(07-21-2014, 02:10 PM)LiadansWhisper Wrote: From what I understand, the bulk of the refugees flooded to Ul'dah. Â Gridania took in some but stopped taking more after they hit their limit. Â I think the fact that Limsa is on an island discouraged a lot of others from trying there.
Why they picked Ul'dah is honestly beyond me. Â Sure, the city is rich, but it's in the middle of a damn desert. Â If you're a farmer fleeing the conflict, where the hell are you going to farm there? Â Where are you going to find water on a consistent basis? Â Wood for your fires and homes? Â I mean...
Some of the "crisis" is kind of manufactured from my perspective, because the logic of where they decided that everyone went doesn't really jive with me. Â It would have made more sense to me if they'd run to Gridania, tho I suppose that the bad blood between Ala Mhigo and Gridana + the mystique of the Black Shroud might have warned them away.
They came to Ul'dah because it was literally the only place that will take them. Gridania is Xenophobic, and turned away everyone they could, they probably couldn't afford the boat to Limsa, and Ishgard is closed. Ul'dah could have just turned them back into the desert, and they'd be nothing but a footnote in some quests. Instead it makes an honest effort to take care of them. While you say that Gridania took in some but stopped after they hit their limit. Ul'dah is way over it's limit, that's why there is so much turmoil. Ul'dah can't keep supporting these people, but they are trying as long as they can. So I don't get why Ul'dah and the syndicate get painted so unfavorably because of the refugee problem.
Edit: To those that think Lorilito is obviously evil, please show something evil he's done. He helps feed the refugees, so that's not evil.
