Lore and armorer guild in Limsa

[LalaRu]

I wonder, is there any lore-reason to have the Armorer guild in Limsa without an aetherite?

[Nixxe]

The aethernet nodes are simply positioned to get you reasonably close to any point of interest within a city. They're not placed at each individual guild simply because they're a guild. The carpenter's guild in Gridania and the pugilist's guild in Ul'dah also do not have their own nodes because they're close enough to the main aetheryte, as well as the blacksmith's guild, which shares the armorer guild's building. It would be nice if they had one, but the Aftcastle is close enough I won't complain.

[LalaRu]

The aethernet nodes are simply positioned to get you reasonably close to any point of interest within a city. They're not placed at each individual guild simply because they're a guild. The carpenter's guild in Gridania and the pugilist's guild in Ul'dah also do not have their own nodes because they're close enough to the main aetheryte, as well as the blacksmith's guild, which shares the armorer guild's building. It would be nice if they had one, but the Aftcastle is close enough I won't complain.

I don't see where "lore" keeps inside your answer. I'd like to know if for some reason there cannot be one, as happens to Vesper Bay.

[InkstainedGwyn]

Adventurer's guild aetherite in Ul'dah is much nearer the market than aftcastle is to the armorer, but at the end Ul'dah's market got its aetherite.

From aftcastle to armorer I Always have to burn a sprint to get there and some times you have to get there quite often and sprint is gone.

Yeah, there's a few places in main cities that I feel like need an aetheryte. I get annoyed when I'm heading up to Apkallu Falls in Gridania (granted, you don't have nearly as much reason to go there as for crafting guilds, but still.) It wouldn't hurt them to re-evaluate their placements.

[Kurando]

To be honest it's probably just a design choice from the developers. I mean originally Ul Dah never had an aetherite at the market area, you always needed to teleport to a guild nearby and run all the way. SE did then add the Ruby Avenue Exchange (i think that's the name) aetherite (with SB) right by the markets because many players kept asking for one, but there was no Lore reason not to have it to begin I don't think.

[BillyKaplan]

I'd like to know if for some reason there cannot be one, as happens to Vesper Bay.

I get the feeling that's the other way around. They didn't have one in Vesper Bay, which ended up being important, so they made up a reason for it...

[Wiccan026]

To be honest it's probably just a design choice from the developers. I mean originally Ul Dah never had an aetherite at the market area, you always needed to teleport to a guild nearby and run all the way. SE did then add the Ruby Avenue Exchange (i think that's the name) aetherite (with SB) right by the markets because many players kept asking for one, but there was no Lore reason not to have it to begin I don't think.

You got the Ruby Road Exchange mixed with the Sapphire Avenue Aetheryte :P

You are right though that the Sapphire one was added in SB much to everyone's enjoyment.

[MistakeNot]

I don't see where "lore" keeps inside your answer. I'd like to know if for some reason there cannot be one, as happens to Vesper Bay.

No, there isn't. As far as I know we have got no lore at all regarding the placement of aethernet nodes inside the cities.

[BillyKaplan]

While we're on the subject, I'd like to see a mini-aetheryte added to Apkallu Falls in Gridania. It'll benefit everyone as that's where the achievement guy is, and SMNs all the more so.

[LalaRu]

About Vesper Bay, maybe they can add an inactive Aetherite that will become active when (spoiler)

the Scions move out from there

.