^this. Also we can't just forget about fast travel and not use it. If our only alternative is on foot or horseback having fast travel is tempting. Like someone said before, it's like bringing a cake into a weight watchers seminar. Sure you don't HAVE to eat it, but chances our you will.
Precisely. Though, I will admit if they can make riding a horse as fun/awesome as it is in Red Dead Redemption and give me a incentive to explore (non leveled unique artifacts scattered through out the game world.) I won't care how they do fast travel. Fast travel exists in RDR from anywhere to anywhere if you camp or are in a town, and guess what? I've never once used it because I love exploring the world and riding my horse.
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You mean like having to pay for something like travelling services? That could work pretty well...or maybe even teleportation from the Mages Guild!
Yes, that's what I meant. They could achieve this easily by just having a stagecoach at every city. As for the mages guild it would have to be done by either the college of whispers or the synod. Since the mages guild doesn't exist anymore. (see the Infernal City)
I know people will say it's "pointless" but I'm fine with having both options. Stagecoaches (example) and being able to FT anywhere via my map. Because I have this thing called a will power, and I would never use map fast travel even though it would be the more convenient option. But that's just me :shrug: