Why do all U/U items sell for 1 gil?

I've always wondered this. In other games, when an untradeable piece that I can't use drops or I outgrow a piece I've been using, I normally NPC it off for a little money. Nothing spectacular, but definitely more than 1 gil. o.0

Just as an example, when the [item=5020114]Tenfinger Tallstaff[/item] drops while I help a friend in Toto-rak, I roll my eyes because my THM is already at 50; chances are I was there for a piece for a lower job, or helping a friend. This isn't XI where I can keep it and say, "Well, maybe when a new mage class is released, I can use it again." It's just just hogging an inventory spot. And then, it's not even worth as much as a regular staff that level. Consider the NPC price almost a consolation prize for "Well, you got a drop, but not one you need."

Asking for it to sell for the market value is silly; but is it that much for NPCs to pay as much as they would for a lesser, crafted piece of the same level? I don't know about staves (and I don't feel like buying one just to find out), but the Wind Brand I got from a THM quest would NPC for 2.2k; So can't a level 30 item from a dungeon boss sell for at least 2k?

I imagine the design decision for this was so you didnt accidentally sell it. It is similar to alot of single playing RPG's rare items either can't be sold or sell for a gil/gold piece etc.

i wish you could trade them into GC for supply mission quest.

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Originally Posted by Eruantien

I imagine the design decision for this was so you didnt accidentally sell it. It is similar to alot of single playing RPG's rare items either can't be sold or sell for a gil/gold piece etc.

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....that's not the issue at all. These items can be sold. And if you accidentally do it, you gain 1 gil.

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u.../sellprice.png

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Originally Posted by syntaxlies

i wish you could trade them into GC for supply mission quest.

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That would definitely be a way to get people to run dungeons again. <_<;

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Originally Posted by Mychael

....that's not the issue at all. These items can be sold. And if you accidentally do it, you gain 1 gil.

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u.../sellprice.png



That would definitely be a way to get people to run dungeons again. <_<;

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i made a thread on it before. lore wise it makes sense for the GC it issue rewards for bringing back proof of destroying NM's and stuff.

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Originally Posted by syntaxlies

i made a thread on it before. lore wise it makes sense for the GC it issue rewards for bringing back proof of destroying NM's and stuff.

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I really like the idea. ^^ We could really use more ways to get seals, too... trying to trade items in once a week has gotten ridiculous. :/

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Originally Posted by Mychael

I really like the idea. ^^ We could really use more ways to get seals, too... trying to trade items in once a week has gotten ridiculous. :/

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http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...840#post533840

Hopefully the "Special Supply/Provisioning Ops" adding U/U gear means we can

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Originally Posted by Circle

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...840#post533840

Hopefully the "Special Supply/Provisioning Ops" adding U/U gear means we can

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Wow, thanks. :0 When I skimmed over that, I assumed it just said they were adding more U/U items to be traded for. :x I hope it's not on a rotation like the current system...

And as for my OP, at least getting GC seals will make them worth something, if not worth gil directly. :D

I suppose what with money being so abundant and easy to obtain they don't want to make it any easier to farm items to vendor for gil.

Yeah, I think it'd be much better to be able to trade them for GC seals myself.

In patch 1.21 we are implementing a new supplies mission that will request you to deliver unique/untradable items for company seals.

The unique/untradable items dropped from the Thousand Maws of Toto-Rak, Dzemael Darkhold and NMs will be what’s requested for you to deliver, so dust off those Verdant Scepters and Ascetic's Tights and head back to battle against Batraal and friends!

More details on the items as well as how many company seals you can receive for delivering them will be announced in the patch notes before it goes live. We will continue to increase more ways to obtain company seals as we keep moving forward.

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Originally Posted by Rukkirii

In patch 1.21 we are implementing a new supplies mission that will request you to deliver unique/untradable items for company seals.

The unique/untradable items dropped from the Thousand Maws of Toto-Rak, Dzemael Darkhold and NMs will be what’s requested for you to deliver, so dust off those Verdant Scepters and Ascetic's Tights and head back to battle against Batraal and friends!

More details on the items as well as how many company seals you can receive for delivering them will be announced in the patch notes before it goes live. We will continue to increase more ways to obtain company seals as we keep moving forward.

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Time to farm DH again!

I knew I shouldn't have destroyed that Charred Axe.

And here I thought keeping the Elmore Tusk was a good idea.

So basically what you're saying is the devs acknowledge that because of materia this gear is now so utterly useless that they are just gonna turn them into seals.

Here's a better idea: make the gear good.

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Originally Posted by ShadowCadja

Time to farm DH again!

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Yes please do i still need the win! lol

I'm glad I kept all that stuff. ^^

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Originally Posted by Myrhn

Yes please do i still need the win! lol

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=O What you waiting for? Get on! we going in a bit =D

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Originally Posted by Rukkirii

In patch 1.21 we are implementing a new supplies mission that will request you to deliver unique/untradable items for company seals.

The unique/untradable items dropped from the Thousand Maws of Toto-Rak, Dzemael Darkhold and NMs will be what’s requested for you to deliver, so dust off those Verdant Scepters and Ascetic's Tights and head back to battle against Batraal and friends!

More details on the items as well as how many company seals you can receive for delivering them will be announced in the patch notes before it goes live. We will continue to increase more ways to obtain company seals as we keep moving forward.

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Nice way to re purpose those.

Nice gives my LS something we can do lowman during the weekdays and something to do together for seals.

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Originally Posted by Rukkirii

In patch 1.21 we are implementing a new supplies mission that will request you to deliver unique/untradable items for company seals.

The unique/untradable items dropped from the Thousand Maws of Toto-Rak, Dzemael Darkhold and NMs will be what’s requested for you to deliver, so dust off those Verdant Scepters and Ascetic's Tights and head back to battle against Batraal and friends!

More details on the items as well as how many company seals you can receive for delivering them will be announced in the patch notes before it goes live. We will continue to increase more ways to obtain company seals as we keep moving forward.

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nice to know before drop that weapons=)

battle against Batraal is passion! YEAH!!

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Originally Posted by Rukkirii

In patch 1.21 we are implementing a new supplies mission that will request you to deliver unique/untradable items for company seals.

The unique/untradable items dropped from the Thousand Maws of Toto-Rak, Dzemael Darkhold and NMs will be what’s requested for you to deliver, so dust off those Verdant Scepters and Ascetic's Tights and head back to battle against Batraal and friends!

More details on the items as well as how many company seals you can receive for delivering them will be announced in the patch notes before it goes live. We will continue to increase more ways to obtain company seals as we keep moving forward.

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Very nice!! I am glad I saved all those items =D

Will we get decent GC points for those items? Or will it be in the order of 50 points per item?

Of course, this is announced the EXACT day after I finally decide to NPC old low level useful stuff like Eternal Sahde, Brigand's Acton, etc ...

Good idea nonetheless tho :cool:

Edit: I'm glad SE has the same line of thought than I on this. People were asking for more ways to earn GC seals (I especially remember the Signet thread ...) and I rather wanted to tie existing/past content to GC seals system instead of creating more useless crap.

So we trade in our useless weapons and armor for the GC useless weapons and armor?

It'll be helpful for getting my chocobo armors and ranking up I guess. I just hope the seals will be worth the effort. I'm expecting like 1k seals for blue items, and like 500 for green items from DH.

For totorak like 100 seals per item.

Honestly I'm just glad I can farm seals in some other way than those incredibly boring GC leves.

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Originally Posted by Rukkirii

In patch 1.21 we are implementing a new supplies mission that will request you to deliver unique/untradable items for company seals.

The unique/untradable items dropped from the Thousand Maws of Toto-Rak, Dzemael Darkhold and NMs will be what’s requested for you to deliver, so dust off those Verdant Scepters and Ascetic's Tights and head back to battle against Batraal and friends!

More details on the items as well as how many company seals you can receive for delivering them will be announced in the patch notes before it goes live. We will continue to increase more ways to obtain company seals as we keep moving forward.

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Awesome!!!

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Originally Posted by Rukkirii

In patch 1.21 we are implementing a new supplies mission that will request you to deliver unique/untradable items for company seals.

The unique/untradable items dropped from the Thousand Maws of Toto-Rak, Dzemael Darkhold and NMs will be what’s requested for you to deliver, so dust off those Verdant Scepters and Ascetic's Tights and head back to battle against Batraal and friends!

More details on the items as well as how many company seals you can receive for delivering them will be announced in the patch notes before it goes live. We will continue to increase more ways to obtain company seals as we keep moving forward.

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Nice, hope it is worth the effort, its about time DH became popular again.

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Originally Posted by Jinko

Nice, hope it is worth the effort, its about time DH became popular again.

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DH is such a total joke now ; ; 5 chests on batraal in 18 minutes without even actually trying >.<

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Originally Posted by Holyomen

So we trade in our useless weapons and armor for the GC useless weapons and armor?

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As was mentioned, we can buy the chocobo armor, but don't forget the XP scrolls for DoH/DoL that make grinding them much more bearable. The gear is starting to get better too, some of the pieces that they added last patch are actually useable.

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Originally Posted by Rukkirii

In patch 1.21 we are implementing a new supplies mission that will request you to deliver unique/untradable items for company seals.

The unique/untradable items dropped from the Thousand Maws of Toto-Rak, Dzemael Darkhold and NMs will be what’s requested for you to deliver, so dust off those Verdant Scepters and Ascetic's Tights and head back to battle against Batraal and friends!

More details on the items as well as how many company seals you can receive for delivering them will be announced in the patch notes before it goes live. We will continue to increase more ways to obtain company seals as we keep moving forward.

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YES the dungeons have purpose again!

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Originally Posted by Teknoman

YES the dungeons have purpose again!

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This. People were saying why do DH or Toto-rak again, but the seals return must be good for those to hold merit. Or at least have an achievement for it and you insured everyone will do the quest once (per item?)

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This means I need to trade in my item BEFORE I go farm another?

I use my Verdant Scepter. But if I want to trade it in for seals, first I have to give it up THEN I can try to farm another and hope I get it?

OR, do I get to have a 'second' Verdant Scepter that I can immediately trade in for Seals? If this is possible, then this is great as I do not have to give up my prized item in the hopes of getting another.

This could be doable: Get a certificate from GC so that any time a second U/U item is dropped into your inventory it immediately gets transformed into seals rather than being lost.

No gamble, no loss, everyone happy!!!

Imagine, Iffy could be fun again for those who have 7/7 or tire of getting duplicate unique items. Auto converted into seals!

Thanks for the inventory + 20.

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Originally Posted by Asiaine

But...
This means I need to trade in my item BEFORE I go farm another?

I use my Verdant Scepter. But if I want to trade it in for seals, first I have to give it up THEN I can try to farm another and hope I get it?

OR, do I get to have a 'second' Verdant Scepter that I can immediately trade in for Seals? If this is possible, then this is great as I do not have to give up my prized item in the hopes of getting another.

This could be doable: Get a certificate from GC so that any time a second U/U item is dropped into your inventory it immediately gets transformed into seals rather than being lost.

No gamble, no loss, everyone happy!!!

Imagine, Iffy could be fun again for those who have 7/7 or tire of getting duplicate unique items. Auto converted into seals!

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You can carry more than one U/U item if you put it on your retainer or put it up for repair in your bazaar

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Originally Posted by Rukkirii

In patch 1.21 we are implementing a new supplies mission that will request you to deliver unique/untradable items for company seals.

The unique/untradable items dropped from the Thousand Maws of Toto-Rak, Dzemael Darkhold and NMs will be what’s requested for you to deliver, so dust off those Verdant Scepters and Ascetic's Tights and head back to battle against Batraal and friends!

More details on the items as well as how many company seals you can receive for delivering them will be announced in the patch notes before it goes live. We will continue to increase more ways to obtain company seals as we keep moving forward.

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you guys totally stole my idea and didnt give me credit for it. ill have to dig up my thread for proof now


http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...ion#post522802

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Originally Posted by syntaxlies

you guys totally stole my idea and didnt give me credit for it. ill have to dig up my thread for proof now


http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...ion#post522802

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The place where you posted that was for website feedback not game feedback.

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Originally Posted by ToxicFox

The place where you posted that was for website feedback not game feedback.

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that would explain the 500 views and no comments:)

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Quote Originally Posted by Jinko View Post
Nice, hope it is worth the effort, its about time DH became popular again.
no, no its not. they should lock the door at DH.

joking, Ill take what ever wrought gets me most seals an hour so until i see the amounts i wont bother farming stuff.

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If not able to be sold they should at last be able to be turned into materia. Maybe with a slighter chance of getting something good... My retainer is full of items that I got for leveling, now have no use for, but don't want to just drop if there is a chance they might be useful later...

Thanks for the news Rukk! :D

Could you answer one little question for me, though? Will it be competitive (like the current supply/provision missions), will we have personal quotas, or will we be able to trade as much as we like?