Here's some new screenshots for you guys. Looks like a beautiful game. HD <3
Come on you guys. You know the only difference this means is that you don't have to spend money on potions anymore, like Dylflon said, or that you don't need to Curaga the entire team afterwards, wasting precious mana. All this means is that you no long have to go through the game uncertain of how much mana you're allowed to spend on an encounter so as not to run out before you can rest or reach a boss. This doesn't mean we can go ape shit with our mana every encounter, because you can still run out before your enemies are defeated.
Also, how many times have you entered a random encounter and realized you forgot to heal before hand? Healing after battle for most people is automatic, so why not just remove it?
What this automatic healing process means is that we no longer have the requirement of carrying healing and mana potions or tents/cottages. It also removes the developers obligation to put in Inns and healing centers that might disrupt the flow of the game.
If you're worried about the loss of endurance style challenges and the satisfaction of being prepared for boss battles, then you need to realize that the endurance challenges will present themselves in rationing mana and maybe health potions too but during combat and not during your progress through the story.
I'm just as eager to see the reviews as everyone else bashing this new replenishment system because although I can sit here and speculate like the rest of us, I don't know for sure if this game will be good.