I am torn. I am F2P, so most of this does not matter to me. Easy-scape, though, is a slap in the face.
I support the OLD version, of having a COOL DOWN period before being able to use a HOME TELE (ie lodestone) again. Bring this back, for all but the MOST BASIC areas (say Varry, Lumby and Fally, maybe a few more) ... but make it so you cannot just easy-tele to anywhere.
Use a tele spell, rather than a lodestone IF you want to do this!
I also support making ACTIVATING the lodestones MEAN something. Use of some sort of a skill, different ones maybe, to "activate" a certain lodestone. Not something super hard, but a smithing task to do the pedestal, or a crafting thing, or anything -- not just handed out for free by just going there and activating!
Make the game mean something ... not handed over on easy mode. Bah. What do I know, I don't pay!
22-Jun-2013 07:04:58