Abolishing Anima

[MattyWS]

This thread is ridiculous. Those of you out there who "don't mind running around eorzea" are masochists. Its a absurdly repetitive cut and paste world with nothing of particular interest to see once you have seen it. There isn't any real danger along the way most of the time, your character runs like he's 96 years old and recovering from back surgery.

Why you support a system that

1. encourages people to work around it - i.e. create a mule to taxi them
2. creates friction in parties during transportation
3. creates reasons not to play - i.e. because drinking arsenic is more fun than running for 1 hour from Gridania to some remote place.

Really GMAFB.

Your problem is you are living in the now. You need to think of the future where chocobos and airships come into play. Anima will break this unless it is changed (btw Anima will be edited when chocobos and airships come).

I do not enjoy running around for hours either but

1) The world is tiny.. No idea why people complain about running around in such a small world! It will get bigger granted, but still
2) There are dangers that make things harder.. The other day when I did the rank 34 storyline quest I was shocked to find I could not reach the area I had to go, because every path had a big level 60+ mob in the way >.> Was still a bit of fun though lol
3)If Anima was not created in the first place, no one would complain about Anima, they'd be complaining that chocobos and airships aren't here yet, get my drift? If no one even knew about the Anima system there would not be a problem.

I still think Anima should be something you have to work to get rather than given for free. And I also think it should be third party teleports rather than your own powers. It makes no sense that me as a Pugilist with no mage stats can do something as powerful as teleporting.

I am not thinking for myself here, I hate running around too, but Anima breaks this game so much. Don't worry though, when there is more content it wont matter and anima will finally be nerfed.

[captainpicard]

Your problem is you are living in the now. You need to think of the future where chocobos and airships come into play. Anima will break this unless it is changed (btw Anima will be edited when chocobos and airships come).

I do not enjoy running around for hours either but

1) The world is tiny.. No idea why people complain about running around in such a small world! It will get bigger granted, but still
2) There are dangers that make things harder.. The other day when I did the rank 34 storyline quest I was shocked to find I could not reach the area I had to go, because every path had a big level 60+ mob in the way >.> Was still a bit of fun though lol
3)If Anima was not created in the first place, no one would complain about Anima, they'd be complaining that chocobos and airships aren't here yet, get my drift? If no one even knew about the Anima system there would not be a problem.

I still think Anima should be something you have to work to get rather than given for free. And I also think it should be third party teleports rather than your own powers. It makes no sense that me as a Pugilist with no mage stats can do something as powerful as teleporting.

I am not thinking for myself here, I hate running around too, but Anima breaks this game so much. Don't worry though, when there is more content it wont matter and anima will finally be nerfed.

If they implement Airships as they were in FF11, i.e. wait 25 minutes for airship, then 8 minute ride, that doesn't really solve anything.

Chocobo's or Horses or Recliners with wheels would be nice to have, but still doesn't solve the over arching issue of needing to get somewhere quickly.

If you think back to FF11 teleports were spells that were unlimited. There were only certain places you could teleport to.

The solution here is to reduce the number of telepoints (and in the process kill the leve system {yes please}) and remove anima cost all together or convert to a spell that anyone can learn and equip and cast. Put Chocobo's at those telepoints.

So I would not say my problem is I am living in the now. I am being pragmatic. Airships and Chocobo's don't solve the over arching issue. They did not in 11 and they won't here.

[XooZQ]

Your problem is you are living in the now. You need to think of the future where chocobos and airships come into play. Anima will break this unless it is changed (btw Anima will be edited when chocobos and airships come).

I do not enjoy running around for hours either but

1) The world is tiny.. No idea why people complain about running around in such a small world! It will get bigger granted, but still
2) There are dangers that make things harder.. The other day when I did the rank 34 storyline quest I was shocked to find I could not reach the area I had to go, because every path had a big level 60+ mob in the way >.> Was still a bit of fun though lol
3)If Anima was not created in the first place, no one would complain about Anima, they'd be complaining that chocobos and airships aren't here yet, get my drift? If no one even knew about the Anima system there would not be a problem.

I still think Anima should be something you have to work to get rather than given for free. And I also think it should be third party teleports rather than your own powers. It makes no sense that me as a Pugilist with no mage stats can do something as powerful as teleporting.

I am not thinking for myself here, I hate running around too, but Anima breaks this game so much. Don't worry though, when there is more content it wont matter and anima will finally be nerfed.

Everyone is talking like when you choose to teleport that you have the option to triangulate your position into an exact spot on the map. That's not really what I'm asking either. I'm asking for a better teleport system that allows you to go in the relative area (at most a 15min hike) and the ability to do that under a system that is not entirely consumable.

[XxOstiaxX]

Your problem is you are living in the now. You need to think of the future where chocobos and airships come into play. Anima will break this unless it is changed (btw Anima will be edited when chocobos and airships come).

I do not enjoy running around for hours either but

1) The world is tiny.. No idea why people complain about running around in such a small world! It will get bigger granted, but still
2) There are dangers that make things harder.. The other day when I did the rank 34 storyline quest I was shocked to find I could not reach the area I had to go, because every path had a big level 60+ mob in the way >.> Was still a bit of fun though lol
3)If Anima was not created in the first place, no one would complain about Anima, they'd be complaining that chocobos and airships aren't here yet, get my drift? If no one even knew about the Anima system there would not be a problem.

I still think Anima should be something you have to work to get rather than given for free. And I also think it should be third party teleports rather than your own powers. It makes no sense that me as a Pugilist with no mage stats can do something as powerful as teleporting.

I am not thinking for myself here, I hate running around too, but Anima breaks this game so much. Don't worry though, when there is more content it wont matter and anima will finally be nerfed.

Why do people address problems that are affecting us now, with some sort of solution that will magically come in some distant future......

[MattyWS]

Why do people address problems that are affecting us now, with some sort of solution that will magically come in some distant future......

Because it's a magical game?

Seriously Chocobos and airships are coming in the next big patch, don't you read the news posts?

[TheVedis]

Because it's a magical game?

Seriously Chocobos and airships are coming in the next big patch, don't you read the news posts?

the same people who want instant free teleporting will still want it cuz chocos will still take time to travel
the same people who want teleports restricted to a single class will still want it cuz chocos wont restrict teleporting either

[XooZQ]

the same people who want instant free teleporting will still want it cuz chocos will still take time to travel
the same people who want teleports restricted to a single class will still want it cuz chocos wont restrict teleporting either

It's not about simply time, it's about too much time. Just yesterday I had someone decline to come out because of the possibility that they'd spend their anima on getting to us when we might disband soon.

[TheVedis]

It's not about simply time, it's about too much time. Just yesterday I had someone decline to come out because of the possibility that they'd spend their anima on getting to us when we might disband soon.

that sounds like someone who wanted a long time group anyway, thats a concern wether its about anima or not

[XooZQ]

that sounds like someone who wanted a long time group anyway, thats a concern wether its about anima or not

No, it is exactly what I said. It's not whether the person was wanting a long time party or otherwise.

[XooZQ]

Because it's a magical game?

Seriously Chocobos and airships are coming in the next big patch, don't you read the news posts?

I recall people having to decline party invites because they could not get someone to teleport them, being as chocobos and airships combined were still an insufficient means of transport.