Quote Originally Posted by Haraldsson View Post
1- If an auction house is implemented, it should be nation specific (not an instant global store).

I disagree as well and the proof that this system cripples an economy is no further away than this game's predecessor, FFXI. All the three nation AH's were independent, and what happened was when everyone starting hanging out in Jeuno as the "high level" hub, the starter zones emptied and new players couldn't obtain gear. No one wanted to run back there to put it on AH and I can guarantee you no one is going to be running back to fiddle with a retainer.

It would be naive to think that SE doesn't have an expansion planned without any new Jeuno or Aht Urgan style cities, so we should assume that eventually we will move on from our starter areas into new places.

What will happen to the market wards then? Will SE forgo any trade in the new cities because they have to keep us in the old ones for the market to survive? No, the most efficient way for them to solve the problem and ensure it's future-proof is to add an AH and link it all together.