Buy Order System

[Vespar]

Wouldnt it be far easier to implement a system that allows players to buy a set quantity of materials that are being sold on the market board already without buying the entire stack?
Not that an ordering system isn't a cool idea. Often times we only need 5 or 10 of something but the only amount available on the market board is a quantity of 99.
I've wondered why this hasn't been a feature from day one, it would help both buyer and seller move goods more effectively.

[CCheshire]

Wouldnt it be far easier to implement a system that allows players to buy a set quantity of materials that are being sold on the market board already without buying the entire stack?
Not that an ordering system isn't a cool idea. Often times we only need 5 or 10 of something but the only amount available on the market board is a quantity of 99.
I've wondered why this hasn't been a feature from day one, it would help both buyer and seller move goods more effectively.

Because as a small-time trader that I often list tons of stacks of mats for a lower price overall and it's one way many others make gil or I can split them into batches if it's an expensive item and you need only a few of them. If I only need a small amount of X mat, then I will world hop or DC visit until I can find a lower price for it or I will buy the entire stack of them then re-sell the extra.

Also, yeah, I can see this would allow a few hardcore traders to control an entire region, which would drive down competition in-game, which isn't great for everyone else like imagine we can have 2-3 folks control all of NA's DC markets and it would be rough too.