Solution to Legacy Players Transferring to Non-Legacy Servers

[Cal]

Can someone actually explain how a player with 1 million gil and a bunch of 50's would overturn an economy?

If it's a fresh server, they would have virtual dominance over gathering and crafting if they had the proper 50s. The million gil is less of a factor than having the crafts/gathering and maybe 1 combat class to farm with.

A lot if the level 50 crafted greens (as well as the materials to make them) have additional restrictions on who can craft them (like you have to have craftsmanship at x level or something like that) I heard they were changing something about stuff like darkteel ingots, rose gold nuggets, etc for launch.

[Conkuur]

Also I might add most of the folks were slammed onto legacy servers who played in 1.0 and arent even close to straight 50's cap or even started on that server to begin with.

[Rinsui]

Can someone actually explain how a player with 1 million gil and a bunch of 50's would overturn an economy?

By being the first to craft the highest-level equipment, gather all the high level materials, and farm all the sellable high-level drops?
All selling at the maximum price people are able to pay because he has an absolute monopoly, perhaps?

[moriandrio]

Can someone actually explain how a player with 1 million gil and a bunch of 50's would overturn an economy?

A Character with Multiple 50s crafter and gatherer jobs could easy monopolize items the first few days and would be able to gain huge profit out of it.
Anyway Transfers will open in about 3 weeks, but it will take at least 6 months until you will be able to transfer to a non legacy world. They stated that they won't change that when they announced the upcoming transfer.

[Lexxuk]

So let's work this out logically. A char with every job at 50 jumps over and starts harvesting and crafting level 50 gear/weapons/consumables, that is the worry? So, who is going to buy all this level 50 gear/weapons/consumables? There will be no level 50's around to buy it. There will also be a lack of gil in the economy to pay over-inflated prices. Give it two weeks (if that) and there will be level 50 crafters on non-Legacy servers, there will be people with millions of gil, the only advantage a Legacy player really has is that they can start doing end game content, farming up items that they can really only sell to other legacy players (at least for 2 weeks).

[Chocob0charmer]

So let's work this out logically. A char with every job at 50 jumps over and starts harvesting and crafting level 50 gear/weapons/consumables, that is the worry? So, who is going to buy all this level 50 gear/weapons/consumables? There will be no level 50's around to buy it. There will also be a lack of gil in the economy to pay over-inflated prices. Give it two weeks (if that) and there will be level 50 crafters on non-Legacy servers, there will be people with millions of gil, the only advantage a Legacy player really has is that they can start doing end game content, farming up items that they can really only sell to other legacy players (at least for 2 weeks).

THANK YOU!

Why is everyone so terrified of legacy players? If I came to your server, I'd just join your LS and craft you guys stuff for free

[Cal]

So let's work this out logically. A char with every job at 50 jumps over and starts harvesting and crafting level 50 gear/weapons/consumables, that is the worry? So, who is going to buy all this level 50 gear/weapons/consumables? There will be no level 50's around to buy it. There will also be a lack of gil in the economy to pay over-inflated prices. Give it two weeks (if that) and there will be level 50 crafters on non-Legacy servers, there will be people with millions of gil, the only advantage a Legacy player really has is that they can start doing end game content, farming up items that they can really only sell to other legacy players (at least for 2 weeks).

Pretty much! But... you're also forgetting that creates a big tempting market for gil sellers - all that gear instantly at 50 is probably too tempting for some people that might have access to their parent's CC. Leeching from PLing/rmt levelling groups - while inefficient will PROBABLY get you to 50.

And of course given the level of vitriol directed at legacy players, I might also mention jealousy because they couldn't be the one first to that 50 :P

[moriandrio]

New Servers are for New Chars only why is it so difficult to understand that. Yoshi has stated that many times since they announced that....

[Seig345]

I thought it was stated that server transfers would be available 2 weeks after launch, or does that only apply to non-legacy characters?

(I play a legacy character, but I have no plans to transfer servers, I just thought I heard different/am curious)

[Fyreus]

To OP:

There's no need to bind gear since gear one would like to sell on a new server would be worthless since they're the only ones who'd have any access to 'big boy' content. In fact, later content would be considered 'wasted' on non legacy servers since it'll be untouched for a good 2 months minimum.