the old troubles with boats and an idea

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mr_g

Dalayan Beginner
i think everybody on the server has had problems with the boats already...
you step on the boat - you zone out on top of the boat - you crash while zoning - you load back in - you land in the ocean :sadf:
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you step on the boat - you zone out on top of the boat - you don't even crash - you still land in the ocean for some weird reason :roll:

boats seem to be working a bit better now, than they used to, but i still land in the ocean every now and then. i remember wizzy saying: "nexus was a glorified subway" - now i say: "the ocean zones are glorified traps... remove them!"

coaches are working perfectly. why? because you don't actually >ride< them like the boats, instead they >teleport< you to a certain spot in a certain zone (which obviously doesn't cause as many troubles as the boats). now my idea is to let the boats work in a similar way as the coaches. let the people still wait for a boat at the docks, let them get on the boat and zone out as usual, BUT don't send them to an "ocean-trap". instead spawn them at the docks of their destination. people can already instantly zone to the coaching station of their choice. so why can't i zone directly to the docks of my destination? because it would trivialize travelling? if so, then increase the time you have to wait for a boat to balance the average travelling time. or maybe because it isn't realistic to get ported to docks after you zoned out? if so... how realistic is it, that coaches port you?
 
I find riding boats really fun and different....yes I almost always get stranded....but it's still alot of fun. If the problem can somehow be fixed, that would be amazing. I would suggest making a direct teleport a last resort. But it seems there might be no solution either to the boat problem other than making direct port
 
That's an interesting suggestion, i like the idea actually - althought i remember spending lots of time playing around on boats - but falling in the watter isnt exactly either. soo - yeah i agree with ya on this one.
 
Another sugestion would be to make boats stationary with a nearby "captain" mob who you could request to take you [on a voyage] or something. The captain would basically be a glorified trans-zonal coach and would plop you on/near the coresponding + exactly the same NPC in the other zone, by the boat again. Works in my head at least.
 
Boats work well as long as their host zones aren't crashing. Try it out yourself.
 
Boats are one of the things I really like about WR, and their removal from Live was one of the last straws that caused me to leave.

As silly as that sounds.
 
Anadin said:
Boats are one of the things I really like about WR, and their removal from Live was one of the last straws that caused me to leave.

As silly as that sounds.
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Boats add tremendously to the experience, versus teleports. They're great, when they work, which they currently are :D
 
i never suggested removing boats. all i suggested was to remove those annoying traps called ocean-zones. nobody ever hunts there. these zones make me think, their only purpose is to annoy us and to fish for treasure maps :roll: maybe >boats are working well as long as their host zones aren't crashing<. maybe that's well enough for everybody but me... but - considering i got stuck in a crashed zone very often recently - i'm still a little sceptical about boats.
 
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