I suppose the next question is how frequent ships go from Eorzea to Kugane, and what types.
Again, the MSQ had you sneaking your way there aboard a smuggler's vessel - which would imply that obtaining a vessel to get there would be difficult (though, going from Kugane to Doma proper seemed even more so, considering). However, Kugane itself seems to be a bit of a cultural hub and destination point for sightseers and the like. Its enforced neutrality also seems to make it more approachable than one would think.
There's also the fact that future travel there seems relatively simple. I mean, one could just attribute being able to find a ship there and back over and over is a gameplay concession... but you also travel there for both the Armorsmith and Blacksmith quest lines. While BSM doesn't have you actually heading there until the level 70 capper - it still has not one but two Kugane citizens come to Limsa with no apparent trouble. ARM has you heading out that way as early as level 63, which - if you were following general level progression, would still be well before the liberation.
So, I'm trying to remember. Was the reason why the WoL and crew used a smuggler ship because they were trying to sneak in unnoticed as opposed to one of these many other ships that apparently head out that way on the regular? Or was there some other reason why the difficulty of travel out that way seems so heavily emphasized despite how regularly and easily merchants and tourists seem to manage it?
Again, the MSQ had you sneaking your way there aboard a smuggler's vessel - which would imply that obtaining a vessel to get there would be difficult (though, going from Kugane to Doma proper seemed even more so, considering). However, Kugane itself seems to be a bit of a cultural hub and destination point for sightseers and the like. Its enforced neutrality also seems to make it more approachable than one would think.
There's also the fact that future travel there seems relatively simple. I mean, one could just attribute being able to find a ship there and back over and over is a gameplay concession... but you also travel there for both the Armorsmith and Blacksmith quest lines. While BSM doesn't have you actually heading there until the level 70 capper - it still has not one but two Kugane citizens come to Limsa with no apparent trouble. ARM has you heading out that way as early as level 63, which - if you were following general level progression, would still be well before the liberation.
So, I'm trying to remember. Was the reason why the WoL and crew used a smuggler ship because they were trying to sneak in unnoticed as opposed to one of these many other ships that apparently head out that way on the regular? Or was there some other reason why the difficulty of travel out that way seems so heavily emphasized despite how regularly and easily merchants and tourists seem to manage it?
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