Folks today is April Fools Day and I know its a time to get silly. But I couldn’t help but feel like ANet took things a step too far today. The grainy filter is fine and the old timey music is actually rather charming. What I am of course referring to is the fact that your character runs around pretending they are an airplane. Now normally this wouldn’t be a big deal but I feel like the statement that ANet is making about airplanes is both insensitive and callous. As you know doubt have guessed, I am talking about the lack of jet planes.
You see, your character runs around with their arms stretched at almost perfect 90 degree angles. However, as I am an aviation expert as well as a game designer (and an astronaut) it seems to me that the are only representing biplanes. Clearly, jet planes are being under represented or, dare I say, discriminated against. As an aviation expert who has helped design all jet planes in the world I feel very offended by this. The characters should put their hands at a slight angle behind their back and make sounds similar to BRRRRROOOOOSH and FWHOOOSH in order to simulate the thrusters of a jet plane.
I sincerely hope that ANet will do the right thing by adding jet planes to the game.