Difference between revisions of "Swimming and Diving"

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*Walk (breast stroke), [[Sprint]] (crawl)
*Walk (breast stroke), [[Sprint]] (crawl)
*Only [[Flying Mounts]] can swim
*Only [[Flying Mounts]] can swim
*Available in limited ARR areas like [[Costa Del Sol]]
*Available in limited ARR areas like [[Costa del Sol]]
*Movement is slightly slower than waking/running
*Movement is slightly slower than waking/running
*No combat while swimming
*No combat while swimming

Revision as of 21:20, 24 December 2016

Swimming and Diving are mechanics introduced in Stormblood (4.0).

Swimming

  • Automatically switches to swim mode upon entering an accessible body of water
  • Not all bodies of water are accessible
  • Walk (breast stroke), Sprint (crawl)
  • Only Flying Mounts can swim
  • Available in limited ARR areas like Costa del Sol
  • Movement is slightly slower than waking/running
  • No combat while swimming
  • No loading times when switching to swim mode

Diving

  • Can only dive in selectable bodies of water
  • No loading times when moving to dive mode
  • No need to worry about drowning (endless diving magically enabled)
  • All flying mounts can dive
  • Diving is available only in 4.0 areas
  • No battles during diving
  • NPC interactions and gathering possible
  • New gathering locations (especially for fishers)
  • Diving is unlocked via a quest

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