#33 - April 9, 2007, 4:23 p.m.
The world is a big place. It should feel big. We continue to do what we can to minimize the "pain" of travel by adding flightpoints when we feel they are needed, shortening flight paths, creating more direct flight paths, permanent portals in Shattrath to every major city, adding the summoning ability to meeting stones, and then there are the other "usual" methods such as mage portals and warlock summons.
Instantaneous travel ,while a convenient way to trim off the time it takes to travel, would take away the feel of being in a world that takes a bit of thought to travel through. Sometimes the journey is just as important as the destination and slowing down a little now and then to enjoy that journey isn't such a bad idea. I even pause now and then to look at something in game and think how much I've taken those details for granted after all these years. Travel gives people the chance to do that, or as others have said, run for a bio, grab a drink, acknowledge the other co-habitants in your domicile, grab a bite to eat and whatever else.