Chanus said:There is a line between meaningful travel and a waste of time, though. Running from Kelethin to Qeynos the first time was an amazing and terrifying adventure full of wonder and discovery.
The second time it was just a hassle. Long travel times shrink the world because people want to join groups and play the game, not run across the world only hoping there will either be a group there or the group they're joining will survive the wait. They will end up just staying in their own little corners instead of exploring.
I'm not saying we need instant click fast travel to all cities or anything like that, but long travel times for the sake of long travel times don't actually offer anything to the game experience.
This is very well put. Thumbs up.