Quote Originally Posted by Sovi View Post
Could it just be programmed into the crystal from its original installation? Like a toll both or the lift gate at a parking garage. I put in my money it lets me pass even if un-manned. Maybe no one collects the Gil, Maybe it's all just been piling up in some store room under the crystal with the skeletons of those that once processed Eorzea passport and porting permits...
How would that work? How does an aetheryte go through our pockets to take gil? As far as I know, someone had posted in the Lore forum not too long ago that NPCs take our gil before we're allowed to teleport (in the general areas before 3.0), but we don't see it for the sake of keeping the game moving. We also know in game that the aetherytes were rebuilt thanks to the wealthy merchants from Ul'dah and we're all paying them back every time we use the things. This wouldn't apply in areas where there hasn't been civilization for eons or in areas where the current residents don't have a use for gil (such as dragons).