Island Sanctuary Teleportation

[aveyond-dreams]

As per the patch notes, it appears that Island Sanctuary is accessed through an NPC in Lower La Noscea. I do not believe that it is in the best interest of the player for this to be the sole means of access to the island, and I do not understand the reasoning behind this decision given that teleportation can be used to reach nearly everywhere else including the Housing Districts.

In the future, I would like to see the ability to teleport directly to the island be added. I feel that it is important to make clear the desire for this feature early on, so that the content is easier to access and help people be more willing to partake in it.

[Thaciscokidd]

Its just like Bozja/Eureka. Also as an unexplored island(in the beginning) there shouldn't be an crystal there. Maybe down the line but this is fine for now lore wise.

[aveyond-dreams]

I think I'll take convenience over lore in this case. Lore should never be used to deny or delay quality of life features.

[Kranel_San]

I agree, although I think it might (or might not) be good to have an aetheryte in Island sanctuary as a form of an upgrade you achieve by playing the content. I'd really like to have Island sanctuary upgrades

[BRVV]

it appears that Island Sanctuary is accessed through an NPC in Lower La Noscea.

Already so many weird decisions. Gatekeeped after EW content, gathering that doesn't work with gathering jobs, somehow different gardening system, really big area (although we can't have instanced housing) and now a weird teleport from... Lower La Noscea? Why? Why not Thavnair or another EW area? Would be cool to drop from the moon.

[Thaciscokidd]

I agree, although I think it might (or might not) be good to have an aetheryte in Island sanctuary as a form of an upgrade you achieve by playing the content. I'd really like to have Island sanctuary upgrades

This is what I mean. Yeah its gonna suck as casual content with one entrance, but as soon as a magical Aetheryte crystal shows up it will be a low hanging fruit for people to ask why every town doesn't have one.

Maybe have tickets as a currency eater but no crystal right out of the gate.

[Neoyoshi]

This is content that we know is supposed to advance with both our progression we put into it, and with future patches as stated in the live letters that have focused on IS.

It may be premature to assume that we won't have some type of personalized teleportation option for our Islands- so in the beginning, it makes sense to have NPC travel- which is how everything in this game really starts out with; some device or NPC we have to interact with to discover the place for the first time.

[Shibi]

It's less than 10 steps from the Aetheryte in the Moraby Drydocks



Geeze, you've saved the universe, now stop being lazy and take those 10 steps.

[aveyond-dreams]

It's less than 10 steps from the Aetheryte in the Moraby Drydocks



Geeze, you've saved the universe, now stop being lazy and take those 10 steps.

Me wanting what is by now considered the standard for teleporting to one's "home" to be applied equally and fairly is not "lazy." I refuse to let the standards slip. It is 100% in the player's interest for there to be teleportation access to the island from the beginning.

[Iscah]

a weird teleport from... Lower La Noscea? Why? Why not Thavnair or another EW area? Would be cool to drop from the moon.

It's from lower La Noscea (presumably from the ports at Moraby or Candlekeep Quay) because the island is in the Cieldalaes, which is the island chain south of La Noscea. So you're catching the boat from the closest point on land.

Also, while you can't have your own personal island until later, you can start visiting other people's islands once you clear ARR so it needs to be accessible from there.