Market Wards Population Fix?

[Ayaka]

Uldah right now is overpopulated because of several reasons (there are people that have problems running the game while in gridania, or uldah got so far best leves to level up fast now even broken water is overpopulated, and so on), that leads into having much more market in that city than in another. But that also remind us of another thing. We've got no central city, just like jeuno on XI. If we had that, higher level items would be there, and low level items (gear, tools, crafting maths...) will be available at starting cities. Since when you have a central city and know how the cash flow, you realize that also having a small market in lolnoob cities brings money. Uldah right now is old good jeuno. Where everyone gather. And since its SO damn easy to go anywhere, gather where all does and move from there.

Being that said, i don't like the wards. Having to look for an item, then tele to the place, then run to seek the retainer, then again to the door to search another item... AH is much more simple and user friendly.


I think they don't need to adress a problem with retainer population, but with the system of market itself and needing a huge city to gather as higher level and leave 3 periferical cities for starting adventurers.


Edit: For any that said that starting cities on XI had nothing in AH is damn wrong. Besides the fact that the only way to make money as starter is sell everything you got in you inventory, there was pretty nice NPCs to sell you gear for even level 18, and same with weapons in cities and then in selbina. Apart from that, there wasn't really anything else that you would need. That leads you to level 18-19 and forces you to go to Jeuno. To get chocobo license, unlocking subjob, and all that. But we had also a mail system. So if you couldn't find anything low level in the market you usually would ask for that in your linkshell. And someone would find it for you and send it.

Please, remember we need a mail system more than merge all market wards.

[Ayaka]

I did play XI too, and about what you said..

And unless they did linked the AH. no gear was sold in any of the home nations ppl only sold in jeuno.

there was pretty nice NPCs to sell you gear for even level 18, and same with weapons in cities and then in selbina

That's all you needed. Since again, at level 19+ you were forced to go level up at Qufim. I know what im talking about. Also as you said:

As a game ages said hometowns don't become so populated, so ppl stop selling there.

We are talking about a game that just started, not one who is been out for 9 years. Think when PS3 is released you'll have new players incoming. Starting cities will have to be for starters. And high level cities should be out of their reach.

Right now doing the sidequests and levequests you get rewarded with gear, so you dont "need" to buy it. Anyway, if they don't find it, they can still craft it since it's low level. As we did when we started. They shouldn't get everything handed. They could put up NPCs selling generical gear (not only weapons as there are already some for low levels) something like a full set for level 8, for level 11... you know what i'm talking about. Harness and subligars bring back memories.


About the spells on XI you're right, they are pricey and became overpriced with time, that's something that bugged me loads, and i did went to farm myself some spells. But here you learn them just leveling, not buying.