Seriously SE add an AH system!

[Elexia]

That might also be the reason you think the system works and we don't need a "real" AH. It's not the case.

I tried to put my retainer in wards today. I tried every ward available in Uldamn and every single ward was full.
Even if they merge the 3 houses, the capacity problem won't magically go away.

You have 2 options:

1. Use another city (you do know theres 2 cities that DOESNT have full wards, yes?)
2. Understand that they've stated a lot of the restrictions in version 1.x is due to the client and server software.

I really don't see what a "regular AH" will do or even fix anything because people are stupid with the current setup now, people won't magically become smart about how to use it.

"It'll set universal prices!"

Nope, you can see history now, doesn't stop people from undercutting by 10-400k for the fuck of it.

"I don't have to go to a zone"

You still have to interact with an NPC.

"It's a familiar system"

Wards has a search system and a history, which are the only things that set an AH apart, the kind most people expect. Almost no one is expecting an AH where you have to bid and hope you win. The only way I can see an AH being better is the fact it will show +1 and materia melded gear....

...Which they can easily add to the current system just not in version 1.x.

[Soukyuu]

You have 2 options:

1. Use another city (you do know theres 2 cities that DOESNT have full wards, yes?)

Yes, I know there are other cities with empty wards. Read my first post in this thread for the reason why they are empty.

2. Understand that they've stated a lot of the restrictions in version 1.x is due to the client and server software.

As a customer, I don't care. Software is their job. When they chose the engine, they had to think ahead, which they obviously didn't (or someone overruled them).

Yes, they will change it in 2.0, but if they keep it a retainer-based system, a merged ward will be limited to X retainers anyway, which will lead to the same problem once again. There are only so many character models you can fit into an area without making it look ridiculous (hint: it already does now), thus them being "full".

They should have went for an AH right from the start.