2.0 Aetheral Crystals

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07-18-2012, 08:17 AM
Carzilla

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..
07-18-2012, 08:31 AM
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!
07-18-2012, 09:41 AM
Carzilla

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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.
07-18-2012, 10:03 AM
Carzilla

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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.
07-18-2012, 10:15 AM
Raldo

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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.
07-27-2012, 11:08 AM
Rosalie

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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.
07-27-2012, 02:10 PM
Masamune1004

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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.
07-28-2012, 09:40 AM
Carzilla

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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).
07-28-2012, 09:53 AM
yialee

idk what ya talking about but i have 100 anima everyday b/c of halmet
07-28-2012, 10:06 AM
Atoli

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 :D"
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?
07-28-2012, 11:18 AM
Masamune1004

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Originally Posted by Carzilla

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

I play a game to have fun, not torture myself. It sounds like masochism to me.
07-28-2012, 01:13 PM
Carzilla

Just the fact that you can teleport on a whim is wrong, Yes there is a back story but it was slapped together by the 1.0 team. You should at the least have to earn teleporting options. cast a dam spell or something. Incorporate it into the game play somehow . Just take it off the main menu
07-28-2012, 01:52 PM
Masamune1004

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Originally Posted by Carzilla

Just the fact that you can teleport on a whim is wrong, Yes there is a back story but it was slapped together by the 1.0 team. You should at the least have to earn teleporting options. cast a dam spell or something. Incorporate it into the game play somehow . Just take it off the main menu

I can cast spells on a whim, I fail to see a difference. In 2.0 I believe they will have a quest where you earn teleportation.
07-29-2012, 01:05 AM
Carzilla

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Originally Posted by Masamune1004

I can cast spells on a whim, I fail to see a difference. In 2.0 I believe they will have a quest where you earn teleportation.

If you fail to see the difference then what's the problem? If that is so, then make it an aquired spell like its supposed to be. Let's hope it's a quest at the very least.
08-04-2012, 01:18 AM
Madrox

Down with the current anima system. Lazy asses.
08-04-2012, 02:22 AM
Douten

Why don't you just walk if you feel teleporting it ezbutton? You don't mean to imply just because you want to do boring stuff everyone has to do it as well do you?

I, personally, love exploring. I do that in XI pre-abyss/vw tele. I went hunt down every coffer for map (requires you to run though a zone w/ map first finding it). All very fun :) I love the sense of taking the new world in through traveling.

Of course once you have explored every little section there are why force player hours upon hours of traveling just for the sake of time waste? Bad game design.

I think the current teleport could use some back story yeah. But they're planning a mini quest for that I believe so it's all good.
08-04-2012, 10:53 AM
Carzilla

Im not saying Completely remove it, just to restrict it a little
08-07-2012, 10:45 AM
Nakiamiie

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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..

Picard, not Pickard.

Also, there is nothing wrong with the anima the way it is. You know, you can choose to only use it as the crystals if you want to. No need to force it onto others, sometimes I'm a hurry and it is very convenient to be able to teleport from anywhere.