loading screen.

before anyone response with ’don’t use waypoints then’ I like using them as they are a good way to get you around the map, just the loading screen takes you out of the open world a little bit

Cool idea: I always get annoyed looking at the loading screen :P
I don’t think other players should see the ones ‘travelling’ though, if you see 30 people racing past you with a cart that would be quite weird and would probably strain the servers too. Maybe add a number of different cutscenes showing your transport?
Best idea would be to fade out after 1 or 2 seconds. Then some more seconds while you see your icon travelling around the map. Then an arrival scene. This would make it slightly more realistic. Right now you click “waypoint”, a loading screen appears, you are at your destination….
To make it fun: different cutscenes with a funny approach.
- A cannon: you climb into the cannon and you see yourself get launched.
- A cart: you climb into a cart and see yourself get carried by a mule.
- A wizard: a wizard appears and teleports you.

etc.

You obviously never flew from Stormwind to EPL. It was already boring the second time around.

@Sirendor. yeah seeing people race past may look somewhat strange, though one of the best things I loved about travelling was seeing other players doing their own thing. Also i found it cool to be running around then a low flying transport shot over your head. Maybe they can introduce some sort of ‘phasing’ where you see some but not everyone (Don’t know if thats even possible! I’m not a programmer!)

Like the idea of different methods too, maybe each zone can have their own taxi service which is different

@marnick: many times have I flown around WoW and yeah granted it can get a little boring but its part of the world, makes it feel huge. As mentioned above Its really cool to be flying over a zone and look down on people questing, pvping and just playing the game. It really gives you a feel of a active world.

flying on FPs in WoW was break time for me, 15 min flights :P

MrDavidUK.6302:

Hey

Not sure if this has been discussed before, there have been lots of posts about mounts/flying mounts but not sure about this.

I like the idea of waypoints, they get you round the area of the map but instead of just teleporters why not have some sort of taxi/transport service like a flightpath/cart. Sure it’s slower but in my opinion it gives the world a more open feel travelling around rather than just looking at a loading screen.

before anyone response with ’don’t use waypoints then’ I like using them as they are a good way to get you around the map, just the loading screen takes you out of the open world a little bit

Game wasn’t designed with flying in mind so it could get nasty in some places and you might see things you should not. Tbh i don’t mind.

Waypoints are faster;p

Game wasn’t designed with flying in mind so it could get nasty in some places and you might see things you should not. Tbh i don’t mind.

Doesn’t have to necessarily be flying and also if it is set paths i.e. not flying mounts then the ‘nasty’ places can be avoided

Waypoints are faster;p

True, but not as immersive and takes away the open world feel (at least for me)