I wasn't going to make a post about this because it's such a infuriating situation for me that I felt posting would be just one more butting-my-head-against-a-wall action (like so many things are in XIV) that I had decided to cut my losses and just keep quiet. But nuuuuu...here I am.
The obvious reasons for frustration over the market wards are that gil earning in any significant amount for me has come to a grinding halt. How is this fair that only a small portion of the community has the ability to still make significant gil while the rest of us sit around with maxed out bags, vendoring stuff we would have otherwise marketed? My personal and retainers' bags are stuffed to the max which has brought gathering classes to a halt because god knows I can't take any more mats that I don't have any place to store. Crafting too has greatly slowed because what am I going to do with the stuff I craft? (And another reason I'm not crafting much is because of the lack of local leves...but that's another subject! Still, for more than 48 hours my lvl 38 goldsmith had no leves higher than lvl 25! wth) Anyway, the point I was hopefully trying to reach without going overboard, is this: In a game that has SO LITTLE CONTENT (yes, I realize that’s being fixed), why in the world would SE be so deaf about these complaints? We need some emergency fixes on the market wards. I had hoped that during this period where there’s not a lot to do, I could at least spend the time (waiting on 2.0) leveling my crafts, gathering, and making some gil rather than just going to play another game. But now with the lack of market space and its subsequent chain reaction, I find myself twiddling my thumbs more and more (and becoming poor not to mention bored!)
Yes…I know about the booths…again…how is this fair? If I have to “babysit” my booth setting it up and paying every 24 hours, then at least make the market wards reset every 24 hours as well. At least that would give players a shot at getting a space. As it is, it feels hopeless.
Thanks for the opportunity to vent.