Are boats useful?

detzx · 03-14-2007, 08:53 AM

I don't see the need...

Fuz · 03-14-2007, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by detzx

I don't see the need...

I tend to agree... especially considering where you can travel using Levitation, boats don't seem to give anything but "look at me" factor.

What could make boats unique and desireable - would be if you could use them as a bind point.

detzx · 03-14-2007, 09:00 AM

Well if I buy a house on that island it would be nice to have a boat. How fast do the boats go compared to running, anyone know. Say I was on the top of Tursh would it be faster to run down the middle or take the boat around?

Khaunshar · 03-14-2007, 09:08 AM

Levitate + good mount = boat not needed right now.

Puffy · 03-14-2007, 09:53 AM

I was a non believer, until i tried a friend;s boat. Its ***extremely*** useful for classes without levi+speedbuffs.

Loopy · 03-14-2007, 10:06 AM

So does everything have to have a purpose? What about just being fun to have/use?

detzx · 03-14-2007, 10:10 AM

If it does not get me from point A to point B it's useless.

Bubbels · 03-14-2007, 10:27 AM

I saw a boat named "The Black Pearl". I screamed and ran the other way.

Pixi · 03-14-2007, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Loopy

So does everything have to have a purpose? What about just being fun to have/use?

/agree

Vortex · 03-14-2007, 10:45 AM

Boats are screaming fast!

Purplenv · 03-14-2007, 10:51 AM

I have a sloop. (It was a gift, I didn't put in the effort to make it, but it was a reward for providing effort on other fronts)

Is it critical to getting anything done? Not at all.

Is it fun? Yes.

Can it be usefull for certain situations? Yes.

I don't think I would have purchased one myself, but after having one, if I had the coin to spare, and the contacts, I would consider it something to spend coin on to have fun.

I'm currently in the process of building my house. If I hadn't bothered, I would be over 7g richer by now (since I quarried my own Soapstone, and I could have easily sold it). Do I care? No. I have 17g in hand atm, and really nice gear, so there was little reason why I couldn't blow some coin on a house.

Edit to add: People just need to have some fun. Currently there is no large reward for the time effort required for a boat or house, but its fun. They are fun to have, and create a nice sence of community within your guild if you co-ordinate housing plots to be close to each other, and guild based boat names...

I believe my guilds boats names will be "Eternal Dragon I" to however we make. Our Guild name is Eternal.

Its just fun. Work with it, and try and be a little less serious.

Brikk · 03-14-2007, 10:53 AM

Boat's will have a purpose if;

- You don't have lev and don't want to swim/run to a location.

They will also have a purpose if;

- The handy little teleporters are ever removed and people have to wait on boats and actually ride them to take them places.

On a side note I see having a boat a whole lot more useful than a house. I never saw the purpose of getting a house. They utterly serve no purpose what so ever.

detzx · 03-14-2007, 11:01 AM

House = storage thus a purpose. Boats...umm, travel but with mounts and teleports it's not needed. I NEED extra space.

Dirtch · 03-14-2007, 11:01 AM

To me what would make boats really fun are the future implimentations of ship-to-ship combat somehow. Like, fully-manned boats with cannons going at it, or something...Don't think it'll ever get in but one can hope!
Other than that maybe once they put more stuff to do out in the open waters, not just in the areas a little off the continents but right in the middle of the ocean. Unexplored pirate islands...giant sea-monsters...navigating the seas from continent to continent. It could be its own area away from the landmasses. Oceanic content.

detzx · 03-14-2007, 11:08 AM

One Word, BOAT-HOUSES!!

D8alus · 03-14-2007, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Dirtch

To me what would make boats really fun are the future implimentations of ship-to-ship combat somehow. Like, fully-manned boats with cannons going at it, or something...Don't think it'll ever get in but one can hope!
Other than that maybe once they put more stuff to do out in the open waters, not just in the areas a little off the continents but right in the middle of the ocean. Unexplored pirate islands...giant sea-monsters...navigating the seas from continent to continent. It could be its own area away from the landmasses. Oceanic content.

If I could ever be a pirate in this game..oh my!