Quote Originally Posted by Jojoya View Post
And I don't think it is.

One of the things that does need to be in the developer's minds is the new player experience. Players have quit games when they felt like the player
market systems are too far above what they can afford as a new player.
The game gives new players everything they need -- gear, food, gil. And there are NPC merchants for what you're not given.

So because new players don't need the marketboard, making a fundamental change to the marketboard system for the benefit of new players doesn't seem necessary (or wise) to me.

There's very little in this game (and nothing that a player needs) that can only be got from the marketboard.
It's just a convenience, not a necessity. Even though I don't merchant much -- just drops I don't want mainly -- IMO the marketboard ain't broke, so don't "fix" it.