I plan on using both when they're available. I will still use Anima when I'm pressed for time, such as doing Guildleve's with my Linkshell buddies. I will use the airships most other times.
I already run everywhere as it is, as I love feeling like the world is a vast, open place...not just areas I have to go to in order to punch things for experience. Yeah, it takes forever to run from Limsa Lominsa to Gridania...so what, I love the scenery the entire time, so I don't care.
I also, personally, want the airship itself to take time while riding it. I still remember my first airship ride in Final Fantasy XI. It was amazing! The sight of the clouds over the mountains as I flew home to Bastok alone made the entire thing worth it (getting to Rank 5 about a month after North American PC release, wasn't exactly easy to do at the time). I want to take in all the sights of Eorzea just like I did with Vana'diel. Square-Enix spent a lot of time (lol) modeling the entire world...I think it's kind of sad that hardly anybody wants to actually explore it...they just want to get around as quick as possible.
Theres a thing called anima
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09-08-2011, 01:13 AMKiriA500
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09-08-2011, 01:18 AMweeble
my anima runs out using it in like one day, sorry but instant rides to city to city will help alot. i will go on the boat yeah ...when i feel like it the few first times. and maybe if they put good fish on it and add mobs to kill. i won't for just sitting there afk cause i'm not staring at the water and sky for 10mins while emoting. sry.
in ffxi, i got teleports and teleported myself a good 10-20times a day easily, u still did lots and lots of running. just cause some of u only play a handfull of hours a week don't mean u gotta force people to walk or wait on boats. that's called punishment. other day i managed to bring my anima up to 72 (cause all i did was craft in city and just flights for my 2leve spots for dol) in 2days i droped it to 28anima's cause actually was doing things that day.... that is no joke. i didn't waist it on anything dumb neither. just using it in places where u would of ran 10-20mins to get to spots.
managing anima shouldn't be part of the game. running to the important part of where u'r heading is good enough, and surely not being on a boat afk either. what ever high u get from the boat is lost quickly after. i get running threw hoards of mobs, ducking and weaving or sneak and invis, but the boat is seemingly pointless when u got some other things u want to do and using it as an A to B thing. there will be new types of transports, but i'm sure even then most would rather chose to go the long route on boat or not. let us chose, there will be times we sit on it. i know i did have some good times on it, but after awhile it was just my coffee and stare into the tv time. -
09-08-2011, 01:23 AMRokien
@AreeyaJaidee Yes Iv seen em, and been in em HERE
@Everyone else I play almost every day, I always am above 70 anima. So, I don't get how you guys are always low on anima, maybe you should try running to places.
@Sephrick Yes because that's how I wanna play. You got a problem? Ya i know its called anima.... You should read the title of my thread. Yep and its my personal choice to ride it every single time. Thank you for pointing that out.
@At everyoneelse again Whats so wrong with a 1-2min ride? It will take you one minute just to load up anyways(cant insta that ;) ) Also, CHOCOBOS are coming as well, you wont be needing your anima as much anyways. So the trips that you used that anima for(City to horizon, black brush, drybone, all the close camps), can now be used to travel from city to city. *GENIUS* -
09-08-2011, 01:36 AMRokien(late response) Why are you even playing an MMO then? Why is anyone? If you dont wanna spend time growing your character, exploring while doing this and that, go play a single player game(EVEN THEY HAVE TIME SYNCS TO MAKE GAME LONGER). Your guys logic doesn't make sense at all, I'm sorry.Quote:
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09-08-2011, 01:40 AMweeble
well in reality i'd rather take the boat then choco, like in ffxi i took the afk ride on boat even if i knew i could choco in half the time, only reason is i used it for afk. rather be afk 5-10mins then run diligently paying attention with controller in hand for even 2-5mins lololol. that's just me though.
if u running everywhere, u must be literally wasting 2-3hrs a day on it, ...that is something not willing to do. take a stop watch and do all u'r times running where u could of ported and tell me what your time waste is after a week. and i betting u not doing much on top of that, games not got much content, can u imagine later when there is 50nm's an multiple events to do every day and u have the only option to run. lol yeah right.
also exploring? what u mean stare at each an every intricate pixeled flower in the game? u explore to find nm's, u explore to get ??? with something in them for quests, you explore cause the game takes u to places, or want to maybe see all the games zones one time real quick. i don't get how running around like an idiot every day equats to exploring, your not gonna find a big trail of ants eatign up a dead bug in the game to stare at for an hour.
in ffxi u did exploring, heck new expansion comes out everyone that loaded into the game was running threw the new zones trying to find the new nm's and things to see. fact that was fun and u grouped up just to do it. sitting on a boat or running 5mins 2-3 times in a row to same spot for a leve cause u gotta go back and forth to city doesn't equal exploring. -
09-08-2011, 04:31 AMDNOhow in the world is an airship ride growing your character?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rokien
listen and listen clear. waiting on an airship NOT fun.
Getting to were you need to go? FUN.
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09-08-2011, 04:47 AMKioteHaving A living active world = funQuote:
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09-08-2011, 04:48 AMIStolzI
airships should not be instant. If you're in so much of a hurry, use your anima. All this instant travel is completely undermining the point of mounts/chocobos, not to mention the feeling/imersion of a huge world.
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09-08-2011, 04:55 AMQuantaNowhere in his post does he suggest that he doesn't want to spend time developing a character, or even explore, only that he wants his time to be well-spent. Having to wait for access to transportation, and then having to wait for said transportation to reach its destination, adds nothing to the game experience, and only serves to draw things out.Quote:
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09-08-2011, 04:57 AMKioteHe can already teleport EVERYwhere. He never HAS to wait for transportation.Quote:
Originally Posted by Quanta