Bring Back Bazaar's

[Enkidoh]

The thing is though, that's what retainers already are - the Market Board is just a streamlined list of retainer bazaars all organized in the one place. It's not an Auction House. The reason SE did it like this is to avoid the problems FFXI had with bazaars and players keeping their characters logged in without being played just to sell things.

Retainers were the answer - a player owned character that specifically was there to handle a bazaar, however in 1.0 they did not work as well as they should as there was no way to search all retainer bazaars in the one place (they physically appeared grouped in a special zone called the Market Ward in 1.0), so all ARR has done is forgone the Market Ward and streamlined retainer bazaars in an easy to access list in the form of the Market Board.

So really, I don't think you will see a return to FFXI style bazaars for this reason.

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The thing is though, that's what retainers already are - the Market Board is just a streamlined list of retainer bazaars all organized in the one place. It's not an Auction House. The reason SE did it like this is to avoid the problems FFXI had with bazaars and players keeping their characters logged in without being played just to sell things.

Retainers were the answer - a player owned character that specifically was there to handle a bazaar, however in 1.0 they did not work as well as they should as there was no way to search all retainer bazaars in the one place (they physically appeared grouped in a special zone called the Market Ward in 1.0), so all ARR has done is forgone the Market Ward and streamlined retainer bazaars in an easy to access list in the form of the Market Board.

So really, I don't think you will see a return to FFXI style bazaars for this reason.

Thanks for the reply Enkidoh, I wasn't sure how they worked in 1.0 since I didn't start until 2.0 ARR. Even though the MB is not an AH the only real difference is the absence of blind bidding. I also see your point of the players staying logged in but I think we already see that now and will no matter what. Do you think adding this could and/or will make it worse?

I actually loved Rolanberry Mall in XI. I'm not sure why? It kinda felt like a bargain every time I found something, and just browsing was fun too. Garage sales are too much love for me. I hate my life. Not opposed to this suggestion at all.

I loved this too, it was a lot of fun going through the popular places like Rolanberry Field, Ra'lude Gardens etc. and searching for deals or rare items.