Does carriages classifies as a fast travel? : V

» Tue Jun 05, 2012 7:41 pm

So I'm preventing myself from fast traveling in the game, however I part of my game play is that I sleep, eat and conduct business.

Anyhow does hiring the guy with the carriage considers as a fast travel? It is another way to spend gold in the proper way.

» Tue Jun 05, 2012 10:05 pm

Since you're self-imposing restrictions on yourself to better your game experience, you should be the one answering that question!

» Tue Jun 05, 2012 4:59 pm

Thats really up to you but I don't think it's fast traveling.
I play no fast travel myself and do allow myself to ride a carriage from time to time.
Not allways just every now and then.
Also I when do take the carriage I won't go all the way from Riften to Solitude without stopping by Whiterun first.
Thats just too far to travel without stopping to eat and sleep.

» Tue Jun 05, 2012 4:53 pm

It is fast travel (since it allows you to get from A to B a lot quicker and easier than walking) but it has an ingame rationale and cost.

» Tue Jun 05, 2012 3:26 pm

It is fast travel (since it allows you to get from A to B a lot quicker and easier than walking) but it has an ingame rationale and cost.

But it only takes you to cities. You must walk/run to your final destination. Also you are acting as a normal citizen by providing business to other NPC's by asking for their service. It's like taking a cab if anything.

» Tue Jun 05, 2012 11:21 pm

I don't understand the point of carriages.Why pay for something when I can go for free?I've never used one so am I missing something?

» Tue Jun 05, 2012 6:03 pm

I don't understand the point of carriages.Why pay for something when I can go for free?I've never used one so am I missing something?

Role Play.

Also, initially, you need to discover a location before you can fast travel to it.

» Wed Jun 06, 2012 3:43 am

i would say so, just limited version of FT.

» Tue Jun 05, 2012 1:36 pm

You need to find it, walk to it and pay for it, so no. It does however travel fast, so yes. And what does it matter?

If I could sit on the coach and actually watch the travel then this would be awesome.

» Wed Jun 06, 2012 3:20 am

I don't understand the point of carriages.Why pay for something when I can go for free?I've never used one so am I missing something?

Its mainly for role-players. Oblivion had nothing like it in-game (except fast travel), so many fans complained.

I don't really consider it fast travel. You're paying for it (although its very little later on in the game), and it can only take you to cities. You should consider why you are restricting yourself from fast travel. Because you want to see the world of Skyrim? Or because it is unrealistic? If its the first, don't use carriages, if its the second, use them.

» Wed Jun 06, 2012 12:53 am

Fast travel or not, it's a safe way to travel around at low level playing higher difficulty. Especially to Riften.

» Wed Jun 06, 2012 4:43 am

Using a carriage is technically Fast Travel. As stated above, there is just a cost to it and an extra mechanic.

However, since the destinations for a Carriage are so limited, as in you can go to 8 places (other than the one you are at) and you can only get on it in like 4 or 5 places, I don't see it as an issue to those who would otherwise not Fast Travel. First of all, you have to get to the Carriage in the first place, not just pull up the Map. Then, you have to travel from where it drops you to the final destination over land.

I think anyone who would not use a Carriage unless they are roleplaying an Antisocial or similar, is taking their restriction a bit too far.

» Wed Jun 06, 2012 1:13 am

Silt Striders were called Fast Travel, and you couldn't warp anywhere yourself.

Yes, it's fast. But more legit.

» Tue Jun 05, 2012 2:25 pm

I don't understand the point of carriages.Why pay for something when I can go for free?I've never used one so am I missing something?

The point (role play aside) is that you can cross the whole frigging map early in the game to get to a city you've never been to without having to worry about getting you face ripped off by wolves along the way.

But yeah, once you've reached a city once (via carriage) you can just fast travel to that city whenever you like, so that's often the only use they get.

» Wed Jun 06, 2012 3:43 am

Carriages have the same restrictions as Fast Travel - ie, if you're encumbered you can't use them. Mostly, other than the RP aspects, they're for getting you somewhere at early levels - when you might, for instance, NOT want to walk from Falkreath to Solitude....

» Wed Jun 06, 2012 12:24 am

Yes. You arrive at the destination instantly without been attacked. It is the same as FT as far as the key benefits are concerned.

» Wed Jun 06, 2012 12:16 am

Carriages are not fast travel.

» Wed Jun 06, 2012 4:37 am

Using a carriage is technically Fast Travel.

And just like fast travel, using a carriage can result in an unwanted dragon encounter in town.

» Tue Jun 05, 2012 11:51 pm

I would not consider it fast travel because you have to pay for it just like any other service. It is especially handy at lower levels when trying to complete quests, if you have the gold to pay for it.

» Wed Jun 06, 2012 1:08 am

Carriages with a travel option would be cool. Ask the driver to stop etc.

» Wed Jun 06, 2012 1:22 am

Carriages are not fast travel.

Of course they are. You select a location then disappear and reappear at that location. They work the same way as fast travel but with some different restrictions.

» Wed Jun 06, 2012 1:54 am

But it only takes you to cities. You must walk/run to your final destination. Also you are acting as a normal citizen by providing business to other NPC's by asking for their service. It's like taking a cab if anything.

Well you've clearly decided and it your choice in the first place, so what is the point in this thread?

» Wed Jun 06, 2012 12:11 am

Since you're self-imposing restrictions on yourself to better your game experience, you should be the one answering that question!

Wrong.
He may decide to use it or not, but it doesn't change the fact that carriages are FT.

I don't understand the point of carriages.Why pay for something when I can go for free?I've never used one so am I missing something?

Ugh...
So. Much. Wrong.

OT:
Yes, they are FT, but a good version of it.

» Tue Jun 05, 2012 3:47 pm

I don't understand the point of carriages.Why pay for something when I can go for free?I've never used one so am I missing something?

-You can take a carriage to a city that you haven't discovered yet. E.g: if you haven't been to winterhold yet, you'd be able to use a carriage but you wouldn't be able to fast travel.

-Also it is useful for people who think "point and click" fast travel isn't immersive enough but don't have the time/patience/commitment to play without any fast travel.

» Wed Jun 06, 2012 3:30 am

My RP rules include 'no fast travel except for carriages to locations discovered prior.'