Retainer/AH system, a little confused?

[Deatheye]

You thought wrong. We're getting a market that has all the features of an AH plus more, but still uses retainers.

So where do you get that from? I didn't see any Information about anything we are getting that is more then an AH can offer...
The only thing I saw that will be changed is the option for search for HQ items and the City linking. Nothing AH can't do. And there are still limitations of the system we have now I didn't see any information that it gets bether.

[Alhanelem]

So where do you get that from? I didn't see any Information about anything we are getting that is more then an AH can offer...
The only thing I saw that will be changed is the option for search for HQ items and the City linking. Nothing AH can't do. And there are still limitations of the system we have now I didn't see any information that it gets bether.

Where'd i get that from? the fact that the community team has mentioned fixes and improvements to the markts on multiple occasions as well as Yoshida mentioning improvements to retainers.

The only thing I saw that will be changed is the option for search for HQ items and the City linking. Nothing AH can't do. And there are still limitations of the system we have now I didn't see any information that it gets bether.

The markets already do more than FFXI's AH, the system touted by many, did. You can search by typing in an item name or partial name. Your retainer can seek to purchase items, and repair them. No AH I've ever seen can do that. The server systems are being optimized, which means faster menus, which means faster transferring and listing of items.

The buying process already works like any AH. The selling process needs a lot of efficiency improvements, but they're working on that. People keep begging for an AH, but other than the fact that listing items for sale is rather clumsy, we already have an AH. Little by little it's been gradually transforming into one over the last year, and it seems it will continue to evolve in 2.0, as they're not scrapping retainers (but hopefully will make them a lot faster/easier to use).

[Xerius]

Not to be the "this thread again" guy but, I think people should really wait and see how the new MW is going to work before bashing it. They've said multiple times they've completely redesigned it. If I were to put money on it, I'd say it's probably going to be almost exactly like an AH. The only thing that people are really confused by is the fact that it's still going to be called a Market Ward and that leaves a bitter taste in people's mouths.

[Reika]

MW/Retainer system is fine, and is going to get better in ARR.