Is YOUR server this way?

[Mihana]

Lately since Yoshida has been changing so much regarding crafters (sticking them in a backseat) I've seen a drastic decrease in the crafters found on my server. Usually you could enter Ul'dah and find the streets littered with them. These days I see more people idling around than even crafting. It's quieter than usual aside from the random shouts for a party, and synthesis requests go unanswered. Prices for items have made a drastic increase too.

Being an archer I rely on arrows for my damage, on Besaid the price of Cobalt Arrows is 150G per single arrow. I've gathered up the materials on my own and spent a good chunk of time shouting for a carpenter to create them. No response, and this hasn't been the first time. I can spend up to an hour or more doing shouts for a simple materia melding and having all the goods on hand and ready. Yet most often there's no replies, no responses. So I'm wondering, is this the same on the other servers? Besaid was supposed to have had the most talkative community if I recall when the game came about, now it's more silent than before.

EDIT: And it's not just me that's had the problem. I saw one guy doing shouts for a repair and materia melding with a generous reward, two hours later I came back and he was still shouting. I ended up asking a friend I knew to come do it for him. With a community like this I can only fret the game's going to be a ghost town before 2.0 hits.

[normalforce]

Not to derail the intended conversation too much, but this is where some sort of commission system would really come in handy. You hand over the goods to an NPC, set the price for how much you'll pay for someone to craft it, and then you sit back and relax.

Crafters can then pick up player-created leves from the Adventure Guild. Some simple rules to make it more appealing for everyone:

• Each leve comes with a timer (30 minutes or less or you get your materials back), so they're always completed promptly.
• There is no risk of losing materials. If you fail, you can retry it again. Maybe for a reduced exp/gil reward as the Adventure's Guild will need to replace the items.
• These leves do not detract from your overall leve count.

[Issac]

Not to derail the intended conversation too much, but this is where some sort of commission system would really come in handy. You hand over the goods to an NPC, set the price for how much you'll pay for someone to craft it, and then you sit back and relax.

Crafters can then pick up player-created leves from the Adventure Guild. Some simple rules to make it more appealing for everyone:

• Each leve comes with a timer (30 minutes or less or you get your materials back), so they're always completed promptly.
• There is no risk of losing materials. If you fail, you can retry it again. Maybe for a reduced exp/gil reward as the Adventure's Guild will need to replace the items.
• These leves do not detract from your overall leve count.

This is the coolest idea I have heard in a long time.

[Mihana]

I agree, very nice suggestion!

[Tsuga]

For the few times I've been in Ul'dah, I do notice less people by the repair npc. What I do see are more people over by the Roegadyn npc in Ul'dah (or Maisenta in Gridania) crafting through leves.

I've noticed that when I'm over there I cannot hear shouts from people that are on the lower level (near the MW or repair npc).

I've also noticed that the majority of crafters are either botting (I craft a lot, and I love crafting next to someone experimentally starting conversations to see if they're botting. Usually if they don't respond for a good 3-5 synths I assume that they're botting), or not paying any attention to their screens, and so they may not see you shouting for help.

THIS and Skyward Sword AND Minecraft Official Release... ever consider the possibility that people are just simply playing other games????????

Truth, since skyrim came out my LSs have dropped to less than half of normal attendance.

Hell, even I'm taking a break for Skyward Sword! The power of this Fall's release schedule is just too compelling...

[Hitoriki]

Not to derail the intended conversation too much, but this is where some sort of commission system would really come in handy. You hand over the goods to an NPC, set the price for how much you'll pay for someone to craft it, and then you sit back and relax.

Crafters can then pick up player-created leves from the Adventure Guild. Some simple rules to make it more appealing for everyone:

• Each leve comes with a timer (30 minutes or less or you get your materials back), so they're always completed promptly.
• There is no risk of losing materials. If you fail, you can retry it again. Maybe for a reduced exp/gil reward as the Adventure's Guild will need to replace the items.
• These leves do not detract from your overall leve count.

Holey crap amazing idea!

[Ruri]

For our server, you shout for a repair its done in 5 seconds if you have a gil reward of any sort...

[Krausus]

For our server, you shout for a repair its done in 5 seconds if you have a gil reward of any sort...

^^ this

also OP we have 8 LS slots so I suggest joing a few LS's that will be the easiest way to find a crafter because I'm willing to bet the reason people are not standing around in uldah crafting all the time is because there is stuff to do.

[Jinko]

I haven't notice this no, but then my linkshell has a lot of high level cracters and my weaver is 40 so I don't really see the need to look elsewhere.

I dont' think this is a problem caused by Yoshida, its more likely people are getting bored after 1.19 and are taking a break.