Market Wards, enough is enough

[Elexia]

Personally, sadly, I think Shai's comments are basically how I think SE would answer me. It doesn't matter what the fans want. It doesn't matter what the majority wants.

Which is why they made Abyssea right? Because it's not something the fans, the majority wanted? It's the same company with the general same development team. SE has proven they'll do what the fans wanted but most fans and players aren't realizing that they're working on the market wards system and they're both generally the same thing, MW only lacks certain features and it was even stated an AH won't SOLVE ANY PROBLEMS INSTANTLY LIKE PEOPLE STILL SEEM TO THINK.

[Wolfie]

Which is why they made Abyssea right? Because it's not something the fans, the majority wanted? It's the same company with the general same development team. SE has proven they'll do what the fans wanted but most fans and players aren't realizing that they're working on the market wards system and they're both generally the same thing, MW only lacks certain features and it was even stated an AH won't SOLVE ANY PROBLEMS INSTANTLY LIKE PEOPLE STILL SEEM TO THINK.

My entire argument (and probably that of others as well) is that having to render the NPC shops incurs a large amount of overhead, forces the devs to limit the Market Wards in multiple ways, and requires much more effort to maintain and develop than a menu driven, NPC-less version. In essence, the devs put in more effort to get an inferior system.

[Kurokikaze]

My entire argument (and probably that of others as well) is that having to render the NPC shops incurs a large amount of overhead, forces the devs to limit the Market Wards in multiple ways, and requires much more effort to maintain and develop than a menu driven, NPC-less version. In essence, the devs put in more effort to get an inferior system.

This is correct if just for the rendering of NPCs. Especially with how awful this game runs. They are doing more work to achieve something similar but not as good as the easy way out.

Innovation for the sake of innovation isn't innovative at all. It's just a waste of time.

[Reika]

Which is why they made Abyssea right? Because it's not something the fans, the majority wanted? It's the same company with the general same development team. SE has proven they'll do what the fans wanted but most fans and players aren't realizing that they're working on the market wards system and they're both generally the same thing, MW only lacks certain features and it was even stated an AH won't SOLVE ANY PROBLEMS INSTANTLY LIKE PEOPLE STILL SEEM TO THINK.

too bad people don't always know what they REALLY want...

[Dizmo]

MW only lacks certain features and it was even stated an AH won't SOLVE ANY PROBLEMS INSTANTLY LIKE PEOPLE STILL SEEM TO THINK.

Why not? All the problems stem from having to wade through hundreds of NPCs standing in one room.

[Gracious]

If you read my posts then I say that I don't think it will be an instant fix. Right now I've been waiting 8 months for SE to fix this. MW is awful. Get rid of the retainers and add in a timed bidding. I've played this game for 8 months and know NOTHING is an instant fix. I mean we can't even get linkshell management capability's. Where's the chocobo's? Where's the airships? Get real! But when the majority is asking for an AH and only a few players want to hang on to a backward system, I think it's time to change.

[Cairdeas]

If you read my posts then I say that I don't think it will be an instant fix. Right now I've been waiting 8 months for SE to fix this. MW is awful. Get rid of the retainers and add in a timed bidding. I've played this game for 8 months and know NOTHING is an instant fix. I mean we can't even get linkshell management capability's. Where's the chocobo's? Where's the airships? Get real! But when the majority is asking for an AH and only a few players want to hang on to a backward system, I think it's time to change.

No one actually uses timed biddings when they are available.
About 10% of the Transactions in WoW's AH are timed.

And timed and Blind bidding are things the people who do not want an auction house do not want. Not the instant purchasing or conveniences that can still be implemented into the MW.

[Gracious]

No one actually uses timed biddings when they are available.
About 10% of the Transactions in WoW's AH are timed.

And timed and Blind bidding are things the people who do not want an auction house do not want. Not the instant purchasing or conveniences that can still be implemented into the MW.

Really, so when players said they wanted an Auction House, what does that mean in your opinion? I think there is a large majority that wants an Auction House.

[Cairdeas]

Really, so when players said they wanted an Auction House, what does that mean in your opinion? I think there is a large majority that wants an Auction House.

Personally I think they want an easy to use system that lets them buy and sell stuff easily without having to hunt the item down in a instanced room.

IIRC we did one of those polls asking about what was it from an auction house you wanted and no one answered Timed or Blind Bidding.

[Gracious]

Personally I think they want an easy to use system that lets them buy and sell stuff easily without having to hunt the item down in a instanced room.

IIRC we did one of those polls asking about what was it from an auction house you wanted and no one answered Timed or Blind Bidding.

I think it was more like what would you like to see in the game. Content was 1st and Auction House was second. I know I personally would be happy with a counter that you can buy and sell from. In my opinion that is called an Auction House. I'm not buying this "market wards is an auction house" rant either. It's not. MW are slow and cumbersome and are a major lag fest. I think the ease and convience far outweighs the need to see what items look like on people.