Quote Originally Posted by Chezen View Post
That's currently. However, that same complaint has been said about the game in general. The devs have outright asked us for ideas on how to make Eorzea have more life. I personally like the quiet market wards, but I wouldn't be against a bustling central hub like some have suggested.

It's entirely possible that the current market wards were always meant to be somewhat temporary until they could get to what they had planned for them. I think there's a lot of things intended for this game that was put on the backburner due to the battle system overhaul.
I really doubt that it's meant to be temporary, when a counter/AH/text based system would be easier to implement.

The ONLY problem with MW is that it renders each retainer. That's what's causing awkwardness, zone separation, crashes, limitations, overhead, etc. If they turn the system into something that no longer renders the retainers, meaning you simply browse to a retainer from a text menu, it will be infinitely better than what it is now.