My thoughts on FF14

[Cichy]

Yet another worthless post, go back to Killing Ifrit plz

[SirEdeonX]

But really.. I didn't notice we were lacking Chocobo mounts.

[Cichy]

But really.. I didn't notice we were lacking Chocobo mounts.

Did you know FFXIV doesnt have an AH?

[Hobo]

Basically my first forum post (not an avid forum user on any site) and you guys expect me to have thoroughly read every post from the previous months? I'm a huge fan of the FF series and had about 450 days playtime on FFXI I was just sharing some of my thoughts on how I thought the game could be made better.

I'm by no means well spoken but I do feel I have some good ideas that could help FF14. I'm trying to make a constructive post here and I get about 15 negative responses... could deal without all the sarcasm and self proclaimed forum overlords.

[Wobi]

I'm sorry you are new to the forums, but for those of us here at the start this is pretty much an everyday occurrence. As we said on the Zam forums all the time. Lurk moar. Pays to read back at least a couple pages to get up to speed on what topics are relevant and which ones are done to death. Sorry for coming off so vitriolic but it's not you I'm frustrated with so much as the community as a whole right now.

[VydarrTyr]

Don't get discouraged, Hobo. You'll be happy to know that several other people have voiced the exact same concerns on these forums several times. And you'll also be happy to know that the Market Wards are so much improved from November that you they're actually user friendly.

As for the other things, the devs have already said they're working to address those concerns. Chocobos are coming, mailboxes are coming, and even an Auction House seems pretty likely. They're not in the game yet, but I suspect that over the next few months, they will be. Yoshi-P has also said that he's looking for ways to take money out of the economy. So they're working to address that concern, too.

So don't get discouraged. The vitriol on these forums is already pretty out of hand. The people here aren't expressing frustration with you so much as they're frustrated that people seem to express the same concerns every day. But like I said, that's good news for you because it means the dev team is well aware that people want an auction house, chocobos, and mailboxes.

And for the record, you're perfectly well spoken.

[Hobo]

Thanks for the responses. Yes I agree the market wards have vastly improved... to a point where alone they aren't that big of an issue. The major issues facing the wards now is just underpopulation. I like the wards now... it would just be great it SE implemented some NPC near the leve counter called a personal shopper. Would charge X gil and allow you to interface and directly purchase from someones bazaar as if you were in the wards yourself. This function alone would save people time while draining gil from the economy.

As for Chocobos... I don't see why SE couldn't just quench our thirst for the yellow feather birds and allow a Chocobo npc at camps with a say 3-5min ride time. Even if this isn't the end purpose of Chocobos for the game it would appease most of the FF audience I believe and breakup the mundane running around when you're out of anima.

I believe we wouldn't even need an AH with what the wards are now just the functionality to remotely access them would seal the deal. And the only reason I really want a mailbox function if just for this interaction... so if the NPC just directly gave the item into your inventory I don't actually see a need for a mailbox system.

[Augury]

I don't like the OP's approach... but I do agree on 2 accounts
I- Chocobos are pretty boss, though I'd also like to have pet/slave Moogles and Goblins... Not sure that's going to happen though
II- Player driven economy should probably revolve around a separate currency than gil, with a definite amount in circulation (a few ten-billion per server?)