Friends Helping Friends with Aether Currents?

[kaynide]

I’d like to remove the aether currents that are “found”, but only if something else took it’s place like an often talked about Archaeology side content thing.

Some of the locations of the currents are interesting but not particularly…picturesque like sightseeing. I’d like to be able to unlock lore information I can read/refer to in game…like putting together the general timeline in place would be nice (the different calamities etc)…as of now the only way to get good, solid info is google outside of game.

[Rinion]

I kind of like it. It's a nice little side thing to do. Nothing strenuous. =)
But I do see why others might say that it's pointless. I would like some of them to be slightly more out of the way like deep in a cave, underwater, on a random tree branch or whatever.
Also, I would say that the sightseeing log doesn't really seem the fit the exploration thing for me anymore ever since they got rid of the riddles. The only way to find one is to happen upon it or to just google a map with them all (the former being long and most likely a little tedious and the latter just not being exploration anymore). Don't get me wrong, I like the other improvements (like not being reliant on weather anymore....that one was annoying when you also needed a time of day) but it's not really 'exploration' anymore.
For me it feels better to be looking for something than it does just to have the map there with all the points on it. If you were to do something like that with aether currents, I'd say you might as well get rid of them.

But in response to OP, I'd like to think it'd be possible but we do get told 'it's difficult'/ 'idk' when it comes to stuff like this, so I wouldn't bet on it.

Edit: I don't tend to like the sidequest ones but then I don't tend to do sidequests unless it unlocks something for me.
Edit Edit: Also, Kaynide's idea about the archaeology/ little lore tidbits would be a cool thing to add to aether currents as well.

[Snorky]

Now I see why you didn't post your argument....it's terrible.

1) No one has claimed anyone "died" from anything. So hyperbole and strawman.

2) Literally not a single person in this thread has argued for flying instantly when entering a zone, The quest currents would still be in game. So yeap, another strawman.

Dude you are the one saying get rid of it, I'm not here to argue for your amusement. I just flat out don't agree with you and you changed the subject of the thread. So I'm my eyes you are trolling. The subject is making it easier by allowing a passinger on a 2 or more person mount be able to use the compass. So yeah I agree with the OP about that change but I don't agree with getting rid of the system of finding aether currents. Don't care if you think it's strawman or what ever other buzz words you have picked up to look like a cool kid.

[Awha]

Dude you are the one saying get rid of it, I'm not here to argue for your amusement. I just flat out don't agree with you and you changed the subject of the thread. So I'm my eyes you are trolling. The subject is making it easier by allowing a passinger on a 2 or more person mount be able to use the compass. So yeah I agree with the OP about that change but I don't agree with getting rid of the system of finding aether currents. Don't care if you think it's strawman or what ever other buzz words you have picked up to look like a cool kid.

Just wondering what benefit do they offer outside of serving as a gate keeper to flying? Exploring the world? One could still do that without the currents. While I respect your opinion, I cannot help but feel your reasoning for keeping them in the game boarders one well I had to do it, so why should future players not have to.

If they game had world PvP, or threatening over world content I could see where you are coming from as a means of cheapening the overall experience. Though let us be real FFXIV over world experience is meh at the best.