Getting around

[zymurgy]

I've only been playing this game for two days. It's the first MMO I've ever played so I don't really have a base for comparison, but I have to say that this is probably the best MMO ever made.

I have no quarrels about the game at all other than the fact that it's so hard to get places. Sometimes I only have an hour to play due to real life commitments, and I find that it takes me 50 minutes just to get anywhere. As a result of this, I believe that they should implement a great feature that I just thought of while running from Gridania to LL. Flying mounts. How cool would it be to be able to fly around? Maybe we can get our own airships like Setzer.

[Gramul]

Honey.
If travel in this game where any easier, it would be called Phantasy Star Online.

Basically, all you need to do is:
A) Get someone to take you to major Atherite crystals so you can teleport.
B) Go to major Atherite crystals yourself so you can teleport.

[Zumi]

Yea SE definably need flying mounts when 2.0 comes out if they want to be competitive with all the other MMOs out there. I used up all my Anima and it takes hours of running just to get anywhere once your out.

[Risae]

We do not need mounts that are able to fly.

[MariyaShidou]

But we need Anti-Air weaponary to shoot down Garlean airships.

[Jynx]

I find that it takes me 50 minutes just to get anywhere.

Do you have your walk key turned on?

I kid....or do I?

[Bustercucumbers]

Probably a troll thread, but if it's not then you seriously need to expand your library of games. Even with all the recent improvements, FFXIV is nowhere near the best MMORPG. It still has quite a way to go until it can be considered a solid MMORPG. Here's to hoping 2.0 achieves what everyone dreams it to.

[Mikita]

zymurgy,

It looks like you've already made a lot of progress on your character, so you should be able to get a chocobo or goobbue mount if you don't already have one. That will speed up your travel considerably.

There are also airships for travel between the 3 cities at a slight cost in gil.

And of course, there is anima for teleporting. If you are really limited on the amount of time you have to play, anima is probably the best answer as long as you keep in mind that it regenerates a bit slowly and budget accordingly.


FFXIV is also my first and only MMORPG.

I've peeked at other games since starting in this genre a year and a half ago. I'm sure there are games with battle systems, storylines, items, content, etc. that are much better for various reasons that will appeal to other people.

But I actually share your sentiment that FFXIV is the "best" MMORPG for me and for my own personal tastes.

As long as you're having fun, that's all that matters, right? ^^

[KiriA500]

Honey.
If travel in this game where any easier, it would be called Phantasy Star Online.

You make that sound like a bad thing. Phantasy Star Online was is awesome!

[Felis]

You can use the airship to go from Gridania to Limsa Lominsa. It's the staircase down in the adventure guild in Gridania. If you are a grand company member you can buy a chocobo for 3k seals. If you are not a member you can rent a chocobo, but it's time limited.
And you can get with level 30 a gobbue mount for free until 2.0