Trying to draw power from a vortex in aetherspace is, at the moment, a bit too dangerous and/or annoying. When you draw power, would it be possible to add a third possibility? That nothing special whatsoever happens? Right now, you're either flung halfway across aetherspace, or you draw so many beasts that will kill you in a few moments that it isn't practical to siphon power.

You should only get one beast per "link". That is easily manageable.

It's manageable, but far slower and less rewarding than killing elementals on Xion.

One is for experience and gold, the other is for power. (well, not true if you can handle tendrils)

Aetherbashing is just broken. Please fix.

Empowered essence makes Xion quicker than aetherspace over the course of 30 minutes.

But the point is not that vortex linking is broken. It is aetherbashing overall.

You're also overlooking that one is limited in number, while the other is less so (as far as I'm aware, at least).

Yes, aetherbashing is broken and should be fixed. Until then, making Vortex siphoning better is a good idea.

Then you go somewhere else once you've finished elementals? Normal bashing > aetherbashing.

@Kiradawea: Or we can.. you know, fix aetherbashing?

Like they "fixed" it the two last times?

Sure, you go somewhere else... at which point you're no longer getting the essence / power (which is the reason you went to kill the elementals in the first place).

Power from Xion is very good, but also has a hard limit.

(And I think my first post was supposed to be directed at Kiradawea, not you!)

Hence "over thirty minutes".

If you're going aether-vortex-gathering, I hope you're spending more than thirty minutes!

I went for 30 minutes to do a test. I haven't tested it over an hour.

They HAD it fixed, until someone opened their big mouth )

Doesn't immersion help in preventing the ship from being flung anywhere? (Although I admit if it is still the same short timeframe that the immersion lasts that could stand to be considerably lengthened)

Like they fixed it the time before last. It was right for a short while there.

The point is that they fixed it halfway, while leaving loops that made aetherbashing far too good, then, instead of just fixing those loops they went ahead and nerfed the bashing aspect itself so that you're better of ratting.

But mostly I was just being very bitter.