I bought ffxiv collectors edition and played on release. It was absolutely horrendous and i quit and returned to WoW. 1 year later i returned as i realised it was still free and i must say im impressed with most of it - apart from these terrible market wards and the lack of mail system.

I still cannot believe this is being debated.

If FFXIV carries on then i will continue to play (and pay) but the lack of ah is a complete deal breaker for me and i simple wont play (or pay) for this substandard attempt to run an ingame economy. I feel that right now FFXIV is behind in so many ways (most of which are tolerable) but this one isnt. Please SE, i implore you - add a proper auction house as a priority because the current system is alienating players.