May we please have an Aetheryte added to the Dravanian Hinterlands?

[Tranquilmelody7]

With an Aetheryte recently being added to the Azim Steppe(First area in the game with 3!), would you please consider allocating an Aetheryte to the only major area without a single one?

It's such a beautiful area with quite a few incentives to visit even post Heavensward, and yet it's rather inconvenient to travel to due to the lack of a Aetheryte in the area.
Not to mention it's home to one of the most elusive Elite marks in the game(The Pale Rider, making them ever more difficult for a player to spawn or defeat)

Perhaps a Goblim beast tribe could be implemented in the existing settlement there, with a questline that allows players to construct an Aetheryte?
At the very least, please allow us to teleport directly to the Idyllshire gates, which would allow us to to bypass loading into Idyllshire(Which is the biggest issue!).

[InkstainedGwyn]

There are broken aetherytes all over the place, and we're working with an entire set of people whose goal is to reestablish this area. Having had them make one useable now that we're 'done' seeing Idyllshire be updated is 100% reasonable. Especially since new players already see it updated so it's not like they're going to watch it grow.

[Raldo]

I'm not opposed to the idea, but... is the loading screen really that big of a deal?

[InkstainedGwyn]

I'm not opposed to the idea, but... is the loading screen really that big of a deal?

It's very annoying when you're trying to get to a hunt or S rank called in the area and people are averse to waiting longer than 30s to pull. I'm in one of the main hunt linkshells on my server; things usually get called there, first. Yet I can start teleporting as soon as a hunt is called and frequently it's already dead or almost by the time I get there, and that's not counting having to zone into one area, zone out of it, and then fly.

[Tranquilmelody7]

I'm not opposed to the idea, but... is the loading screen really that big of a deal?

From what I've witnessed, the more populated an area is, the longer it may take a character to load into it.
Idyllshire is a player hot-spot for a multitude of reasons.

Combine having to load into Idyllshire, having to select one of the gates to the Hinterlands, and the load screen for the Hinterlands and it can take over twice as long to port into the Hinterlands as it does for most of the areas.

[Gemina]

With an Aetheryte recently being added to the Azim Steppe(First area in the game with 3!), would you please consider allocating an Aetheryte to the only major area without a single one?

It's such a beautiful area with quite a few incentives to visit even post Heavensward, and yet it's rather inconvenient to travel to due to not a Aetheryte in the area.

If it's such a beautiful area to traverse, why do you want an aetheryte there?

I go to the Hinterlands just to fly around on dragonback, and sit on top of one of the coliseums there just to gaze at the stars on a clear night.

[Tranquilmelody7]

If it's such a beautiful area to traverse, why do you want an aetheryte there?

I go to the Hinterlands just to fly around on dragonback, and sit on top of one of the coliseums there just to gaze at the stars on a clear night.

The Hinterlands happens to be my favorite area in the game, so I'd wager I understand how you feel.

However, ultimately I feel convenience is more important than atmosphere, so I still feel obligated
to advocate for an Aetheryte in the Hinterlands.

Additionally, merely allowing players to teleport directly to the Idyllshire gates(That are already aethernet locations!) would simultaneously make traversing to the Hinterlands far more efficient, while preserving the ambient nature.

[Canadane]

It's very annoying when you're trying to get to a hunt or S rank called in the area and people are averse to waiting longer than 30s to pull. I'm in one of the main hunt linkshells on my server; things usually get called there, first. Yet I can start teleporting as soon as a hunt is called and frequently it's already dead or almost by the time I get there, and that's not counting having to zone into one area, zone out of it, and then fly.

They all had to travel the same distance as you, to be fair.

[Tranquilmelody7]

-Bump for relevance-

[Felis]

From what I've witnessed, the more populated an area is, the longer it may take a character to load into it.
Idyllshire is a player hot-spot for a multitude of reasons.

Combine having to load into Idyllshire, having to select one of the gates to the Hinterlands, and the load screen for the Hinterlands and it can take over twice as long to port into the Hinterlands as it does for most of the areas.

Why going to Idyllshire, if there is a passage to the Hinterlands near Falcon Nest?