Request: Remove Anima and Use Gil/Cooldown Timer?

[Andrien]

You spend all your anima and now you want to suggest switching to gil. I wont be surprised if you spend all your gil on teleports.

From what I understand anima is there for players with short play time because they'll most likely log in to have some quick leves/quest done asap on the go, and if you can spend hours online you can afford airships/chocobo/goobbue.

[Tricksy]

if you can spend hours online you can afford airships/chocobo/goobbue.

This *^.^* Anima is awesome. I love it its not too much of an easy button, but it and Return make the game a lot more "accessible" ( ewwww I hate the use of that word, but ill use it this time). Like Ifrit and timing. Anima is all about rationing for most important uses.

[TheVedis]

SE uses this idea
1 week later, no one has any gil left

people complain we need more ways to make easy gil

[Alhanelem]

The whole point of anima is to offer a handy conenience without making it excessively easy to get around. It could possibly be tweaked a bit more but it is really not a bad system.

[Conradus]

I ask this because it really hurts a lot of people ^^; myself included. I play 3-4 times a week now because of work and during that time I have to port all the time just to get what I need done. Than I have to take a break for a week or two to get all my anima back >.>

If you have four sessions a week, you should have about ten anima a session without any time outs for recharge at all. With proper use of favorite sites and a well-chosen home point to Return to instead of teleporting to, this should be more than adequate. Your problem isn't that anima exists, it's that you don't know how to manage it.

[prymortal]

http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com...ndex.html#news

hmm sounds like what i suggested

[Eruantien]

http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com...ndex.html#news

hmm sounds like what i suggested

Not really that is intra city meaning you can teleport around the city state you are in. Go into the wards in uldah come out at the alchemists guild sort of deal

[Antipika]

http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com...ndex.html#news

hmm sounds like what i suggested

Sounds like what we, Windursian, did a while ago on XI. While peasants from other City-States never had access to intra-city teleportation Glad to see it's coming for XIV however.

[Nyx]

Anima isn't going anywhere. It is a vital part of the story if you read the information on the official website. If you actually read why we have a certain number of points it is really interesting.

Edited to add:
Though the exact mechanism behind teleportation via aetheryte is still largely a mystery, one theory states that when a sentient being approaches one of the portals, the aether that makes up its body resonates with the aether of the crystals, which in turn results in a complete breakdown of the being's mass, allowing it to temporarily return to the invisible aetheric streams that course throughout the planet. The being's soul, which cannot be broken down, then guides the particles to a pre—determined destination, and upon arrival, the corresponding aetheryte receptacle reconfigures the mist back into its original form. This whole process takes only a matter of moments, allowing for nearly instant transportation to faraway destinations.

However, being broken down to the aetheric level can take its toll on one's body, and rest is often required after several consecutive jumps, especially as the distance becomes greater. As a precaution, most city—states strongly discourage over—teleporting, as it can lead to irreversible damage...

even an NPC in Ul'dah tells you to not teleport too much because it can break their crystal!

[Andros]

Anima is fine. Pointless thread is pointless.