My only concern with the way teleports and anima work in this game.

[Purity]

I'm ok with this anima system, it is pretty well balanced and the recovery rate is about right.

The only thing that really takes away from exploration, and that really annoys me, is that you can be teleported to places you've never been!

Seriously, the other day I was teleported to Mor Dhona to do some quest, and I thought it was just another zone, a purple one, but another place to go click on a "???" and hit return(chocobo music also removes a lot of great aspects this game has, but that's a whole different topic).
It wasn't until I had to walk there because I was out of anima that I really came to value it, and how hard it was to get there (from the black shroud).

And this is just an example. When I started I was teleported from limsa to windurst and uldah, and it felt cheap! I'm sure most players haven't even boarded the ferry.

I remember when I first reached San d'Oria, or my first jorney to Jeuno when I reached level 20, and I'll always remember that. That was exploration and adventure!

Conclusion:
I think it's great to teleport to wherever you want, as long as you've been there atleast once through walking!

[Neptune]

I agree .

[Purity]

Yeah! Just figured I called gridania windurst. Who can blame me though?

[Masamune1004]

Another one? Seriously?

[elreed]

Another one? Seriously?

Take some vacation if u got tired of reading same threads.... I agree with the OP. well i would add to be near the aetherythe or node to be able to use anima. Would add difficulty and exploration

[Naelle]

Toasting in epic bread.

I don't get why so many people are complaining about something that not one time you are forced to use. If you don't like anima or teleporting, DON'T DO IT. Why is that so hard? I don't have 12 hours a day to play and I definately don't want to spend half my time just running to where I need to go.

I understand some people think it ruins their experience in the world, but nobody is holding a gun to your head telling you to click teleport. People keep asking to remove anima or have an npc to remove anima from your character when all you have to do is NOT use it. I'd rather see a new dungeon or a better UI over some crappy anima removing patch.

TLR?
STOP USING IT IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT. Please stop posing these, thanks.

[Rane]

I also think that you should have to make the trek to a teleportation point at least once on your own before you gain the ability to teleport there.

When a friend/friends are helping you with a quest, and suddenly everyone teleports to some far-off land you've never been to before, it's tough to say "wait...um, never mind. I kind of wanted to walk there on my own the first time." The game allows players to recieve teleports to locations they haven't discovered, so unless you play solo, you're probably going to have that happen to you eventually whether you like it or not.

[Mudcat]

If you don't like anima or teleporting, DON'T DO IT. Why is that so hard? I don't have 12 hours a day to play and I definately don't want to spend half my time just running to where I need to go.

I can't disagree with anything you have said up to this point as you are right, it is optional and no one is forcing anyone else to use the teleport function but I would like to give you some advice:

Yes, the game is pointlessly big at times but if it's taking you six hours to get from point A to point B you might want to press the Z key. You're stuck in walk mode. That is all.

[Yelta_Sumasu]

I have to agree with the OP. I hate that a level 1 can be teleported around to places he has no business being. Making it to that crystal should be a challenge for every player. But they did split the difference and make it so the smaller crystals had to be visited before you can port to them. Now they just need to give us more reasons to go to them...

[LumishINTA]

first trip to Jeuno from Sandoria was Epic ; ;