Quote Originally Posted by Gennosuke View Post
Not if you offer alternatives, i.e Some reasonable form of teleportation. Just not every tom, dick and harry and tele from anywhere at anytime, given after patch 1.19 they have multiple forms of transportation. It seems overkill to me.

I disagree, the fact that the game is aimed with Casual playstyle, i doubt you'll find all players fighting over that stuff. Many casuals will probably just be in for some casual fun here and there, not necessarily hardcore endgame stuff.
Doesn't that sound a little schizophrenic? Not every Tom, Dick, and Harry should be able to casually transport, but players won't be competing for much because this game is meant to be played casually? I retain my assertion that these statements are short-sighted compared to the content that Yoshida-san has hinted is ages away, but still planned.

Personally, I just appreciate a wealth of options. I have my mages up and I still wouldn't welcome a mage-driven teleport system.

First of all, it breaks the game's lore. The aether network is a central part of the lore: The ability to become one with the aether and ride it to its strongest points at a cost to your endurance of such transportation. It's just part of the world.