Request: Remove Anima and Use Gil/Cooldown Timer?

[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.

[Jinko]

Or can you make our gil regen??

OMGZ yes pleze !!

Part of me agrees with the OP in that FF11 had much better ways of teleporting and warping around in general, I really liked the idea of supply runs to outposts to unlock it as a warp destination.

[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.

[M00NChild]

I don't get why ppl are against dropping it. If you are already walking eveywhere and you like it, dropping it or giving players who are not willing to spend so much time into travel doesn't mean YOU have to use it. It's just another option, a convenience for players with little time who want to get stuff done in the time they play and not traveling to all those places. Hardcore can stay hardcore and don't use it and casual plays at their own pace. Ppl chill

[Jaide]

I usually play daily and teleport several times per play session but I've never dropped below 50 anima either. Setting appropriate homepoints and optimizing my favorite locations has prevented me from ever running out. There's really no need to remove the anima restriction for the few people who don't know how to manage it properly. The game world is already small enough as it is, it really doesn't take that long to get anywhere on chocobo right now.

[Conradus]

I don't get why ppl are against dropping it. If you are already walking eveywhere and you like it, dropping it or giving players who are not willing to spend so much time into travel doesn't mean YOU have to use it. It's just another option, a convenience for players with little time who want to get stuff done in the time they play and not traveling to all those places. Hardcore can stay hardcore and don't use it and casual plays at their own pace. Ppl chill

By this logic, there should be a button you can press to instantly beat Ifrit. It saves time for people who don't have half-an-hour to fight him, and the hardcore players dont have to use it. They can still go through the fight if they want to, right?