Does any one use teleport all the time?

I use teleport all the time costing up to 550gil a pop, I must of wasted 30k on it, but it's to temping not to use it, even if am only 1 or 2 maps away from my destination it's only 150g so am like, oh well it's only 150 but it all adds up

An lvl 28 and iv still got 20k and all the best gear

Should I be saving all my gill for later on in the game?

Am guessing 30k isn't much anyway at lvl 50 and I may aswel saves hours just teleporting

What do you lot think/do??

don't end up like my friend lvl 33 with 1000gil... I've been saving as much as i can because as much as i've been running higher dungeons for gear... the repair costs can be brutal...

I almost never use it. Even to get to and from Limsa I'll often use the Airship or Ferry. I mainly only use it if I'm trying to get to a sanctuary to log off because I'm running late getting somewhere. Like work. Mostly I use a mount to get from A to B. And I'll jump off and do any FATE I come across. I also try to get all my gear from quests, dungeons and GC. I farm all my own materials for crafting. I'm basically stockpiling gil.

I'd love to use it always, but it looks too much like a gil drainer. I am lvl 26 with 21K in my account, I don't believe I would have a gil left if I used it all the times I wanted going straight to the closest place. What I did has been to register a favourite location in all continents and when I need to travel I go for the cheapest option. I can't believe the ferry can cost more than the teleport in some cases, though.

I started to use it a lot later in in the story, you get more money especially if you start doh/dol.

I really wish they'd implement overland transport from Limsa to the main continent - e.g. a bridge - just so you could walk/run everywhere.

Unless that already exists somewhere?

There's too much incentive to teleport all over the place when Limsa is the only departure point.

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Originally Posted by Jonathan12uiz

don't end up like my friend lvl 33 with 1000gil... I've been saving as much as i can because as much as i've been running higher dungeons for gear... the repair costs can be brutal...

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Repairs seem cheap at lvl28 do they sky rocket later on.

An sure the most iv spend is 150g

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Originally Posted by GSpec

I started to use it a lot later in in the story, you get more money especially if you start doh/dol.

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Wat does dol/doh mean?

Also iv just got a chocobo but it's not fast at all, do they get faster? Or can I get a faster mount later on?

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Originally Posted by Jayprice

Wat does dol/doh mean?

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Disciple of the Land and Disciple of the Hand. It means crafting and gathering jobs (non-combat) like Goldsmith, Alchemist, Miner, Botanist, etc.

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Originally Posted by Jayprice

I use teleport all the time costing up to 550gil a pop, I must of wasted 30k on it, but it's to temping not to use it, even if am only 1 or 2 maps away from my destination it's only 150g so am like, oh well it's only 150 but it all adds up

An lvl 28 and iv still got 20k and all the best gear

Should I be saving all my gill for later on in the game?

Am guessing 30k isn't much anyway at lvl 50 and I may aswel saves hours just teleporting

What do you lot think/do??

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Teleporting everywhere you go is good way to go broke. Do it only when you really need it and it really makes a difference.

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Originally Posted by Mezolitik

I really wish they'd implement overland transport from Limsa to the main continent - e.g. a bridge - just so you could walk/run everywhere.

Unless that already exists somewhere?

There's too much incentive to teleport all over the place when Limsa is the only departure point.

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I'd settle for them making the ferry out of Vesper Bay free, like it was in 1.x.

You are spending 1k-2k for repairs at lvl50.

Teleportation costs do add up. Switching your favored spots is generally the best way to go if you know there is a aetheryte point you are going to constantly. Favoring the cities is more for end-game because airship travel is generally cheaper. If you're based in ul'dah, teleports to the 2 cities are roughly 200gil anyway, so you can always use that as a teleport hub (return to ul'dah and teleport from there).

I am generally loathe to teleport anywhere unless it is a favored spot for me. I also use the 'Return' command to set up a 4th free spot (usually where ever my current quest hub is). if you do use teleport, make sure you kill enemies or run some other content to help make up for the cost. It only takes 1-2 FATEs (or leves if you have any to spare) to cover your expenses.

i rather use an airship for 200g

I'm 31 and use it all the time still have 35k...

I use a combination of favored points and returning. I keep my home point set in ul'dah, and my favored points in Grid, LL, and Camp Dragonhead. This lets me go pretty much wherever. Even as a level 50, I still try not to teleport too much.

In regards to your question about mounts, while you can get other mounts later, they are all the same speed as your chocobo. So, that's the fastest a mount will go. It's still much faster than running.

Also, don't forget about choco porters! You can usually hire choco porters to run you from camp to camp in a zone for much less than it would cost to teleport. For example, Ul'dah to Horizon is a five gil choco porter run. I use that one all the time when I'm trying to get to vesper bay. The others are usually like 20-30 gil. It's not instant, but I think it's worth the gil saved.

Also, the choco porter chocobos have cute hats. :3

I've been using teleport any time I have to go somewhere since I started, including while leveling most non-conjurer classes to 15 plus lancer to 31 and arcanist to 25. I have about 68k gil. It's not a huge amount but it's pretty decent for level 37, I think. The trick is to not spend gil on anything else as much as possible.

I don't repair until things are 10% or completely broke (depending on when I hit a town), this negates potentially repairing something that would have lasted longer anyways and replacing it. And the only other thing I've spent gil on is Gyshal Greens. :P

Im l47 whm, and got about 180k gil saved up from just doing quests, only things ive bought are dye and mana pots, Ive used tp where ever I can, if your losing gil faster than you get it then you must be blowing it on things you dont really need, even armor ibe never bought I just run dungeons and quests.

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Originally Posted by Kitya

I don't repair until things are 10% or completely broke (depending on when I hit a town), this negates potentially repairing something that would have lasted longer anyways and replacing it.

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Makes no sense whatsoever since beta 4 as the repair costs are now proportional to the level of the damage and all you'll achieve is the decreased performance of your gear if you delay repairing it as soon as you pass the NPC (unlless idee you're using your own resources for repairs but I find that as too much hassle at lower levels - will pay off only from 48+ onwards anyway).

I teleport everywhere. Most of my money goes into teleporting but I also market on the side from time to time so it helps fund it. It helps to favorite locations you tend to go to a lot or at least favorite one location in every continent and if you're in an area, go ahead and set that aetheryte as your home.

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Originally Posted by HEC

Makes no sense whatsoever since beta 4 as the repair costs are now proportional to the level of the damage and all you'll achieve is the decreased performance of your gear if you delay repairing it as soon as you pass the NPC (unlless idee you're using your own resources for repairs but I find that as too much hassle at lower levels - will pay off only from 48+ onwards anyway).

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How does it make no sense? I even explained it in the next half of the sentence that you quoted. :P I don't repair until stuff is nearly broken because then I don't have to worry about spending money on gear the I'll potentially replace.

I'm not offering this advice as a max level (where repairing your gear anytime you run into the guy is a decent idea), but as a low level where gear gets replaced fairly quickly and where the only other thing to reasonably spend your money on is teleporting because that's what the OP is.

Also I should of mentioned am lucky if I can get 15hours game play a week ATM so don't really want to spend ages running round, I doubt I'll be playing game after main story, don't have time for the end game elitist stuff I just read about, also am not interest in crafting so seems like there is nothing to spend money expert teleport anyway

Well, the repair costs got fixed.
You used to pay up to 5k+ for repairs, right now it's around 1-2k depending on how "used" it is.
Gil ain't really hard to come by, seriously.

Farming CM for phylo points and then selling the crafting items for 35-40k gold makes you some easy gil.
Also getting a crafting class or a gathering one to 50 is very beneficial for some extra gil aswell.

Use teleport only when there is a LONG distance to be covered, otherwise you might aswell just mount and travel your way to your desired destination.
Before I hit 50 I used to teleport all the time, it ain't THAT crazy expensive.

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Originally Posted by Enticed

Use teleport only when there is a LONG distance to be covered, otherwise you might aswell just mount and travel your way to your desired destination.

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I usually use it when I'm trying to quickly fill out a hunting log for something, since it has a nasty tendency to scatter your targets all over the freaking world.

I teleport every single time I'm not already standing where I need to be. :D

I teleport 90% of time and still have plenty of gill. Only time I don't is when it is so close doesn't matter if teleport or not. Never use ferry or airships to out of the way for me.

i teleported all the way through and had 200k left when i hit 50, it would've been nice to have 250k-300k so i could've bought what i needed off the marketboard a lot faster though

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Originally Posted by Jayprice

Also I should of mentioned am lucky if I can get 15hours game play a week ATM so don't really want to spend ages running round, I doubt I'll be playing game after main story, don't have time for the end game elitist stuff I just read about, also am not interest in crafting so seems like there is nothing to spend money expert teleport anyway

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Sorry to burst your bubble, but Binding Coil is part of the Main Story.

i use it every time even if its only 1 zone away. started 2.0 with 1.5 mill and im done with the main quest chain and guess what i still have 1.5mill

I teleport many times a day and gil reserves still growing. Minimal effort put into obtaining gil - other things take most of my time.

Things to save some costs:
- Free Company buff to reduce teleport cost by 20%
- If know you'll go somewhere often, set it as Home point and use Return instead of Teleport.
- If going to go several places, do the cheaper ones first. For example, hunting log.

Things to make gil:
- At lower levels, try selling some of those crafting materials that randomly show up in your bag from kills. When you find one that sells well (300+ each), go kill those monsters for 30-60 mins. That's teleport money for a good while.
- At later levels, find something you can sell for 10k+ gil each. There are plenty of options.
- Craft/gather. I dislike these and haven't made money off them yet, but you can if you want.

I use it pretty regularly, but I'll use return or an airship to get closer, then teleport from there to cut costs. The airship doesn't really help unless you're crossing the continent due to its own fee though.