Quote Originally Posted by Syfer22 View Post


... why, why, WHY do the leaders insist on continuing to have all of their major meetings in Ul'Dah? It's like they're saying "Hey! People plotting against us! Here are our plans, take them please!"

...And if the meetings were taking place in another locale, it would have made the Monetarists' plot at the end at least a little harder to pull off.
No exact reason is ever given. I'd like to think it's because Limsa and Gridania just don't have a facility for something like the victory feast, but as to why Ul'dah is the seat of most 2.x meetings I couldn't say. I guess the Bismarck or Mih Khetto's Ampitheatre would work, but it was intended to be a sort of private event. (Also I'm making waffles if they ever hold such an event at the Bismarck - I'm sure Lynsgath would understand.)

That said, the victory feast was planned by Nanamo as her "abdicating the throne" event, so it makes more sense to hold it in Ul'dah. Makes more sense to do things that way, no?

From a non-story perspective, the Fragrant Chamber is just very easy to use for meetings and other official events. It already exists, so it doesn't require time and effort to put in the game (like a private dining hall in Limsa) and is large enough to accommodate groups of people; Merlwyb's office is rather small, and while the Lotus Stand is spacious it doesn't really have the facilities for something like a party.