Quote Originally Posted by Eugenics View Post
If the world (ingame) wasn't boring and bland maybe then i would agree, but running for 15 minutes looking at copy and pasted textures isn't all that fun. Run from uld to limsa and if you don't fall asleep halfway all you see is cow's and dodo's
The game is boring, but hopefully it's not going to stay that way.
Honestly it's not that much running either.

Let's say your in Uldah, just run to the city aetheryte and now you're able to travel to any aetheryte you've touched.
At the entrance of Gridania? Simply make it to BentBranch, now you have an option of going to Emerald Moss or even Limsa.

It's not taking it away. It's gradually getting us to stop being so dependent upon it. That way it won't be such a drab if they do decide to remove it when they implement other methods of transportation.