Market tax is too simple

[TheMightyMollusk]

I mean more gil sinks would not be a bad thing inherently. I personally wish they were in the form of expensive items outside of housing but merp that is me.

The thing is, a meaningful sink would be taking a ton of currency for things people actually want. Look at WoW's hilariously expensive mounts; they take a ton of gold, but you get a fancy new ride for it. A tax just penalizes you for using the marketplace. It's an empty sink.

Not saying FFXIV couldn't use a gil sink, just saying this isn't a good one. (In theory, housing would be our gil sink, but since it's not readily available to much of the player base, it doesn't really work.)

[Iscah]

If they wanted to counter Limsa congestion, then they'd just move the Aetheryte back to the Aftcastle where it used to be.

Huh, I didn't know that. Would put it in line with the other cities for the relative placement of the inn and markets. When did they change it, and did they say why? And what was in the aetheryte plaza?

[Seraphor]

Huh, I didn't know that. Would put it in line with the other cities for the relative placement of the inn and markets. When did they change it, and did they say why? And what was in the aetheryte plaza?

When they redid the cities for 2.0

In 1.0 all the starting cities were one single zone and the Limsa Aetheryte was in the large square by the Aftcastle.

[Stepjam]

When they redid the cities for 2.0

In 1.0 all the starting cities were one single zone and the Limsa Aetheryte was in the large square by the Aftcastle.

I guess they moved the aetheryte because all of the combat guilds are on the lower decks, but it does make Limsa the only town where the Aetheryte is in a different part of town from both the adventurer's guild and the grand company. It's a bit annoying in that regard.

[Iscah]

I guess they moved the aetheryte because all of the combat guilds are on the lower decks, but it does make Limsa the only town where the Aetheryte is in a different part of town from both the adventurer's guild and the grand company. It's a bit annoying in that regard.

Yes and no on it being annoying. It's much better for marketboard access.

Definitely odd that it's placed in the opposite half of the map to the other cities, and doubly so if it used to be where it makes sense from a consistency approach. Mostly the utilities are divided up the same way.

(From a realistic city layout though, it does feel more central in its current location.)

Also not all the combat guilds are on the lower decks - the Marauders' Guild is on top.

[MsMisato]

Yes and no on it being annoying. It's much better for marketboard access.

Definitely odd that it's placed in the opposite half of the map to the other cities, and doubly so if it used to be where it makes sense from a consistency approach. Mostly the utilities are divided up the same way.

(From a realistic city layout though, it does feel more central in its current location.)

Also not all the combat guilds are on the lower decks - the Marauders' Guild is on top.

Mauarader's guild use to be on the ship where the dance jig emote quest takes place.

[Awha]

The thing is, a meaningful sink would be taking a ton of currency for things people actually want. Look at WoW's hilariously expensive mounts; they take a ton of gold, but you get a fancy new ride for it. A tax just penalizes you for using the marketplace. It's an empty sink.

Not saying FFXIV couldn't use a gil sink, just saying this isn't a good one. (In theory, housing would be our gil sink, but since it's not readily available to much of the player base, it doesn't really work.)

I mean that is why I mentioned I would prefer mounts.