No taxation without representation.

[Wolfandre]

...wtf. I do NOT want the Tea Party invading Vana'diel.

Please tell me you knew this was an actual event in American history BEFORE the name was stolen for a buncha right-wing hee-haws....


Please?

[Soranika]

Please tell me you knew this was an actual event in American history BEFORE the name was stolen for a buncha right-wing hee-haws....


Please?

No, I'm an ignorant American without even the most basic grade school knowledge of my own country's history....
Yes I know. And yes, I also know that those people have all but near changed the definition of what the tea party is and stood for. And personally I cringe when I hear stuff like this now.... my rl profession currently is preparing personal tax returns during the tax season.

[cidbahamut]

Taxes are awesome.

[SpankWustler]

I spent some time typing up a really lame joke in a really lame Yakov Smirnoff accent, then I deleted it because I had a revelation and realized it was lame. Plus, I can't tell if the topic itself is a joke or not.

Taxes and fees in in Final Fantasy XI do not serve the same purpose as taxes and fees in real life. They are there to combat inflation or control the number of bazaars in a zone.

[Morier]

The price of scrolls being super inflated isn't anyone's fault except the lazy players. If they wouldn't pay the dumb prices then people wouldn't sell at dumb prices. Pointless op.

[Reiterpallasch]

Jeuno should use the taxes to fix the roads in Upper Jeuno. To this day I still get stuck on that damn bump in the ground.

[Insaniac]

Taxes hurt job creators.

[Zagen]

Go ahead, implement the tax system again in Jueno...I miss Rolanmart.

Haha rolanmart never went away on Bismarck even after they lifted taxes in Jueno.

[MDenham]

Taxes hurt job creators.

We really, really do not need them to add Time Mage and Artist to the game.

[Wolfandre]

No, I'm an ignorant American without even the most basic grade school knowledge of my own country's history....
Yes I know. And yes, I also know that those people have all but near changed the definition of what the tea party is and stood for. And personally I cringe when I hear stuff like this now.... my rl profession currently is preparing personal tax returns during the tax season.

Sorry for coming off so harsh; didn't mean it like that. Thanks for affirming that . I agree, they have changed the meaning of the term...but let's not talk politics.

On topic: There really isn't much they can do to allieviate the congestion problem. Taking the AH out and forcing taxes again will just force people into Ru'Lude. Doing the same to Ru'Lude will stem player growth by not giving us a hub where everything they need is. Either do something to make congestion less of an issue *coughps2cough*, or give people a reason to populate other zones EQUALLY.

The /yell feature was what FFXI had been missing for a while, despite me not wanting it personally. The limitations placed on it, however, make it less attractive. On Asura, we STILL have schmucks camping in Port Jeuno, spamming in shout, then /yelling the same thing every minute.

I also agree on taxes, but only a little. Taxes will make people go, but the money sink seems silly to me. I know, I know, inflation, blah blah blah. Make that gil go somewhere, and do something that doesn't directly affect the game. Make some sort of grand reward server-wide every once in a while that depends 100% on the sales tax taken from each bazaar.

I dunno.