Enla

I like most of them, but then there's a few that just... Hurt to listen to. Merlwyb being the biggest example for me.

Odile Delacroix would happily apply to the baking section! Though is dish in question one that's made through the CUL spec or something we can just write as them having made? If the latter, she'd bring a croquembouche tower and if the former a starlight cake decoration item. :blush:

You make a very good point there. Hmm... I imagine just saying they might 'potentially' be there would still lead to disappointment... Back to the drawing board. Thank you for your input. ^^

So far bi-weekly, outside the city states but near aetherytes, potentially having the merchants with actual crafts up yell to announce that fact, and prohibiting thieves without expressed permission... On the issue of the crafters, I was thinking that perhaps each week I should allow people to apply ahead of time and then separate them on the eventual event thread so people can double check ahead of time what exactly is being sold so there is no confusion?

I definitely can see your points and I worried a bit about that as well when I suggested it, saying that permission was needed and all. However you are right in that even then it would be a source of strife regardless and could potentially detract from the enjoyment of anyone joining the bazaar... Hm... I'll put that on the back burner then. I feel like part of me is trying to make it appeal to so many people that I'm ignoring the most obvious issues with some of the ideas, so I really do appreciate you taking the time to point that out in detail!

Thank you so much for your input Sounsey! I really like the areas you suggested as well and think they would work perfectly if that's how this ends up being done.

The post I made on tumblr received enough support that I figure I might as well take the next step into making this event a reality. However I would really like some community input on the matter before I do anything else, as I don't want to start organizing an event that is held at too odd of times for people to join or in too weird of a location. Ergo, if you could reply to this thread with your own thoughts or do so on tumblr I'd be more than appreciative! [align=center]Summary:[/align] There are very few, if any, regular events that cater to the merchant roleplayers in this community - and fewer still that allow people to pursue their wears in a convenient location. There are plenty of IC Housing Plots that run shops, and even more that run out of individual rooms, but for most you either need to learn about them by way of mouth or get exceedingly lucky and stumble upon them. I want to design a recurring event where merchants of all stripes, be they peddling legal goods and services or illicit could come together in one location to increase their potential clientele - and also drum up more RP for their characters. During the time of the event, other PC's would be able to come and visit each 'stall' and buy various goods from the merchants and RP out the process or even just mingle around and do their own thing. Hell, I'd even be down for thief characters to come in and practice their craft so long as permission was gotten from whatever 'marks' they singled out. However, the logistics of this are where I'm having issues and why I decided to make this thread. No one will come to an event that isn't convenient for them, and while I keep fairly decent hours to cater to the majority of the community I can't base something like this simply around when it's convenient for ME. If that makes sense? Ergo, if you could fill out the following questions - it doesn't need to be a long post at all, just a few words would help immensely - I would be exceedingly grateful! [align=center]1. Where would you like these events held?[/align] My thought is to rotate city-states with each incarnation but even that presents it's own issues, particularly given the utter lag that some users encounter while in the actual cities and the chance of griefing being all too prevalent. So, what about a location just outside of them? That also presents it's own issues as I can't simply pick a random patch of land that doesn't fit the theme. I've scoured several places already that would be accessible to people at a lower level, but then the question of just how much of a bother it would be to even get there comes into play. The harder you make things for people, the less likely they are to join. That then brings on the thought of renting out space at various FC's for each event, and they could set up their yard or the interior to fit the theme. However I worry about what might happen if the FC's I find for this decide to back out of the agreement, leaving the event essentially stranded for that incarnation. Thus my question is this; where would you like these events to be hosted? What is most convenient for you? Inside the city-states? Directly outside of them? At a nearby settlement that is easily accessible by people who are at least Lv.15 (and that may have aetheryte support)? Take it into the housing wards? Or find a few FC's to help? Also Ishgard has been considered, but again it's not accessible to everyone so that's another thing to keep in mind. [align=center]2. Where do you stand on the issue of merchants creating 'fake' goods for 'fake' gil as opposed to the ones who actually have their crafting up and can make things for actual payments?[/align] This issue was brought up in one of the tumblr threads, and is perhaps the one I'm most stuck upon when it comes to deciding how to handle it. Personally I want all RPers who double as merchants to be able to use this event, and I know several who actually integrate their crafting classes with their RP to sell tangible goods. However when considering the event, allowing this brings up several issues that need to be fairly addressed so that everyone is happy. Namely, and sorry for the tangent as there are quite a few, how to make sure that everyone is satisfied and knows what they're getting into when they stroll up to these RPers? How to prevent the event from being dragged into OOC drama if the transaction goes south? Should merchants who actual sell tangible in-game goods wear certain colors or something of the like to distinguish themselves? How can we prevent non-RPers from coming in and using the event just to OOC hawk their wears? Is it even worth the hassle? I'm not sure on any account, sadly, but I don't want to exclude anyone who wishes to RP without reason. [align=center]3. How often should the event take place, and what time slot would people prefer?[/align] Weekly? Bi-weekly? Monthly? I'm personally down for all of them, though if it's the weekly variation I might have to contract out help to maintain it properly in case life decides to rear it's ugly head again. What about the day and time? I absolutely cannot host the event on Wednesday nights PST, but that's just me and I know the closer to the weekend we get the more and more those time slots become a precious commodity. Do YOU have a preference? I don't want to smash it against a more established event. Not only would that be rude, but it also would ensure this event never gets off the ground. And lastly... [align=center]4. Should I make a linkshell for merchants to help facilitate this?[/align] Pretty cut and dry, really. There are linkshells for thieves, for mercenaries, for races, for city states, and so on and so forth. There aren't many for general professions however. [align=center]--------------------------------------------------------------[/align] If you could post your thoughts it would really help me a lot in knowing what the next steps should be towards making this a reality. And hell, if you have any other ideas that aren't posted here then by all means! This is in the planning stages so now is the time to hear them! Also, thank you so much to Franz for helping me figure out where to put this. :blush:

Finalized Odile's first RP glamour today, and am very happy with the results. Thanks Kiera for helping me out with the armlets!

People have flipped before. Thing is, SE doesn't appear to particularly care. They do seem to care when the Japanese player base does, however, and while housing doesn't seem to be on the top of their list of complaints from what I've seen the general consensus amongst the overseas players is starting to come very much in line with our own on other matters. With any hope SE will be more giving towards the issues all of it's players have rather than sweep it all under the rug. Then again, I'm not holding my breath.

This has been the since.. a long time. Alternative are a room with an FC, try and find one that is released, convince someone to relinquish the plot. I expect there will be competition for released plots though. Oh there definitely will be. I hope for SE's sake they release at least four to eight more wards. Or people are going to FLIP.

Just some screenshot fun that isn't entirely canon. Though Nayan does react to Ucugen crying rather poorly whenever it's happened in the story. He views her as a daughter after losing his own family, so her tears tend to inspire a good deal of rage within him for whomever might have caused it.

Agreed... I'm getting really sick of it. I mean I'm happy for everyone who got a house, congrats! But the poor planning is just not acceptable on SE's part.

Awww, thank you!

Been awhile since I've done a fully detailed animal picture... I was asked to draw our dog for a christmas present, and this was the result.

Ucugen is a newly minted refugee in Ul'dah and is struggling to learn both the Eorzean language and it's writing systems. It didn't make sense to me that a transplant from the furthest reaches of the Othard Steppes would be fluent in the idiosyncrasies of the languages and writings of a large island (particularly since contact seems limited between Eorzea and Othard) so I made it so she both has trouble grasping the language verbally and in a written sense. She probably has the reading capability of a three year old right now when it comes to the Eorzean writing system, though she's up to speed on Doman and her birth language. It's actually been fun having her not be able to read anything. Enla on the other hand is only illiterate because she can't see. She learned to read just fine before going blind.

They've been here since well before I joined and sneak in whenever the server opens up. They are usually cleaned in batches as well, so it might be a few weeks before the lot of them are removed to make room for the next group. Best you can do is report them, take lots of screenshots, and in your report let the mod know you have them so you don't have to manually type each name. They'll be removed eventually. Apparently they're rampant on the more open servers but because Balmung is so congested we don't have to worry about them until the server opens up.

It's okay if you're new. ^^ I'd love to try and RP with you some time!

Looking forward to meeting him eventually!

Pretty much this. However there's really nothing stopping you from doing it if you really want to, MissMizzy. Some people won't like it and I want to stress they're more than allowed to feel that way as well but at the end of the day it's YOUR character, RP as you like! You're going to find a lot of people who will care but just as many who won't.

Enla and Nick: Sae and Amauri:

And most importantly, DON'T PRE-ORDER VIDEO GAMES. So many companies ignore low scores and criticisms if they feel they made back their money on the pre-orders, and even just waiting a week for reviews goes a VERY long way to help curb this behavior.

Pillars of Eternity is amazing and I still need to finish it. For the most part though it does seem like the gaming industry tried to pull a lot of shit this year.

Awww thanks. It was a quick doodle but it fits her so well.

Unfortunately I need to zerg her to Ishgard as she's an alt. But once she's able to get there, or even just around Coerthas, I'll definitely pop you a line! :3 Ah, that's no problem, Garrettt does travel outside of the walls and Coerthas so I can make it more convenient for you if need be <: I'd really appreciate that! My job today is to get her to Coerthas, so hopefully I'll have her to Ishgard proper in a week or so. ^^