Market Area Improvements discussion

[Jinko]

since you have to zone to use the search menu now; and again if you want to use a different cities search.

I hope its more like 3 NPC's in one zone, it's pretty simple to link information to an NPC interface without changing zones.

Part the reason they are moving the search to a zone is to speed the transaction process when buying from the Menu, you will notice now how much faster it is to buy within a ward than at the entrance.

[Hulan]

I hope its more like 3 NPC's in one zone, it's pretty simple to link information to an NPC interface without changing zones.

Part the reason they are moving the search to a zone is to speed the transaction process when buying from the Menu, you will notice now how much faster it is to buy within a ward than at the entrance.

Yep, I have grasped the reasons and benefits myself, and am greatly looking forward to this change. Unfortunately, if you will re-read the notice, it is unclear but it does say:

The following locations will be added to each city’s market area:
Limsa Lominsa Mercantile House
Gridania Mercantile House
Ul’dah Mercantile House

Which is the same verbage they used when describing the changes they made when they split up the original Market Wards. I'm fairly confident the smart money is on each search being in a different Market Ward area.