Aether Currents moved

[Lan_Mantear]

The Aether Current Locations were changes in patch 3.3 to make the more easily accessible.

[3.0] The location of aether currents in all areas have been adjusted.
Aether currents will now be placed in locations more easily accessed when progressing through main scenario and sidequests.

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...43b40551d1e3e8

[CelestePinke]

I am fully aware they moved them, this is the 6th character I have leveled to 60. My question to SE is why? What was the point of moving them? It forced players to explore the new zones. After continuing through 8 of 10 were moved and I wasted time because in NO patch notes did it say oh by the way we moved aether currents to make it even easier for new people.

[Moomba33]

I enjoyed exploring zones for aether currents myself. I'm sad they made this change but I suppose they must have gotten feedback that a lot of the community didn't want to look for them to have bothered making this change.

[Youkulm]

Someone already answered you. They directly quoted the patch notes. That's the best answer you're going to get...

The Aether Current Locations were changes in patch 3.3 to make the more easily accessible.

[3.0] The location of aether currents in all areas have been adjusted.
Aether currents will now be placed in locations more easily accessed when progressing through main scenario and sidequests.

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...43b40551d1e3e8

[Zojha]

It forced players to explore the new zones.

And that was precisely the issue. Flying gives faster movement speed and the ability to ignore the terrain and wildlife of the zone entirely, both of which serve the purposes of people who have no interest in the zone whatsoever. Locking it behind exploration is, uh...let's say it misses the primary audience.

[LineageRazor]

It forced players to explore the new zones.

This is an interesting statement, as I can see it being used by folks both in favor of and against the new Aether current placement.

For players against the move: "It forced players to explore the new zones. It's the last time they're going to ever bother even looking at some of this beautiful scenery, so it really is a good thing for new players to have to find their way around, at least once."

For players for the move "It forced players to explore the new zones. Finding those Aether currents was such a bloody waste of time. How are new players supposed to book it to endgame when there's all this junk in the way?"

Personally, I enjoyed seeking out the Aether currents in weird places, even if I wound up having to look a couple of them up. It's kind of sad that new players will be denied this challenge.

[Cakekizyy]

I am fully aware they moved them, this is the 6th character I have leveled to 60. My question to SE is why? What was the point of moving them? It forced players to explore the new zones. After continuing through 8 of 10 were moved and I wasted time because in NO patch notes did it say oh by the way we moved aether currents to make it even easier for new people.

Exploration should be because you like it, not because flying is locked behind it.

[lovstokuddle]

they made it hard to find now for new and old players, sea of clouds is a total joke with the compass, no way to go and compass reads go NW, stupid, gets old hunting for something that isn't there, I hope SE test ran these new locations???

[Cakekizyy]

they made it hard to find now for new and old players, sea of clouds is a total joke with the compass, no way to go and compass reads go NW, stupid, gets old hunting for something that isn't there, I hope SE test ran these new locations???

Doesn't that area require you to come back at 57 when you can access other side of zone?

[LunaFaye]

Doesn't that area require you to come back at 57 when you can access other side of zone?

Yep and it's a part of the msq that actually takes you there. I level'd a couple of alts in the last couple of weeks/months and even tho SE moved the currents (map wide) and made changes to the quests/chains that would reward currents prior, I personally found that it's much easier now than it was as HW got released.