Thread: 2.0 Aetheral Crystals

So is anima going to be restricted to aetheral crystals like 11 is or what? I did not know the Pickard & the Enterprise hovered above Eorzea Beaming people across the lands..

I don't see why they would do that.

Hey, I need to teleport somewhere! Instead of simply teleporting from where I am, first I need to return to my home point (which happens to be near an Aetherite), and then I can teleport!

Originally Posted by Raldo

I don't see why they would do that.

Hey, I need to teleport somewhere! Instead of simply teleporting from where I am, first I need to return to my home point (which happens to be near an Aetherite), and then I can teleport!

I think they should do it because porting at anytime make the game too easy.

Originally Posted by Raldo

I don't see why they would do that.

Hey, I need to teleport somewhere! Instead of simply teleporting from where I am, first I need to return to my home point (which happens to be near an Aetherite), and then I can teleport!

thats the problem the term "SIMPLY" needs to be out of the game.

Originally Posted by Carzilla

I think they should do it because porting at anytime make the game too easy.

Wait a sec. Forcing you to hit 'Return' before you teleport somehow makes it less easy? Don't get me wrong, I love me some realism, but taking your suggestion would solve nothing.

Originally Posted by Carzilla

So is anima going to be restricted to aetheral crystals like 11 is or what? I did not know the Pickard & the Enterprise hovered above Eorzea Beaming people across the lands..

You probably quit FFXI a long time ago, so I'll fill you in here: Voidwatch now teleports you almost anywhere. And if you want to use the old "but what if you're in the middle of nowhere" excuse then you should think about 5-conquest-point scrolls of instant warp.

Originally Posted by Carzilla

I think they should do it because porting at anytime make the game too easy.

Can someone please explain to me the challenge that some people seem to find with walking places? It's not a challenge, it's boring, tedious and unnecessary.

Originally Posted by Masamune1004

Can someone please explain to me the challenge that some people seem to find with walking places? It's not a challenge, it's boring, tedious and unnecessary.

Its supposed to be tedious and unnecessary its an mmo.. Its just that SE has to cater to lazy people lately (no offence intended).

Convenience (which is probably what you were talking about since pressing the "return"-button before you can teleport is not "hard" or "not easy/simple" in any way, it's just less convenient) nothing bad.
Especially in an MMO it's important you can team up fast without saying "Oh sorry, please everyone, wait 25 minutes until I arrive because I'm at the other end of the world "
Making it convenient is never a problem unless you also don't give any rewards and other appeals for exploration (like FFXIV right now..).
When my friends need me I should be able to teleport to them instantly. Thanks to anima, I pretty much am able to do that.
But when I have the time I also enjoy riding my chocobo all the way from Northern La Noscea to (close to) Ishgard to complete a quest. If there were special things you can find on the way, maybe more players would be interested in not teleporting everywhere.
But even if they still only teleport in the end, shouldn't it be THEIR desicion and not yours?
Just because you prefer inconvenience others have to not enjoy their game either?