Must I join the Eternal Flame?

I have had some trouble deciding which Company to join.

I definitely enjoy the feel and colors of The Maelstrom the best but, since there is almost no one in LL on my server at any given time I will be missing out on the new caravan content. It is already difficult enough finding a group for leves.

So I am compelled to join the Immortal Flames solely because that is where the MARKET(and hence the population) action is.

This whole issue of market distribution is spilling over to every part of the game....

..maybe it is time to address it?

i dont want to have to go out of the way to get my company quest so i picked uldah, all my guilds are in uldah so its just easier. plus ill bet that the company's will specialize in good that are local to their region.

Go with the one that has the items for the classes you enjoy most, and to hell with every other factor.

Market will probably be fixed soon, also airships bro. Join whichever GC you want because you can get to Ul'Dah by just watching a cut scene and paying some gil.

I'll join the Gridanian company

I don't care if no one going to do quests with me

if SE has no plan to fix the Uldah centric issue then... I may quit playing

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Originally Posted by Evangela

I'll join the Gridanian company

I don't care if no one going to do quests with me

if SE has no plan to fix the Uldah centric issue then... I may quit playing

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No matter what happens in the game, players will congregate on whatever city is in the middle of whatever content we're all doing. Ul'dah is the closest thing we have to Jeuno: It's in the middle of the other two cities and it's laid out most conveniently. One day it'll be Ishgard... One day....

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Originally Posted by Celtodeno

..maybe it is time to address it?

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Instant travel airships are not enough for you or what?

I am planning on joining UD, but I may change my mind pending on what drops are offered where. Eventually, SE will allow to switch companies, so this would only be a temporary thing.

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Originally Posted by Evangela

I'll join the Gridanian company

I don't care if no one going to do quests with me

if SE has no plan to fix the Uldah centric issue then... I may quit playing

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Ishgard will be the main fix, but that's down the road.

Half the issue revolves around players being stubborn and not leaving Ul'dah. If everyone who complained about Ul'dah being overpopulated would just stay away from it and set up shop in one of the other cities, the problem would solve itself.

I hang out in Limsa ~75% of the time and the rest in Grid. I only visit Ul'dah when I absolutely have to.

I have a feeling the items will become sold at every grand company or atleast closely similar ones and you will buy the gear with seals like your badges or justic points in wow and get the good gear from raids....i wouldnt worry about the gear id worry about the seals (plus i figure there will be more content other than caravans in the future to get seals from)
Also dont chose for gear because you will be playing multiple classes....

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Originally Posted by Zantetsuken

Ishgard will be the main fix, but that's down the road.

Half the issue revolves around players being stubborn and not leaving Ul'dah. If everyone who complained about Ul'dah being overpopulated would just stay away from it and set up shop in one of the other cities, the problem would solve itself.

I hang out in Limsa ~75% of the time and the rest in Grid. I only visit Ul'dah when I absolutely have to.

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Agreed, even though Ul'dah is my hometown, and i'm joining the flames just because I like their backstory/rewards. Just join the company you want, because if not...you'll just end up adding to whats seen as "the problem". S-E really cant make players not congregate in certain cities, but they can make it easier to spread the population, which is exactly what they are trying to do with Grand Company and Airships.

Regardless, you CAN do normal Grand Company quests with members from different companies, just not specific things like Caravan Escort.

did you know that you can join all 3 companies? I did.

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Originally Posted by Molly_Millions

did you know that you can join all 3 companies? I did.

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Not past recruit.

If only airships would fix city distribution.

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Originally Posted by Molly_Millions

did you know that you can join all 3 companies? I did.

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Only as a provisional recruit. If there was a number attached to that rank it would be 0 or -1.

I would actually Love to sign up with the flame full time. But until we know what the improved reward lists are going to look like i cant say for sure, I am a sell sword adventurer after all.

Going LL, with the waiting for MSK and its job counterpart (COR hopefully)...With instant airships there will be a lot more people in each town.

My 1 gil is worth more than your 1 gil.

screw Ul'dah's conveniences, I'm goin maelstrom. The only reason U'ldah is the center of the world is because people decided that. If you want to join a particular company, then do so, daring to be different may even help balance the markets.

Please everyone, don't pick Ul'dah if you really don't want to. I genuinely like it and it sucks having to hear everyone hate on it haha

You have airships and can do quests and company leves with other people so no excuses!

I'll be kicking it with the twin adders, Uldah be damned.

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if SE has no plan to fix the Uldah centric issue then... I may quit playing

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This will be fixed when they open a city like FFXI's Jeuno, is that Ishgard?

Wow looks like im not the only LL fan!

Well i just hope the fixes do go through. Who knows, maybe theyll put a AH in Ishgard...<.<

Lol, how will that fix a "centric" system when everyone will just move to Ishgard at that point?

The key to spreading out players is by balancing the content in the areas. Other than marks, which most people don't need, there isn't incentive to be in any other area than Ul'dah for the most part.

Just to note: The main reason why Ul'dah became the center point was because all the stories verge there and maintain there for the most part. (this leads people to just stay there and setup camp)

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Originally Posted by Estellios

Please everyone, don't pick Ul'dah if you really don't want to. I genuinely like it and it sucks having to hear everyone hate on it haha

You have airships and can do quests and company leves with other people so no excuses!

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This a million times. I'm a simple guy, and I'll be going into the Admiral ranks just because she's a furr....furious woman.

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Originally Posted by OMEGA_HACK

Just to note: The main reason why Ul'dah became the center point was because all the stories verge there and maintain there for the most part. (this leads people to just stay there and setup camp)

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Actually it was all about the markets. I knew before the game laucnehd that Ul'dah would end up being the market hub thanks to it being the center of the world, being the best designed city, and because it's home to two melee classes [melee classes skew to the popular side in games], mostly because of the markets, though.

Gridania likely stands the chance of having the second highest population in the future [depending on how much Garlean content they push and how relevant it is, it might overtake Ul'dah at times, but just assume it would take a #2 position], and Limsa will be a distant third for quite a while.

But you can't argue the fact that people just migrated to that city partly because the story said "Hey go to this area, oh btw it shares the same entrance as that city's market wards"

Here's my plan when airships arrive:

Start doing the majority of my leves in Grid. -- The reason for this is because prior to Chocobos (which is now) the easiest method for leves at R40+ are tele to BW, walk up to Halitali, and finish with drybone for my low ranks. With a choco, the walk takes a lot of time, making the distant r40 nodes seem like less of a hassle. And Grid has the marks that i want.

After, I will airship right on over to LL, where I will do all of my Grand Company stuff, like caravan escort. I'm not fearful because if I can easily transport there, so can everyone else.

Then I will finish by going to Uldah, where the market is centered. I don't foresee people moving their shops over, but it doesn't really matter because getting to each city will be a breeze.

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Originally Posted by Evangela

if SE has no plan to fix the Uldah centric issue then... I may quit playing

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How can they fix something that's entirely player run?

Once airships are added to the game, I'm pretty sure more people will branch out to the other cities for the market wards. As of now, Ul'dah is the best choice, given it's the center of the cities.

Yep go for the one you want.. why pic one you don't really care for?

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Originally Posted by Celtodeno

I have had some trouble deciding which Company to join.

I definitely enjoy the feel and colors of The Maelstrom the best but, since there is almost no one in LL on my server at any given time I will be missing out on the new caravan content. It is already difficult enough finding a group for leves.

So I am compelled to join the Immortal Flames solely because that is where the MARKET(and hence the population) action is.

This whole issue of market distribution is spilling over to every part of the game....

..maybe it is time to address it?

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If you like Limsa pick limsa. Its about damn time everyone gets the hell out of Uldah and spreads out into the other areas of the game. Airships, chocobos and anima. Three fast ways to travel, there is no reason not to start expanding more. I am going Limsa personally.

Besides, if it turns out that no one is in Limsa/Grid something will be done to fix the issue. They are not going to end 'Extended Beta' until the game is ready for PS3 launch, its their last shot to make this game into something.