Gear Venders

[Kanjitai]

I had an idea. I think it would be nice to have gear venders. There are NPCs that sell gear but the selection isn't that good and the price unreasonable. Gear venders would sell gear for a set level. I don't know about others but when I level I normally update my gear at every ten levels.

I haven't worked out the details of this idea but I got it when I saw the lack of low to mid level gear on the AH. These gear venders wouldn't just sell a few pieces. The ones that sell armor would sell armor for all slots. The weapon venders would sell all types of weapons. I'm not asking that these items be great just something that can be used if you can't get gear on the AH.

They would also be reasonable priced. If anyone wants to help me expand on this idea please post any suggestions. I hope SE looks into this idea.

[Meyi]

I had an idea. I think it would be nice to have gear venders. There are NPCs that sell gear but the selection isn't that good and the price unreasonable.
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They would also be reasonable priced.

Make up your mind?

Also, there is a lot of awful gear sold from vendors for ridiculous prices. Scrolls too.

You could try asking around for people to synthesize you some gear. You could also take up the craft yourself and maybe contribute gear to the auction house.

[Myrrh]

I reed gud yo

[Kanjitai]

Make up your mind?

Also, there is a lot of awful gear sold from vendors for ridiculous prices. Scrolls too.

You could try asking around for people to synthesize you some gear. You could also take up the craft yourself and maybe contribute gear to the auction house.

I think I need to clarify what I was trying to say. I would like to see more gear available from NPCs. It would be nice to see a range of gear as well. I think that if this is done the gear should be reasonably priced. If it's a level ten piece then the price should be something a level ten can afford on their first play through.

I honestly think more items should be provided by the game. This way even if the game population changes from time to time it would still be possibly to get what you need. As for making it myself that is a good idea. I don't find it a viable option because the cost to level the craft to that point is often more costly.

[Hoshi]

You were perfectly clear the first time. That guy just lacks reading comprehension. I theorize it's linked to being tarutaru. I also agree that if SE is planning on attracting new players to FFXI they need to have gear available and obtainable for them. It's pretty hard to find most AH gear for low levels now (there's another thread about this btw).

[Mirage]

In my opinion, there's two options here. Either S-E fixes the game so that it's actually economically viable to craft/hunt/sell mid-level gear, or there needs to be added NPCs that sell decent gear at reasonable prices. I know a few new players now, and all of them are really frustrated because it is so hard for them to find gear. Not to mention that it's almost just as hard to find a normal party.

[Kanjitai]

I'm happy to see I'm not the only one who feels this way. I'm also sorry that I didn't see the other thread about this. I think SE is starting to see what we want and saying hey if we do this we'll keep customers and maybe get new ones.

[Greatguardian]

I would gladly craft low level gear if low level players were willing to pay for it. There are plenty of ways to make gil, even at level 1. But if my crafted armor won't sell unless I put it up at a loss, then why would I waste my time crafting it? Any time a crafter tries to negate their loss, it's "****ing greedy **** crafters, **** those guys I want my gear cheap I can't afford 10k for armor". It's no bloody wonder they've all stopped making gear.

If people are willing to pay break-even, or marginal profits on low level armor, and other people are willing to actually mine/harvest/garden the materials and put them up on the AH, I'm sure crafters would have no issues making low level gear.

[Mirage]

Greatguardian, the problem is directly tied in with demand. The real problem is that there is so few low level characters who need gear upgrades (because they leech in abyssea, etc) that the demand goes through the floor, which also means prices decrease.

Nowadays, mostly new people without high level characters are the only ones who buy gear in the mid-level range. Before abyssea, everyone bought them because otherwise they wouldn't get parties. Even if you soloed, you would want to upgrade now and then on the journey from 1-75, because if not, your exp would be suffering a lot. Now, with the massive leeching that's going around, most people simply don't need to upgrade.

[Meyi]

I reed gud yo

You were perfectly clear the first time. That guy just lacks reading comprehension. I theorize it's linked to being tarutaru.

I see where I made my mistake. I apologize. You said the current gear is unreasonable. I misread it as you were claiming that there should be more gear available but expensive.

I'm not incompetent, I made a mistake. I'm sorry Kanjitai.

I agree with Mirage that they do need to make crafting more attractive for the players.