Theres a thing called anima

[Etienn]

and this isn't FFXI either, what a hypocrite.

Doesn't matter, depends what you mean by hypocrite, also. Am I a hyprocrite for wanting stuff to be fair? I guess so.

This isn't ffix but ffxi had airships that took 5-10 minutes, the ferry in FFXIV takes about the same time, does it make sense for you to have something free? Might as well remove the ferry.

Yoshi P stated it was temporary so your point is moot since the scene will be implemented and since he will see there are people who dislike the idea of skipping a cut scene/ride and moving on to the main cities, then he will not add a skip option. You can skip a cut scene already btw... you should not be able to skip a ride, get over it.

[GreatLeviathan]

Doesn't matter, depends what you mean by hypocrite, also. Am I a hyprocrite for wanting stuff to be fair? I guess so.

This isn't ffix but ffxi had airships that took 5-10 minutes, the ferry in FFXIV takes about the same time, does it make sense for you to have something free? Might as well remove the ferry.

Yoshi P stated it was temporary so your point is moot since the scene will be implemented and since he will see there are people who dislike the idea of skipping a cut scene/ride and moving on to the main cities, then he will not add a skip option. You can skip a cut scene already btw... you should not be able to skip a ride, get over it.

I agree. I love taking the ferry once in a while and just enjoy the ride :-)
It's fun and even would give you the time to go to LL or Uldah and not spent 3 Anima but only 2 :-)
I hope they will do this too for the airships. That would be awesome.
If you like to skip stuff why not skip the whole game ? ^^

As far as Anima goes.. If you don't teleport every 5 steps you have to take then the anima is Plenty enough.
I play hours a day and never really have even got under 20 anima.. Cause i like..
And why start complaining now when you know this month will have Chocobo's.

Sorry if i'm wrong. Did not read the 11 or more pages on reply's lol.

[Jynx]

Personally as riled up as I'm getting over this I think things will work out in the end. Players who want instant gratification may be setting themselves up for a big fall.

I've said before that if this efficently replaces town to town anima warps...they may phase out the need for Anima at some point. Give these people their free town warps, and then give me increased anima costs to camps to keep Chocobos relevant. But hell what do I know, there is a good chance Chocobos might turn out to be a cutscene after all is said and done.

[Lyndis]

I just want to say that everytime Jynx posts, you should all imagine me posting the exact same thing right after that.
He types my thoughts out for me.

Thanks Jynx for being such a splendid voice of reason.

[Altano]

Jynx speaks truth. Also I must say I wonder how the same airship can transport some people instantly and take 5 minutes to deliver others. Forget realism, that just plain makes no sense. Everybody waits to get on the airship at the same time when it arrives and then it departs and some people are magically transported to the unloading dock while the rest wait for the airship to actually get there? Well then why did they even have to wait for the airship to arrive? Screw it let's just have Grid, LL, and Ul'dah zone into each other at that point.

Also: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRTkCHE1sS4

[Jynx]

that just plain makes no sense.

They have reserve underground monorails that move at the speed of light, but thats only for the cool kids that skip the airship.

[Altano]

They have reserve underground monorails that move at the speed of light, but thats only for the cool kids that skip the airship.

Thanks for clearing that up! I was beginning to get worried...

[Etienn]

it has nothing to do with a cs!!! they do not want to wait for airship then get on, and wait 15 minutes to get to destination.... can you skip the ferry's cs? NO! can you skip boat ride? ok!

[Viridiana]

. . .Am I the only one that doesn't understand why people are throwing around words like "easymode?" I mean, on a scale of Easymode to Hardmode, if the only interaction you have is clicking a button, it falls pretty squarely in easy territory. I don't care that the options are "no cutscene," "cutscene only," or "thirty minute airship ride." If the respective options are "click button and wait," "click button and wait," and "click button and wait," how on earth are you getting that one of them is "easier" than any of the others?

I mean, if you want to argue that it destroys immersion, go ahead. I won't agree, but I'll at least understand your viewpoint. Arguing that it somehow makes the game easier is just absurd, though.

[Payadopa]

I think airship rides should take a few minutes (whatever that means) just to give some scale back to the game.

I also believe that adventuring has something to do with the journey (meeting friends on the way, fight your way to a location) plus the destination (awesome content). By cutting down on the first one, everything feels so bland and empty (on your way to your destination). Also, the world feels so small thanks to anima. Going from Limsa to Ul'dah in under 5 seconds? No problem.

While I think instantanious transportation is basically a good feature, people way to much depend on it now. And now, almost a year later, people demand it.
Anima should be for people who don't have much time (or have to arrive on time).

Funnily, I kind of have the feeling that mostly core players complain because they constantly use Anmia. Though, that's just my subjective feeling.

I (generally) hope that once the PS3 version launches we get a change in attitude on these boards for wanting everything on an instant.

Talking about spoiling your customers.