(08-14-2015, 12:49 PM)Blue Wrote: Also, I should point out, though this is nitpicking, that technically speaking airship flights are rare. Unlike in FFXI where an adventurer could just buy the pass (at an insane cost, though, unless you entered in the good graces of the Archduke), in FFXIV you can get the airship pass only by becoming an ambassador of your starting city through several exemplary deeds that get the city leader's attention. It's to be considered a rare prize, and this implies that passes are difficult to come by.
The MSQ explains that due to Garleans' proximity and their cannons, airship flights are used scarcely and only for very extreme situations, as there is risk that the Castrums will shot them down at any time if spotted.
So, while it IS nitpicking (because we've got chocobos and ferries too), I think it is fair to assume that Teleport travel is at least more frequently used than airships.
I believe this has changed slightly. That stuff happened before operation Archon.Â
Everything since then has shown airships becoming more and more common, because Cid has the Ironworks punching them out. (And Free Companies are building their own)
There is even a bit in the MSQ about buying Ceruleum fuel futures, because the demand is going to be huge.
