Should all games have fast travel?

[Morreion]

The Daily Grind: Should all games have fast travel?

In my opinion, unlimited fast travel- no. One definitely should have to journey to a place before getting any kind of short-cut travel option afterwards.

Travel (made interesting in an exploration or fighting sense) is a feature of MMOs, not a bug. IMHO.

[Rakul]

I completely agree. Personally, the most fun I have in MMOs (outside of the camaraderie) is exploring! Well, that and getting into trouble.

[Oatik]

I'm liking the travel in Aion, you can port from major hubs but you run or fly in the areas around those hubs. At this point I run out of my way just to jump/glide off a hill. Of course at this point most travel takes under 2 minutes.

I've played games where there were literally hours of running to get from place to place (I'm talking about you "A tale in the Desert") and it need (and eventually got) fast travel.