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So, summon raft?

    • 1315 posts
    August 8, 2018 11:15 AM PDT
    I find idea of a raft being part of the game super interesting. A raft implies travelling on water may be important, effectively there will be at least one form of player controlled vehicle, and I will bring a summoner any time I want to go bass fishing. I predict the new port will be the ferry man summoner who ferries lowbies across a dangerous bay.
    • 29 posts
    August 8, 2018 11:56 AM PDT

    It doesn't say that it'll just be a "water raft"...it may also travel over lava.

    I would be surprised if there are rafts that travel over land and and others that fly. If there's floating islands there will obviously be ways to get to them.

    Land rafts would probably have missile launchers and turret bays...to break all established lore and confuse the newbies as to what genre this game is.

    • 1484 posts
    August 8, 2018 11:56 AM PDT

    Summon : Snowboard please !

     

    :P

     

    (Nothing interesting to add here)

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    • 176 posts
    August 8, 2018 12:32 PM PDT

    I must admit, there was a bit of nostalgia in designing this ability with its implications in mind, as I'm a bit of an early NES/SNES Legend of Zelda fan ;)

    • 363 posts
    August 8, 2018 12:44 PM PDT

    I love these types of utilities in this game. Length of Rope, Vinewoven Bridge, Battering Ram and now this..so very, very, interesting and most importantly, fun.

    • 209 posts
    August 8, 2018 3:21 PM PDT

    Yep, a very cool utility spell, to be sure!

    • 317 posts
    August 8, 2018 3:58 PM PDT
    Agreed, Bronsun!
    • 19 posts
    August 8, 2018 3:59 PM PDT

    Can I take my friend Wilson on the raft ride?

    • 1714 posts
    August 8, 2018 4:06 PM PDT

    Joppa said:

    I must admit, there was a bit of nostalgia in designing this ability with its implications in mind, as I'm a bit of an early NES/SNES Legend of Zelda fan ;)

    I was thinking the canoe in FF1.

    • 2886 posts
    August 8, 2018 4:27 PM PDT

    As I mentioned before, I am a fan of these abilities that promote exploration that probably wouldn't otherwise be possible. But I'm really curious as to what the "X duration" is on this raft. If it just disappears while your whole party is on it in the middle of the ocean, that could lead to some very... interesting scenarios ;)


    This post was edited by Bazgrim at August 8, 2018 4:27 PM PDT
    • 1785 posts
    August 8, 2018 4:27 PM PDT

    I'm trying not to be too hopeful, but the news that a raft can be summoned, well let's just say it makes me excited for what might be craftable

     

     

    • 2752 posts
    August 8, 2018 4:34 PM PDT

    Don't get too excited just yet, until they change:

     

    "We've not finalized how sea travel will work at launch, but eventually you'll be able to sail ships around the world (definitely post-launch). "

    • 38 posts
    August 8, 2018 4:43 PM PDT

    the raft summon is awsome i can just imagine myself rafting down a snowy mountain with an avalance behind my back lol,( back to reality) if rafts is a thing would something like summon cart be possible too to have a bigger inventory space for those long dungeon runs everybody loves? also could that summon cart funtion as a sales stall in cities when you wanna sell your stuff? so much possibilities with the summoner class can't wait to be able to see the whole spell arsenal. 

    • 1785 posts
    August 8, 2018 5:24 PM PDT

    Iksar said:

    Don't get too excited just yet, until they change:

     

    "We've not finalized how sea travel will work at launch, but eventually you'll be able to sail ships around the world (definitely post-launch). "

    Yeah.... I can dream, though! :)

    • 9115 posts
    August 8, 2018 5:53 PM PDT

    Nephele said:

    I'm trying not to be too hopeful, but the news that a raft can be summoned, well let's just say it makes me excited for what might be craftable

     

     

    I loved my Galleons in VG, they took me so long to build but were worth it :)

    • 363 posts
    August 8, 2018 7:31 PM PDT

    Will abilities like these scale up with level. Example: Will the raft go greater distances? Will the Vinewoven bridge get larger for bigger gaps between cliffs? or will they be set sizes for pre-designed distances?

    • 755 posts
    August 8, 2018 9:28 PM PDT

    I see this raft being not very good in oceans. But streams or even lava or other small barriers that you “could” cross but choose not to. And old school nes LOZ is A+ in my opinion.


    This post was edited by kreed99 at August 8, 2018 9:29 PM PDT
    • 249 posts
    August 9, 2018 5:57 AM PDT
    Taking entries for the Pantheon raft master classic. biggest 5 fish wins the pot. Who's in?
    • 134 posts
    August 10, 2018 6:54 PM PDT

    I'm actually super excited by the premise of having a Summoner in your party and everyone getting on a raft and going out in the middle of a lake (like Lake Rathe!) and pulling mobs from underwater up to the raft to kill.

     

    Would be SUPER cool.