the waking sands problem

[ProxyJames]

with the amount of times you have to go here you would think they would put a warp there! I mean you could take the fairy but that still ends up being the same amount of time going there from horizon

[Shindah]

no its faster not by much but it is

[ProxyJames]

I got good mount speed in that zone for me its about the same time

[Oberon]

There's a lore explanation for it, but I think using lore as an excuse for poor design is just bad form. It's a pain, but eventually they move an their new place has an Aetheryte right outside.

[ProxyJames]

its like every other quest is "GO BACK TO THE WAKING SANDS" I am actuly just getting back into the game and I over leveled by alot by mistake so I did pretty much the whole story overleveled, and I still am (at level 55 doing the 50 stuff trying to get to hevensward before I hit 60 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ around lol but to have to go back to the same spot like 5 or 6 times in less than a hour is really really annoying lol

[★Brosef]

That's the ARR story line for ya.

[Shindah]

its actually faster depending on your load times https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comments/ba1huw/which_way_is_faster_to_get_to_the_waking_sands/

[*Logan*]

Just make the Aetherite a favourite and it will be much cheaper to port there all the time.

[LadGaga]

I'm a Lominsan crafter so my free warp is set to Lominsa pretty much all the time.

I find a warp to Lominsa > Arcanists guild > Vesper Bay for the 80p fee is well quick enough for the regular Waking Sands visits in the early game.

[Spectacular_Insanity]

By the time you hit Heavensward you'll hardly be going there at all. Just do the Limsa Lominsa trick that Frankbrodie mentioned. It really is the easiest way.

[Nagafusa]

Waking sands was one if the big reasons I hated ARRs story, yet loved havensward.

[Elazul]

The ferry is faster if you have the game on a SSD due to the quick load times. But yeah I absolutely hated going there after a while back in the day.

[Deckire]

The waking sands is suppose to house the Scions of the Seven Dawn, which is suppose to be a Hidden Organization. The Waking Sands is a Offset location trying to stay more into Neutral Territory while having access to most areas, Putting a Warp zone into a more closed area would bring more suspicion and far more unwanted guests. Putting it into a City state would get it too much restrictions to their operations.

Luckily later on, it becomes a disclosed area, being traded for the Horizon in Mor Dhona, which is far better.

[Nico Yazawa]

Escrito originalmente por heroguanlet:

The waking sands is suppose to house the Scions of the Seven Dawn, which is suppose to be a Hidden Organization. The Waking Sands is a Offset location trying to stay more into Neutral Territory while having access to most areas, Putting a Warp zone into a more closed area would bring more suspicion and far more unwanted guests. Putting it into a City state would get it too much restrictions to their operations.

Luckily later on, it becomes a disclosed area, being traded for the Horizon in Mor Dhona, which is far better.

Translation: Blah blah blah lore lore blah blah

It becomes Mor Dhona and Mor Dhona has an aetheryte right outside.

No excuse.

[Aidenel]

Escrito originalmente por Shirayuki Z:

Escrito originalmente por heroguanlet:

The waking sands is suppose to house the Scions of the Seven Dawn, which is suppose to be a Hidden Organization. The Waking Sands is a Offset location trying to stay more into Neutral Territory while having access to most areas, Putting a Warp zone into a more closed area would bring more suspicion and far more unwanted guests. Putting it into a City state would get it too much restrictions to their operations.

Luckily later on, it becomes a disclosed area, being traded for the Horizon in Mor Dhona, which is far better.

Never use ''lore'' excuses for garbage design.

especially considering everyone can get a private aetheryte crystal for their housing, can't see why the Scions can't modernize a bit and get an employee aetheryte crystal in their lobby.

[*Logan*]

Escrito originalmente por Lenn'Reegar vas Alarei:

Escrito originalmente por Shirayuki Z:

Never use ''lore'' excuses for garbage design.

especially considering everyone can get a private aetheryte crystal for their housing, can't see why the Scions can't modernize a bit and get an employee aetheryte crystal in their lobby.

ah good point