Quote Originally Posted by Scytale View Post
Thus removing the competitive factor. Its like bidding on eBay, if you want it bad enough you'll put in the time and effort.

I like the boards as is, let those people fighting for Top 3 keep all our Hamlets at lvl 2.
It's not at all like bidding on eBay because eBay is based on value generated in the real world while FFXIV is based on farming in a virtual world. eBay bidding encourages creating value in the real world so you can buy more stuff, while FFXIV bidding encourages wasting away in an MMO.

This is why Blizzard was eventually forced to alter their honor system. It lead to very unhealthy playing habits when the most competitive would stay online to grind literally 24/7 so they could be #1.