My two arguments about the "must have aetheric component" thought:
1) The ability itself does not require MP, nor does the description mention aether
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2) To say/insist/decide that the ability must be aetheric, would screw some players out of the chance to RP the class/job (or using one of the bigger RP perks of the job).
Give me any class and job, and I can go down the list of class/job abilities and come up with arguments for why most of them (if not almost all) are aetheric in nature, regardless of MP requirements and ability descriptions. Of course, if I did this and insisted it was how things Must Be, I'd be screwing a portion (even if just a small one) of the community out of playing all classes/jobs with passing ability -- the pureblood-Garleans and anyone who was inept with using aether. Yes, a Garlean character could say that they made a magitek device that lets them do whatever ability, but to me that just seems... I don't know, impractical, maybe?
I honestly think it's just better to go with a mindset that if an ability doesn't require MP or specifically mention aether, then it shouldn't always require it. Could some people be using aether to hide themselves? Sure, why not. I can think of some situations where that would actually be a better option. Does everyone HAVE to use aether to hide? No, I don't think so.
1) The ability itself does not require MP, nor does the description mention aether
andÂ
2) To say/insist/decide that the ability must be aetheric, would screw some players out of the chance to RP the class/job (or using one of the bigger RP perks of the job).
Give me any class and job, and I can go down the list of class/job abilities and come up with arguments for why most of them (if not almost all) are aetheric in nature, regardless of MP requirements and ability descriptions. Of course, if I did this and insisted it was how things Must Be, I'd be screwing a portion (even if just a small one) of the community out of playing all classes/jobs with passing ability -- the pureblood-Garleans and anyone who was inept with using aether. Yes, a Garlean character could say that they made a magitek device that lets them do whatever ability, but to me that just seems... I don't know, impractical, maybe?
I honestly think it's just better to go with a mindset that if an ability doesn't require MP or specifically mention aether, then it shouldn't always require it. Could some people be using aether to hide themselves? Sure, why not. I can think of some situations where that would actually be a better option. Does everyone HAVE to use aether to hide? No, I don't think so.
