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Quests you wish would just up and retire already.
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Andross Wrote:My only problems with jump quests are that they come out of nowhere, don't really fit in, and restrict abilities.

Regardless of whether you think Maple is a platformer or not (and it really isn't unless you're stretching the definition of the word), jump quests just feel weird. You have a bunch of regular quests that you're doing and they just kinda show up randomly. No preparation, no training, just you in an environment that nothing else in the game has prepared you for. Pretty much every other quest I can think of just has you heading to a location, talking to an npc, or killing things/getting drops. Jump quests are just...there. They're neat if you want to do them, but I just don't get why they're there in the first place. If it's for something different, there are tons of other minigames or segments they could have implemented. Jump quests have their own weird difficulty curve too, which is awkward since you could have someone who never even knows they exist until they try to go do Zak (which has happened to multiple friends of mine).

I also really hate that JQ's take away all your abilities. Once you go in, everyone's the same. I can understand the need for resetting everyone's speed/jump because that'd only make it harder for some classes, but I still think we should be allowed to do, well, anything. Change the stages for each class, anything to make them actually fit in. Let classes with a Flash Jump be able to access alternate routes by hopping all the way over there, or let Warrior types be able to get a free Stance per "zone" attempt or something. Incorporate stuff like the high jump Mechanics/Corsairs/Cannoneers can do, have a section for them where they need to time it to reach higher platforms. Let Corsairs use Wings to glide down through traps. Who cares if anything I said is a terrible awful idea and the worst thing ever, just anything to make jump quests not feel so out of place and more interactive would be an improvement.

I believe that gpq had jqs that didn't restrict you
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Quests you wish would just up and retire already. - by RedRaven16 - 2012-09-24, 12:56 PM

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