QOL/ Convenience Suggestions

[rblyell]

Giving the option for casual player to catch up to hardcore players
seems completely fair.

[ruskie]

1. Poetics Exchange

Technically your ilvl padding will go faster with a mix of both - along with running dungeons, ct/st and eventually wod. That can gear up a player very fast.

2. Vanity Vendors

I agree on this. If something is pure vanity that anyone can use then yes shouldn't be locked. As for glamour being locked behind a lvl50 quest. Well the way I see it it's a reward for reaching 50.

3. Daily Allied Seals

Frankly they did a good boost now. But it would be nice if you could get more.

4. NPC Crafters to Commission

Hmmm. I would say at this point in the game that could work for crafts up to one star. But it would require bring your own mats. This would make it possible for people to get their relics made as well. I'd also suggest offering melding(and maybe overmelding services as well). I think though that for this you would need to visit the relevant guild to be able to use such a facility. And of course this would be NQ only with a % failure.

I'd rather hire an NPC and know I'll get my item vs risking someone running off with the mats (Happened to my Mogking Whisker [That hurt me], and Demi-Materia [Meh...]) and/or failing the synth.

Report to GM especially if it was agreed in chat about it. As for failing a synth. Where does it say an NPC wouldn't be able to? The way I see it the NPC is a master of his own craft only but that doesn't give him all the skills from the other crafts - thus failure is always an option.

5. Materia Melding
95% of crafters charge equal or double the price of the Materia to meld it.

Most crafters I know will do it for free or for a small tip(like 1k or 5k or 10k), I often respond to shouts for melds and do them for free.

6. Apartments

Can't complain here. It wouldn't be bad for a lot of people. But thinking how to make it fit the lore.

Sorry if I come off as "whining" and/or Aggressive but some of these topics have just irked me.
I enjoy the game & would like to make some things more accessible as well as remove barriers that just feel pointless.

You are not and you are entitled to your own opinion on things just as all of us.

[Accolade]

I find it really annoying on the ADS mount (and probably others) that your cross bar gets completely changed when mounted.
If you like having a custom mount/dismount button on your controller, pressing R1 to switch back sets, then the allocated button to dismount is cumbersome for the amount of times you need to use a mount in this game.

For example this is my crossbar when mounted:


Whats the point in having the (very rarely) used vanity skill in the pet bar AND completely changing your cross bar just for a little used skill. This removes the potential of customising your crossbar for mount/unmount buttons.
Note you cannot add to/edit the pet bar

[Fated]

It's soldiery, not solidarity.

[Aerowaffle]

I like that the game almost expects you to rely on others for other things besides just killing big bosses. It's an MMO. Ask your FC mates and see if any of them would be willing to give you a discount for crafting (and hopefully you have some FC members that can even craft it).

If you're paying a crafter an absurd price for something, it's one of two situations;
You're not looking around for a better price.
Or
The service that you're requesting is rare, and the supply for it is low enough that the person can charge that amount and still be in business.

If you forcefully lower the demand of these high-level crafting services by relocating some of the crafts to something you can just have an NPC do, you're going to see less people trying to get to high-level crafting. Because, why bother? The effort wouldn't be worth the rewards in the end.

[Vaer]

Whats the point in having the (very rarely) used vanity skill in the pet bar AND completely changing your cross bar just for a little used skill. This removes the potential of customising your crossbar for mount/unmount buttons.
Note you cannot add to/edit the pet bar

The change was really only needed for stuff like the cannons in Stone Vigil [H] and Castrum Meri since you couldn't really do anything else while using one anyways. I guess they shortcut it since those buttons appear on the pet hotbar. They like to add things then not give a toggle for them.

[NaliaBrown]

Regarding number 1, I don't think it's necessary. If you're getting enough Poetics that you're thinking about exchanging it, then chances are you already have tons of Soldiery tomes. The drop rate is way higher especially for new 50s who are trying to gear up and are clearing things for the first time. Bonuses abound. I don't think yet another source of Soldiery is needed. And those folks will eventually need the Poetics.

[ruskie]

Whats the point in having the (very rarely) used vanity skill in the pet bar AND completely changing your cross bar just for a little used skill. This removes the potential of customising your crossbar for mount/unmount buttons.
Note you cannot add to/edit the pet bar

Since pressing(atleast by default) the left stick in will dismount you it's a non issue to dismount. I wouldn't mind though if all mount actions were available to be bound as we wanted and have that disabled.