I favor a bridge from Hartley Point to the shore. That would sidestep the technical problems of falling/jumping/climbing in a 2.5D game while still greatly reducing the hassles of swimming halfway around the city. Given that many people avoid/hate Aeden Aqueous for the swimming, I think shortening the travel time to Friends of Fury by several minutes would be very welcome.
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