Quote Originally Posted by Deathgiver View Post
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You are correct. This was mentioned in the patch notes for 1.19. We've seen other evidence that some of the data behind FFXIV can make it hard to perform certain operations. If you want something immediate, go buy an item directly from the wards. I imagine this is why players had to be added to the 'new-leve-system' list before they could get allowances.