(11-15-2015, 07:56 AM)Valence Wrote: Also, more on a lore appreciation matter, I understand that they primarily stem from a gameplay mechanic, and I take them as such more as real tools ICly, but I also tend to think that they detract a lot on the meaningfulness of the concept of journeys, voyages, pilgrimages... When you stop going by foot or carriage, and start using jet airliners or instant teleportation, well... it ruins the grandiose a bit.
How people deal with that usually?
One the greater weaknesses of Aetheryte travel is that you actually need an Aetheryte to go to. That means even an adventurer with a lot of anima who's skilled at teleporting still needs to travel by foot (or chocobo) a fair amount to get anywhere interesting. Sure, L'yhta can teleport to Idyllshire... but to get to the Library, or the Arboretum, or anywhere else in the Hinterlands, she has to walk, ride, or fly. Personally, I find the limitation of only being able to go to Aetherytes a way to reestablish the grand feel of the world; teleportation gets you near the action, but to actually get there, you have to trek.
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