Been on the game 10min and I already hate world visit. The items I sell to make gil are being sold for the same price as I buy my materials for so until it's over it looks like I wont be making any gil.
World visit and crafting
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04-23-2019, 10:19 PMPyrokarDartancours42World visit and crafting
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04-23-2019, 10:48 PMMorbolvampireQueen6is world vist system in game yet? i looked for it but nothingQuote:
Originally Posted by PyrokarDartancours42
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04-23-2019, 10:55 PMPyrokarDartancours42
Go to one of the 3 main cities aetheryte it will give you and option to travel to another server
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04-24-2019, 09:36 PMFrizze
So... make gil some other way? Maybe dont buy your mats? Or try selling something else? It sounded to me like this was a new permanent change to the game, so it likely wont be "over" any time soon.
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04-25-2019, 04:49 AMTattersailNightwishProbably cheaper mats were found on another server, so while the sell price is lower, their profit margin could be the same. Go around to other servers and look for cheaper mats.Quote:
Originally Posted by PyrokarDartancours42
I think over time this will level out, or people will tire of having to hop from server to server to find the best price. -
04-25-2019, 10:25 AMAraminaPeople won't need to check other servers after a bit once prices stabilize across the data center. Either way, there are still plenty of ways to make gil, you just won't be able to make it selling for ridiculous prices per single item because of the lack of competition on smaller servers.Quote:
Originally Posted by TattersailNightwish
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04-25-2019, 09:06 PMPyrokarDartancours42Most mats I provide myself the ones I buy are from extreme content or lost canals stuff that usually requires a group. I only just became a omni crafter and was excited to start making some real gil so guess I'm just salty is all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Frizze
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04-26-2019, 11:41 PMShadygroveThe "real gil" window closed long before world visit was implemented. Rakasha gear sold in the millions when it was released. On Sarganatas it goes for ~ 200K today.Quote:
Originally Posted by PyrokarDartancours42
There are decent gil making opportunities out there, you just have to study the markets. -
04-28-2019, 12:53 PMKabooa
All your gil windows coincide with patch and expansion releases.
It starts up at near exploitative prices, then rapidly dips to a normal, 'sane for everyone else' price about a month.
X.0 - New expansion. Everything is new. Prices day 1 are stupid. Super stupid. You will make a lot of gil just from gathering here, let alone crafting equipment for the new jobs and new level capped items - usually accessories.
X.0.5 - Raid tier releases. First tier of crafted combat gear is out. Accessories have traditionally lasted the longest (Cuz tanks and BIS stat set ups) but all combat gear gets stupid for week 1 progression.
X.1 - Crafter patch. If you can comfortably craft your stuff, your profit will be huge for those trying to play catch up with their own crafters. Primal weapon skins and furniture is popular in odd patches.
Then it alternates - Every even patch, combat gear gets released and surges, then falls. Every odd patch, new crafter gear is released, and your ability to abuse this largely depends on how late you want to make your own gear. -
04-30-2019, 02:00 AMbreakneckPace
I'm kind of with the OP on this. I could sell something on my local MB for say 1 million gil. then the ability to server jump came along and you could find the same item for 1/10th the price. My server may be one of the smaller ones and might not have as many high level crafters, so it made sense to have a higher price for the harder to get items. But now we can travel around servers, I have to deal with servers that have more players and a higher number of high level crafters that can make the rare stuff. I get how all the economics work for all of it (Kind of like Walmart coming in to a town and out pricing all the smaller mom and pop shops) but it definitely makes it a bit more frustrating coming from one of the "smaller shops". I hope prices do all balance out in the end.
at the very least, I wish the MB would show me how much other servers are asking for an item too. I don't want to have to jump around 5 different servers before posting something, just so I can have a chance of selling it. -
05-06-2019, 02:14 AMSamSmoot
I never buy materials unless it's some minor item that sells for a couple gil each, or one item I can't gather for myself (Only ran into one of those so far).
Similar situation: On WoW, I had a herbalist (gatherer), and an alchemist for making potions and flasks.
Oddly, the raw herbs I gathered always sold for more than the flasks I could make from them, even at rank 3 (More items per material). So, I just sold all my herbs, and bought the completed flasks I needed, and came out ahead.
I still don't know why anyone else bothered to craft anything, unless they just didn't do the math. -
05-06-2019, 11:30 AMWindsun33
This will be my first major expansion since I started playing FFXIV, but if it follow the pattern of other games the biggest money makers for the first week or so will be mats, many will be stupidly overpriced and some will buy them. Hint - make sure all your retainers are leveled up to max and well geared.
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05-06-2019, 12:13 PMZetsumei_Tsunarashi
The problem is not world visit ... the problem is you're buying materials and expecting to make a profit ...
Of course your profit margin is going to be low. I've seen materials that are more expensive than finished product on many occasions.