Cross server Auction house?

[TheVedis]

Well the idea is that a bigger pool of people would buy stuff at a faster rate, which would encourage crafters to list items that before weren't selling very fast. If 1% of 1000 people want a particular item each week, then maybe 10 will sell in a week. It's too slow for a crafter to thrive on so they don't bother even listing the item. Most of those 10 people don't get the item they are looking for. If 1% of 10,000 people want a particular item each week, then you have 100 selling in a week. That's a decent amount and a crafter can cut their own niche in the market here, so these items might sell again.

A lot of crafters, for convenience sake alone, like to play the market with only a handful of specific items at any given time.

bigger pool of buyers doesnt apply

the same people are going to be buying the same items
the same stuff will sell

the problem is instead of just competing with your own server for the sales you now compete with every other server too

yes you have more buyers, but thats completely negated by having more sellers


having more sellers to compete with and more buyers does not mean making gear no one buys still, especialy when 99% of what people make now is sold at a loss, why would anyone in their right mind make lower level gear if it wont sell for what it costs to make it anyway


the entire idea of cross server sales just doesnt work, the servers are seperated for a reason, let them stay that way

[Jinko]

the entire idea of cross server sales just doesnt work, the servers are seperated for a reason, let them stay that way

Translation, I don't like change so will dig my feet in no matter what. :P

[TheVedis]

Translation, I don't like change so will dig my feet in no matter what. :P

i explained myself, not my problem if you dont like my explenation even though its completely logical

its not my fault if the idea sounds good, but just doesnt work in the long haul of things



while we are at it, if this is such a good idea, why not just combine all servers inbto 1 mega server, its the same thing after all

[Jinko]

while we are at it, if this is such a good idea, why not just combine all servers inbto 1 mega server, its the same thing after all

Because you would need a super computer to handle that much information.

The reason servers exist separately is because its easier to process information in small chunks, if it were possibly to have everyone on one server it would happen.

[syntaxlies]

Translation, I don't like change so will dig my feet in no matter what. :P

its not too late to go back, you can still admit its a bad idea.

[Tigercub]

yes you have more buyers, but thats completely negated by having more sellers

Sorry, I edited my previous post for a little more clarity. What I mean is these items currently move so slow that sellers don't list them. Thus there are no sellers, or at least very few, and that small niche of 10 buyers a week goes unnoticed. When it's 100 buyers a week, at least somebody can make money off of it, it's at least a halfway worthwhile niche for someone to fill when compared to the 10. Though the demand as a percentage is the same with a merger or not, there is a point where real number demand gets so low that supply just freezes, and a lot of items are at that point now.