Problem: Items are Worthless

[Aldarin]

In ffxi you could trade in crafted items for guild points, why not add something like that to remove equipment from circulation. There was also the fact you could donate equipment for conquest points. Such a system would reward players for crafting even when their items don't sell.

[origamikitsune]

In ffxi you could trade in crafted items for guild points, why not add something like that to remove equipment from circulation. There was also the fact you could donate equipment for conquest points. Such a system would reward players for crafting even when their items don't sell.

While I generally disagree with "it was in 11..." type suggestions, I think these ideas are spot on. I'm sure if they really put their minds to it, they could come up with ways to do similar things in uniquely FF14 ways.

One thing that might work is allowing crafted items to work as local leve turn in items. As it is now, that could be easily abused (go out and buy some thing, turn it in) but if they allowed signing of items, that means they have to keep track of which objects were made by whom. No reason they could use that to make sure that you have in fact made the item. Just a random thought the occurred to me.

[Fieros]

In ffxi you could trade in crafted items for guild points, why not add something like that to remove equipment from circulation. There was also the fact you could donate equipment for conquest points. Such a system would reward players for crafting even when their items don't sell.

Now this I agree with 100%

Maybe Grand Companies will encompass a barter system as you suggest from XI.