Shops in hamlets.

[quantumsaint]

Will the shops in the hamlets ever be open, specifically before 2.0? One thing I was thinking of is to tie them to the upcoming hamlet defense, so that when a hamlet defense is victorious (or after having a string of victories in succession) the shops will open, selling discounted materials (compared to the main cities).

Thoughts?

[Pyretta_Blaze]

Please yes! I really want these places to have more use and life then they do now. As it is you run to them and back to town for some quests and they each have a couple quests that start there.

[Orophin]

Maybe they'll make it in for 1.21 when the hamlet defense is introduced. I've seen the signs in town for various vendors, so I don't think it'd take too much manpower to set up an NPC with an inventory there. I guess they just need to make them relevant.

[quantumsaint]

Maybe they'll make it in for 1.21 when the hamlet defense is introduced. I've seen the signs in town for various vendors, so I don't think it'd take too much manpower to set up an NPC with an inventory there. I guess they just need to make them relevant.

This is what I'm hoping for.

[normalforce]

I wouldn't mind seeing bonuses awarded to successfully successive hamlet successes. Bonus exp, hamlet defense bonus (a Light Party effect for the duration of the hamlet defense), new items available or just a discount specifically for the Heroes of the Hamlet.

[quantumsaint]

... successively successive hamlet successes.

I lol'd. That's an almost Lalafell-like sentence.

[Kiote]

I would love to see them finally implement the Guilds in these Hamlets, if they ever decide to give them a purpose again.

[Vanguard319]

tbh, It kind of bothered me that we can get better supplies and provisions from a camp in the middle of nowhere than from a hamlet that actually looks like developed civilization. Especially when they have names like the Gold/Silver Bazaar. (Doesn't a Bazaar imply merchants?)

With that in mind, I would think a hamlet should have npc shops, or in the very least, the ability to call a retainer there, and set up a bazaar.

[quantumsaint]

tbh, It kind of bothered me that we can get better supplies and provisions from a camp in the middle of nowhere than from a hamlet that actually looks like developed civilization. Especially when they have names like the Gold/Silver Bazaar. (Doesn't a Bazaar imply merchants?)

With that in mind, I would think a hamlet should have npc shops, or in the very least, the ability to call a retainer there, and set up a bazaar.

I was so stoked in open beta when I first wandered into the Golden Bazaar coming down from Gridania. That feeling kind of dissipated when I realized there was nothing there but NPCs. The holiday event that had you delivering presents there in exchange for gear was cool, though. They have started to make better use of the hamlets, yet the shops still remain closed. I wouldn't think opening them would take too much work, but I understand that the dev team have other priorities.

[quantumsaint]

Another thing I just thought of would be if during hamlet defense the monsters started attacking the buildings, similar to campaign in FFXI. Then crafters would have something to do during hamlet defense as well (repairing buildings). If the building is at a certain level when the battle is over, then the doors will open and you can buy materials at prices depending on how well the building was defended.