Jynx, we aren't asking to have the airship be accessible like nothing. They already said that there will be a quest for the chocobos and there will probably be one for the airships. The rite of passage thing is a valid concern, but it's not the topic at hand.

What we want is just to continue to be able to use the quick airship travel as an option once they implement the full airship ride. Yes the airship was special the first time we rode it in FF11, but after the 10th time or so it gets old and most of us would end up just AFK on it. We would rather not waste our time waiting around for the ride if we don't want to, and since its an option people that want to enjoy the view will still be able to do it.