I love exploration and immersion. Free ports for everyone breaks this for me. Why choose a travelish class if everyone can do it? I play a druid, I like being able to get around easily, cart friends all over the place and what have you. Do I still use the boat? Hell yes I do. I love the boat. I might be the only one who thinks like that but, I think the boats are a great feature, they make things seem epic in terms of travel. I remember the first time I took the boat from Faydwer to Freeport. I dont think I'll ever forget it, it just felt like... well an adventure! Even at higher levels, I still find myself exploring places I've never been to, places I've avoided on live for a long time, and opening myself up to more options. This has shown me gratification with Travel to and from. The idea of exploring my way around dungeons, or even open areas gives me a thrill. Although, Being able to zip right out is a great thing too. Its also nice to be able to Evacuate groups. Ive gotten re-invited to groups over and over again due to my fast reaction with Evacs. I generally have good timing. The interaction my class has given me with the server is one of the highest I could ask for. Even if it is getting bombarded with tells for ports, I have made quite a few powerful allies just by going out of my way to use my EQ-given abilities to help someone. Later, this will come to fruition, and it will be paid back I'm sure.
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