Saw some new npcs in the Limsa airship docks, figured I'd talk to them, not much else to do while waiting for the airship.
One of them said this:
Raplulu: We arrive at where she's supposed to be, our hearts in our mouths, only to learn she's hopped aboard another vessel and vanished over the horizon! Oh what could've possessed us to let her keep that lifetime airship pass? The twelve strike us down for fools!
Anyone know how to get one of these? Or maybe it's just foreshadowing a new quest where we can get one?
Lifetime Airship Pass?
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11-08-2011, 04:35 PMMasamune1004Lifetime Airship Pass?
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11-08-2011, 06:00 PMyukikaze_yanagi
or maybe don't ?
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11-08-2011, 06:01 PMCendres
Hopefully it's foreshadowing, this would be very cool. Then again we need transportation fees to create a gil sink. So it might just be dialogue.
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11-08-2011, 06:08 PMEruantien
to me it looks like they gave some out (to NPC's) and are regretting it now airships are back to full use and will never do it again as it looses them so much money
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11-08-2011, 06:12 PMIlethius
Maybe they could hold a monthly/yearly raffle, players purchase a ticket say 20,000 gil, 1 player can only have a maximum of 10 tickets per raffle. Select winner at random and they recieve a airship lifetime pass, even if it was monthly thats only 12 people per year so would be a rare item even after a few years! Could even have a 2nd and 3rd place with unique/rare gear prizes.
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11-08-2011, 06:14 PMMasamune1004Idk, they got rid of the chocobo gil sink by giving us personal chocobos, so i don't think they'd have a problem with getting rid of this one. Personally I don't think they need this cuz it is a good gil sink, but if they do put it in, I won't complain.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cendres
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11-08-2011, 06:22 PMFelisYou call 800 gil a chocobo gil sink? oOQuote:
Originally Posted by Masamune1004
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11-08-2011, 06:36 PMMasamune1004Yes, cuz i use chocobos a lot more than airshipsQuote:
Originally Posted by Felis
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11-08-2011, 06:39 PMMasamune1004Actually the npc is talking about not being able to see someone (can't remember if it was her kid or not), she doesnt work for the airship company, sorry i didnt clarify.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eruantien
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11-08-2011, 06:42 PMCendresYeah that is true.Quote:
Originally Posted by Masamune1004
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11-08-2011, 06:45 PMTonkra
Make all free within the game...... get rid of every gil sink. because its too realistic
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11-08-2011, 06:46 PMShneibelI have to disagree with this, chocobo is good for ppl short distance travel and ppl who have a lot of time to play to use it as long distance travel like from city to city. So no, chocobo is not a gil sink system neither it worth more than airships, cant compare 2 thing with different purpose.Quote:
Originally Posted by Masamune1004
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11-08-2011, 06:46 PMCendresSarcasm? O.oQuote:
Originally Posted by Tonkra
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11-08-2011, 06:48 PMTonkranooo :/Quote:
Originally Posted by Cendres
well i asked for an item flatrate when it comes to buy potions and stuff. but i never received a reply concerning this :/
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11-08-2011, 06:52 PMMasamune1004
If they do put these in, I hope there is a quest involving these npcs and not just a one time payment thing, that would be lame.
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11-08-2011, 06:52 PMCendresOkay, but isn't an economy good? We've got all this gil those of us who have been playing this whole time. Where will it all go?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tonkra
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11-08-2011, 07:03 PMAenarion
actually, if you talk to the airship booking npcs, they'll tell you that there are various levels of airship passes, I don't recall the exact words, but IIRC there is a pass that lets you ride w/o fees, and another exclusive pass on top of it that's reserved for the VIPs.
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11-08-2011, 07:16 PMMasamune1004Thats all the proof i need, they're coming.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aenarion
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11-08-2011, 09:38 PMPSxpert2011
Private owned airships and docking stations- coming to a airship landing near you!
Soon expect to land anywhere in Eorzea.
Will there been airship races, you damn right! ^_^ -
11-08-2011, 11:59 PMCendresThat would be so awesome. XDQuote:
Originally Posted by PSxpert2011
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11-09-2011, 12:27 AMJennestia
It's just flavor text, SE wouldn't be wise to allow lifetime passes, hopefully. There's way too much gil in this game that they should actually raise prices since they won't wipe the economy to a clean state.
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11-09-2011, 12:42 AMAenariontrue, though I question the effectiveness of airships as a gilsink... still, it's something.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jennestia
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11-09-2011, 01:09 AMsyntaxlies
i dont ride the airships as much as i thought i would cause the price is a little absurd
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11-09-2011, 09:22 AMLlewelyn
The whole "games need gil sinks" argument is kind of silly, in my mind. There'll always be things people spend money on. Having people pay nickels and dimes to do X, Y, and Z doesn't take much out of the system, or particularly effect the economy.
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11-09-2011, 06:00 PMAenarionthen you know absolutely nothing about how economies work. The "things that people spend money on" that you're talking about are mostly transfers of wealth between players, which does not remove gil from the system. Without sufficient gil-sinks, you end up with a continued and ever-expanding inflation as more and more gil are introduced into the system but are never removed. It's economy 101 buddy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Llewelyn
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11-09-2011, 06:02 PMkensredemption
If I remember right: It was 200/500k gil to buy the airship pass in Jeuno on XI? Perhaps there can be some sort of equivalent for that in XIV as well...Perhaps 5-7 mil would be reasonable? It's really easy to make gil just from questing in Eorzea after all. That, plus anima almost rules out the use of airships to begin with.
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11-11-2011, 05:32 PMPSxpert2011
Damn, I feel like a damn spoiled brat riding the airship and teleporting everywhere right out the gate. This world has gone mad, MAD I TELL YOU!
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11-11-2011, 06:25 PMCoombahSKY PIRATES!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by PSxpert2011
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11-11-2011, 06:30 PMZdenka
The reason choco's were 800g to even begin with is because they knew using Chocobo as gil sink wouldn't work or else they'd need to add Chocobo people at every single camp/aetherite/hamlet. Even then it wouldn't be an on-demand content because you'd still be restricted to when you can use chocobo.
As for lifetime airship pass they could just give them out to people who have 18/18 50s. They are already doing something similar to this in 1.20 (all jobs at L36 = some crown thing). -
11-11-2011, 06:38 PMPSxpert2011
Screw air passes, I want my own Airship!
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11-11-2011, 07:34 PMFearWith FFXI you had to have a Airship pass (brought for 500k for cities 150k for Kazham or a Quest) + you also had to pay 200 gil per use to.Quote:
Originally Posted by kensredemption
If anything I think they should leave or increase the fees, theres far too much gil in the system. -
11-12-2011, 06:17 AMkensredemptionBetter that than people trying to sell their crap at 99 Billion Gil.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fear