REQUEST: Remove Aether Currents

[Wyakin]

The aether currents are a pointless exercise. They place every single current in your path of the MSQ as you pass from quest to quest. As long as you press the button they’re always right in your path. Removing them would have zero impact

[forumaccount]

- No one in the thread has provided any reasoning as to why aether currents should be included in the game. As far as zones and areas that are not meant for the player to access, there are many simple solutions that do not involve removing (or gating) a feature the player has already unlocked.

- The player unlocks flying upon completion of ARR content. This is removed (gated) in subsequent expansions for reasoning unrelated to the main story scenario. It slows progression of the linear story content to a crawl. This in itself is reason to remove the feature. I am not requesting the removal of content, but the removal of the removal of content. Removalception.

- As far as the suggestion to buy (pay for with real world money) a story skip to skip this feature along with the story, I will not address. The forum rules strictly prohibit the discussion of commercial matters and the criticism of SE. As such, I will not comment on the suggestion to pay real world money to skip the arbitrary removal (gating) of a mechanic (flying) unlocked through gameplay in a game with a box price and subscription fee.

- As far as personal attacks go, I will not respond. This is not a troll account. I have not been banned before. Nor have I had any infractions on this forum account nor my in game subscription account.

[Seddrinth]

The aether currents are a pointless exercise. They place every single current in your path of the MSQ as you pass from quest to quest. As long as you press the button they’re always right in your path. Removing them would have zero impact

They are not pointless if they are fun for players. Hunting down the aether currents is one of my favorite activities of playing this game. Isn't the purpose of playing any game to have fun? So how can doing something fun be pointless in a game?

[splinter1545]

I really wish they would do this. It's just an artificial way of getting us to explore the zones that most players don't care to explore anyways.

Just let us unlock flying once we finish either the MSQ or the final MSQ for that area. Or just cut out the overworld currents and keep the quest ones.

They aren't creative and are just there for padding, in all honesty.

[linayar]

- No one in the thread has provided any reasoning as to why aether currents should be included in the game.

There is no need to provide reasoning for its inclusion as it is already in the game. But to answer, it's because it allows the unlocking of flying sooner per zone.

- The player unlocks flying upon completion of ARR content. This is removed (gated) in subsequent expansions for reasoning unrelated to the main story scenario. It slows progression of the linear story content to a crawl. This in itself is reason to remove the feature. I am not requesting the removal of content, but the removal of the removal of content. Removalception.

There is no need to remove aether currents, just add the ARR method to all the expansions as an alternative option.

[forumaccount]

There is no need to provide reasoning for its inclusion as it is already in the game. But to answer, it's because it allows the unlocking of flying sooner per zone.

There is no need to remove aether currents, just add the ARR method to all the expansions as an alternative option.

It does not allow the unlocking of flying, it disables the already unlocked feature, and forces you to re-enable it.

In a game that constantly changes with updates, there is need to provide reasoning for the inclusion of an arbitrary mechanic when there is demand and logical justification for its removal. The need to provide reasoning also arises when one claims there is a purpose to the system. No one has yet to provide any reasoning. I will concede that aether currents could remain in the game, unlinked to flying, if people want to continue travelling to nodes for no reason. But flying should not be disabled for uknown reasons after it has already been unlocked.

There is need and demand to remove aether currents, or at the very least not disable flying once it is unlocked with the completion of ARR, and keep it unlocked for all expansion content thereafter.

[Arngrim_Greyashe]

What you said, doesn't contradict anything I said.

It proves you're a known troll. That's all anyone should need.

[MilitaryVet123]

People these days call any thread maker they don't like a "TitanMen". Just more harassment and insults. The usual fare of forums.

[forumaccount]

It proves you're a known troll. That's all anyone should need.

You've proven nothing, and I ask that you stop calling me names.

[MilitaryVet123]

You've proven nothing, and I ask that you stop calling me names.

I suggest you report to the GMs about these trolls calling you a troll. This nonsense has gone on for months and they call anyone who makes a thread that goes against the mainstream opinion a "Titanmen" thread.