Took me 3 days to get a space for 1 of my retainers in wards so yeah I do the 999mil trick too.

Also Ul inns are broken because...something...servers...something...limitations...something, not to nudge us away although that is a funny theory.

There are reasons why everyone is clustered in Ul and it's not entirely fair to just blame the community. Ul is where all shouts take place (unless we get a way of checking Ul shouts in other cities I don't see this changing), Ul is closest to Ifrit for cheaper teleport costs, and everyone hangs around in Ul so people are going to use wards in Ul since they want their things to sell (I don't see this changing unless we can start 'internet shopping' at other cities). Hubbing always happens but SE can take steps to allow us to get the benefits of hubbing without taking up space in the hub city. (Hub doesn't look like a word anymore.)

I do find it hilarious though that lore-wise Ul'duh is the money obsessed state and that's where all transactions are taking place.