Not a big fan of the sitting, either. And my friends won't let me do it the fun way, with a spear.
They went to war because Zanarkand was using machines? I think that might just be the most stupid reason for war that I've ever heard, and I grew up in a mercenary school. We studied all the wars and their reasons, and that one is still threatening to lower my IQ.
Are machines rare for you? We've got tons where I'm from.