Telportation suggestion. ( One of Many )

[Spuffin]

There are many controversial topics and or suggestions about how we should keep, remove, or change the way teleportation works in this game.

I recently made a post about abolishing anima due to the implementation of Chocobo, Air Ships, and Boat Rides that are already in place.

Rental Chocobo apparently have x2 or x2.5 the running speed of the standard movement speed. I'm assuming that Chocobo earned by Grand Companies have a higher speed then the Rental. It also looks like that we may have an ability that allows us to Chocobo dash for even faster speeds( The chocobo dash is speculation at this point )

Having anima along with our new means of transportation really does negate the purpose of the other 3. Anima allows us to Instantly port us and the entire party from ANYWHERE on the map to any Node and or City that we have come in contact with. That is a little too much IMHO.

Chocobo will have their sole use for faster travel on foot from city to camp. Airships have a sole use for instant City to City travel, Boat rides will have it's use for City to City travel possibly with extra content accompanying the boat ride and or access to new continents.

IDEA:

City <----> City <-- Aetheryte : Death --> Any saved Home point : Chocobo --> Aetheryte/Camp

I suggest we remove anima. Keep the ability to teleport us to your Home Points every 10 min. Each Aetheryte within each Continent has the ability to teleport us back the Main City of that area, almost as if it were an Out Post Warp ( Free of charge of course )

EDIT: Aetherytes will have a sole purpose of initiating Guild Leves for the Disciples of War or act as Future Quest Hubs and optional Home Points. The Crystals in the Main Cities should be used to turn in the Guild Leves for the Disciples of Land. This will balance out the removal of anima and as well as balance every mean of transportation.

This will not only allow SE to develop new means of transportation but give all means and future means a purpose and a balance. This will promote Exploration, Immersion, Depth, [SIZE="5"]Additional Content[/SIZE], and should in the end satisfy both sides of the coin.

[Spuffin]

It's a similar post to Jobeto-Rin but mine is more direct and opinionated differently.

[Spuffin]

What? I dont recall this idea ever being brought up!

[PrettyPrincess]

They already said they were going to balance anima with the new transportation why people no read? ; ;

[DNO]

ill never understand why people want anima gone.

[Abauge_Goga]

This again lol.
Dude, you need to drop this whole idea of removing anima, it's the second time i see you posting on this. Just stop using anima if you don't like it.

I don't agree with you that it will promote exploration. The only thing that it will promote is repetition and wasting time running with a chocobo when I could have teleported there instantly.

Like I said earlier, those people that like to explore will do it with or without anima. Don't ruin this for others like me that appreciate fast means of travel because we actually have a life and play this as a HOBBY.

[Jocko]

Don't ruin this for others like me that appreciate fast means of travel because we actually have a life and play this as a HOBBY.

Resorting to the "get a life" argument. Real classy there, pal

I completely agree. Being able to teleport anywhere in the world defeats the point of having an open world in the first place. Through use of instant airships and chocobos, traveling to any camp currently in the game will take no more than 10 minutes TOPS, unless your going to somewhere in the middle of Mor Dhona, in which case it SHOULD take a somewhat difficult journey to make it to a high level, end game area.

Also to those saying "well then just don't use anima": In a game where travel is done instantaneously to anywhere is the norm, when in a party or group, you will be expected to use it.

Now, saying all of that, there is one huge, glaring problem with the abolition of instant transportation. The world is dull, lifeless, and leaves no reason or motivation to explore. Unless the entire game map is redesigned, I don't see anyone being okay with having to trek though it every day

[PrettyPrincess]

You people act like anima is infinite

Unless the entire game map is redesigned

This is also already being worked on

[Jocko]

You people act like anima is infinite



This is also already being worked on

Yes, but is it going to be to an extent that actually matters? Or is it going to be nothing more than pallet swaps and slightly rearranged areas? Knowing Square's track record...

[Konachibi]

Yes, but is it going to be to an extent that actually matters? Or is it going to be nothing more than pallet swaps and slightly rearranged areas? Knowing Square's track record...

Knowing Square's track record..... they'll make it into another game that wins a whole bunch of awards like most other Final Fantasys do?