I hate aether currents with a passion

[MistyMew]

I didnt mind finding any of the currents for flying, in wow for a long time we had to reach max lv before opening it which was 10x worse....(not to mention the hoops they introduced recently to unlock it on wod) hence the "oh hold" for wow lol

So for me SE design of getting the flight somewhat late/zone was still great and I enjoyed them all so far We will enjoy the flight for a long time yet in these zones, they did an excellent job of flying imo. +1

(just need to add more quests to lv se. ...oh and fix blm ty)
♥

[Luvbunny]

As I have mentioned before, flying in each area should be granted after you unlock ALL the aether mist quest (this is rather substantial since most of them are buried under other quests), plus attuning to at least 3 aether mist found outdoor. That is a good amount of time to force players to explore. Then give rewards if you find the rest of the aether mist, plus achievement for each area. Maybe have NPC that give you a quests to find the rest of the aether mists. This will preserver the exploration spirit, and not punishing people with grating insane inane quests before they can fly in each zone. As well as encouraging exploration even further.

As it is now, this is one of the biggest turns off in HW (and the moogle quests). The same group of players who absolutely hate having to deal with MSQ 2.1-2.55 will hate HW even more, since it is the same grind, double the areas (meaning you gotta explore even more) and fetch quests galore... SE seriously need to trim the fat, and FOCUS. They were able to create such an amazing experience with 2.0 story with the right amount of fetch quests as well as a roller coaster ride to the finish.

[Spawnie]

only map that annoyed me finding them in was sea of clouds.. all the rest were pretty simple so far, i enter map explore as much as i can finding all the currents so then all i have is the quest 1s :3

[Nadirah]

Only thing about flying so far that annoys me is the speed consistency bug.

[RubenSnizzle]

Frankly, having to collect the Aether Currents really makes me appreciate being able to fly after! The challenge makes the reward sweeter.

Haha yup! And when you go back to an older area with quest and you have the ability to fly....f*** the running!

[Merylx]

I love it. It makes me explore the zone to the depths of hell and back, and really makes me feel involved with the surroundings. I much prefer this version of flying than buying it, like you can in Wow.

[MageBlack]

*players complain there is no reason to explore the maps*
*SE gives a great reason to explore*
*players complain they have to explore the map*

/sigh

[Ransu]

Frankly, having to collect the Aether Currents really makes me appreciate being able to fly after! The challenge makes the reward sweeter.

Rewarded for what? Congrats you no longer have a reason to go back to that zone. The entire design is stupid. I would have preferred something similar to how chocobo license was unlocked.

[Krokov]

don't worry they hate you as well

[Zfz]

While I feel similarly, I also feel like the completion of aether currents occurs way too closely to the point in which you move to the next zone.
You really don't get to enjoy it until later on when you're in moogle hell.

I actually think this is very well thought out. It maintains the element of exploration during questing instead of just getting attuned asap then fly to complete the quests. For that reason I've been doing quests as they come, instead of going straight for the currents so that I can do the side quests later with a flying mount.

Rewarded for what? Congrats you no longer have a reason to go back to that zone. The entire design is stupid. I would have preferred something similar to how chocobo license was unlocked.

If you only ever level 1 job, sure, you're right.

If you ever start leveling your second job, you will be back there and you will appreciate the flying mount. It's a reward as well as a QoL improvement for your other jobs, not for your first job.

Only thing about flying so far that annoys me is the speed consistency bug.

This bug exists for people who are used to "jump" the whistle motion, i.e. you time the space bar to start flying taking into account the network delay, so that you don't wait for the mount to appear. Two ways to mitigate it:

1. Don't jump the whistle motion, let it finish and let the mount appear before you take off.
2. Even if you jump the motion, the speed is corrected the moment you stop and move again. So a quick release-then-press on the movement key will correct its speed.