(08-14-2015, 01:16 PM)Coatleque Wrote: I think the lore itself strikes a good balance between the (in game) reality of aetherite travel vs conventional means. Â For my part, Coatleque will only resort to using an aetherite in emergencies or if it absolutely makes sense for a specific scene. Â No explanation for long-travel is really needed more than "I don't have the energy to use it right now".Also it's expensive.
To teleport from one city to another is several hundred Gil. That's a lot of money for most characters. Plus you can't take much with you, like baggage, clothes and the like. If you have a mount you'd have to ship it separately. Not to mention the fact it gives most people who us it the equivalent of super jetlag. Also you have to have been there before to attune to it.
The combination of cost+limited capacity+jetlag, means that it makes sense for most trips to be conventional. It's like real life in a city. You could take a taxi everywhere you want to go, but for most we take the tradeoff of public transportation.
