Why does everything take so long?

[Wolfie]

Since you feel you can come up with an AH schematics in less than a day, create the outline, create the code, setup a server and give us access to a virtual one so we can play with it to see how a "day's work" pan out.

Go.

Hi.

http://24.192.254.74/ffxivah

Although I can't prove it to you, it took me 5 hours to set up this server, which included assembling the hardware, installing LAMP, accounts, services, etc.

The page you see there took me 30 minutes to come up with, using JQuery/JQuery UI. It's not hooked up to a backend DB, but I have a MySQL database set up with tables for different item categories, such as "weapons" or "cloth-head"

It looks like this:

Database ffxivah
Table structure for table Weapons
Field
Type
Null
Default
Comments
MIME type
Name
text
No



Quality
int(11)
No



Optimal Rank
int(11)
No



Seller
text
No



Price
int(11)
No



Time Ends
datetime
No



ALC
tinyint(1)
No



ARC
tinyint(1)
No



ARM
tinyint(1)
No



BSM
tinyint(1)
No



BOT
tinyint(1)
No



CRP
tinyint(1)
No



CON
tinyint(1)
No



CUL
tinyint(1)
No



FSH
tinyint(1)
No



GLA
tinyint(1)
No



GLD
tinyint(1)
No



LNC
tinyint(1)
No



TAN
tinyint(1)
No



MRD
tinyint(1)
No



MIN
tinyint(1)
No



PUG
tinyint(1)
No



THM
tinyint(1)
No



WVR
tinyint(1)
No

[Paksenarrion]

^awesomeness.

[Elexia]

Hi.

http://24.192.254.74/ffxivah

Playing around with this it lacks full functionality of a simulation, which I believe was meant by "virtual AH to play with" as in we're able to "buy" and "sell" and populate the list, anyone can make a shell "in minutes", but full functionality, as well as throwing it into an MMO isn't just a "day's work".

[TonyMontana]

Playing around with this it lacks full functionality of a simulation, which I believe was meant by "virtual AH to play with" as in we're able to "buy" and "sell" and populate the list, anyone can make a shell "in minutes", but full functionality, as well as throwing it into an MMO isn't just a "day's work".

This is one guy doing this in 5 hours, you mean to tell me if the SE devs divided up the work and really REEEALLY wanted to they couldnt give us a functioning AH in a week? I think they could. Blizzard would be able to do it.

[Paksenarrion]

This is one guy doing this in 5 hours, you mean to tell me if the SE devs divided up the work and really REEEALLY wanted to they couldnt give us a functioning AH in a week? I think they could. Blizzard would be able to do it.

Even though I'm not a fan of Blizzard, I have to say. I agree. This one dude did this much in 5 hours. That's not even a full day at work in Japan.

[Elexia]

This is one guy doing this in 5 hours, you mean to tell me if the SE devs divided up the work and really REEEALLY wanted to they couldnt give us a functioning AH in a week? I think they could. Blizzard would be able to do it.

I believe the original statement was it's less than a days work, not within a week's time.

[TonyMontana]

I believe the original statement was it's less than a days work, not within a week's time.

Ok thats fine BUT if SE CAN do a functioning AH in 1 week WHY THE HELL DONT WE HAVE IT YET??!!

[Corrderio]

Ok thats fine BUT if SE CAN do a functioning AH in 1 week WHY THE HELL DONT WE HAVE IT YET??!!

Maybe not on their radar yet or they want to try a different market system? Who knows.

[Elexia]

Ok thats fine BUT if SE CAN do a functioning AH in 1 week WHY THE HELL DONT WE HAVE IT YET??!!

We have the market wards system they're working on, it would be pointless to have both, and even longer than "a days work" if they remove the wards system, all functionality regarding it and implement an AH system.

[Evenstar]

Funny to see how people sitting behind their desks doing nothing but ranting on a forum think it is easy to develop a game. It is seriously hilarious.

Then you got someone comparing a SQL database AH to an MMORPG AH, its seriously freaking hilarious how ignorant and sad some of you guys are. I really feel sorry for you guys.