Aether Currants why must you be this way?

[Arrhin]

A video game presenting a challenge? Say it isn't so! No seriously, it's meant to be a bit of a hunt and find game encouraging you to explore the area. Tangentially why does everyone want everything to be so easy? From people requesting single button combos to this stuff (which isn't quite as bad, I understand the frustration but I also accept the challenge, and the earned reward) it's not rewarding or fun to play if there is no sense of challenge and accomplishment. If people are just here for the narrative there's two entirely separate industries serving those wants.

[Iscah]

I've heard aether currant jam goes well on toast.

I think it's what they put on that Triple Triad jam-on-toast mount to make it fly.

[AusarViled]

i agree, i am happy your post is pushing same narrative my own was- BECAUSE IT IS ANNOYING SYSTEM, DESIGNED TO SLOW YOU DOWN AND CRIPPLE YOU. NO one likes it. Get rid of it

[Gameovers]

And so? Did it kill you? Seriously, let's complain about aether currents more! Weeéee one of the easiest things to do in game. God forbid we have to work for the ability to fly.

And it's things like that that got us freaking very easy mode in story dungeons. And people wanna complain about the game being what it is now. I agree with you Snorky. It's threads like this that got us here.

[Iscah]

And it's things like that that got us freaking very easy mode in story dungeons. And people wanna complain about the game being what it is now. I agree with you Snorky. It's threads like this that got us here.

I'm fine with aether currents but I do appreciate having easy mode for story battles, particularly job quests where I'm trying to scrape through a level 70 quest in level 60 gear because it's silly to go and buy new gear to beat a fight that rewards you with gear.

Also if I got 90% through the fight and died to a cheap mechanic at the end. I put the work in already on several characters at this point.

[ryouma17]

i would rather do aethercurrents a million times then do pathfinder once

[Jojoya]

The Lochs is a terrible place when it comes to Aether Currents. YoshiP mentioned they're going to review and make some adjustments to Aether Currents in Endwalker (not necessarily at start). I hope they move the annoying currents in the Lochs to locations that make more sense.

The other current that is annoying is the one that sits on the ledge above Mord Souq, though at least it's fairly straightforward to get to once you have access to the appropriate part of the map.

Otherwise, I really don't have any complaints with the system. Most currents are either located fairly close to the path of the MSQ or are easily reached.

i would rather do aethercurrents a million times then do pathfinder once

I suffered through Pathfinder twice. It's one of the reasons I stopped playing WoW at the end of Legion.

[Xirean]

A video game presenting a challenge? Say it isn't so! No seriously, it's meant to be a bit of a hunt and find game encouraging you to explore the area. Tangentially why does everyone want everything to be so easy? From people requesting single button combos to this stuff (which isn't quite as bad, I understand the frustration but I also accept the challenge, and the earned reward) it's not rewarding or fun to play if there is no sense of challenge and accomplishment. If people are just here for the narrative there's two entirely separate industries serving those wants.

The single button combo thing is actually a good idea as it allows for more buttons and more complex combos.

i agree, i am happy your post is pushing same narrative my own was- BECAUSE IT IS ANNOYING SYSTEM, DESIGNED TO SLOW YOU DOWN AND CRIPPLE YOU. NO one likes it. Get rid of it

Except a lot of people do like it...

[Claviusnex]

i agree, i am happy your post is pushing same narrative my own was- BECAUSE IT IS ANNOYING SYSTEM, DESIGNED TO SLOW YOU DOWN AND CRIPPLE YOU. NO one likes it. Get rid of it

Actually I think a lot of players find Aether Currents as a reasonable compromise on how to gate flight with each expansion. I much rather unlock flying as I follow the MSQ than the WoW alternative. SE could have decided to take draconian measures similar to what you see in WoW where not only is flight gated by the pathfinder achievement but is also gated behind multiple updates that require more pathfinder grind. I for one am glad SE did not follow Blizzard's lead as I ma sure many other players are.

[bass9020]

We have a thread about aether currents already, was this really needed? We know exactly why this post was created.