Must I join the Eternal Flame?

[Celtodeno]

I have had some trouble deciding which Company to join.

I definitely enjoy the feel and colors of The Maelstrom the best but, since there is almost no one in LL on my server at any given time I will be missing out on the new caravan content. It is already difficult enough finding a group for leves.

So I am compelled to join the Immortal Flames solely because that is where the MARKET(and hence the population) action is.

This whole issue of market distribution is spilling over to every part of the game....

..maybe it is time to address it?

[syntaxlies]

i dont want to have to go out of the way to get my company quest so i picked uldah, all my guilds are in uldah so its just easier. plus ill bet that the company's will specialize in good that are local to their region.

[Gramul]

Go with the one that has the items for the classes you enjoy most, and to hell with every other factor.

[Darkshade]

Market will probably be fixed soon, also airships bro. Join whichever GC you want because you can get to Ul'Dah by just watching a cut scene and paying some gil.

[Evangela]

I'll join the Gridanian company

I don't care if no one going to do quests with me

if SE has no plan to fix the Uldah centric issue then... I may quit playing

[Anonymoose]

I'll join the Gridanian company

I don't care if no one going to do quests with me

if SE has no plan to fix the Uldah centric issue then... I may quit playing

No matter what happens in the game, players will congregate on whatever city is in the middle of whatever content we're all doing. Ul'dah is the closest thing we have to Jeuno: It's in the middle of the other two cities and it's laid out most conveniently. One day it'll be Ishgard... One day....

[Jynx]

..maybe it is time to address it?

Instant travel airships are not enough for you or what?

[Abauge_Goga]

I am planning on joining UD, but I may change my mind pending on what drops are offered where. Eventually, SE will allow to switch companies, so this would only be a temporary thing.

[Zantetsuken]

I'll join the Gridanian company

I don't care if no one going to do quests with me

if SE has no plan to fix the Uldah centric issue then... I may quit playing

Ishgard will be the main fix, but that's down the road.

Half the issue revolves around players being stubborn and not leaving Ul'dah. If everyone who complained about Ul'dah being overpopulated would just stay away from it and set up shop in one of the other cities, the problem would solve itself.

I hang out in Limsa ~75% of the time and the rest in Grid. I only visit Ul'dah when I absolutely have to.

[PikachuLink]

I have a feeling the items will become sold at every grand company or atleast closely similar ones and you will buy the gear with seals like your badges or justic points in wow and get the good gear from raids....i wouldnt worry about the gear id worry about the seals (plus i figure there will be more content other than caravans in the future to get seals from)
Also dont chose for gear because you will be playing multiple classes....