Market Wards vs AH

[Solfleur]

I see from reading these forums that SE has succeeded beautifully in frustrating many loyal FF players with the Market Wards vs AH system. While I am sure the current system must be easier to maintain (WHEN it's maintained) I think it should be a far higher priority for them to be addressing this issue rather than class names. Until we have an effective and player friendly sell/sell-back system, FFXIV and thereby SE is going to hemorrhage players, players long dedicated to the FF brand. I had hoped under new management site maintenance and improvements would be a higher priority. Wasn't that what we were promised?

[Abriael]

Market wards are an extremely valid alternative to AH, they just need to be adressed server-stability wise.

PS: Writing in different colors and threatening some nondescript player exodus "if you don't do what I say!" isn't exactly the best way to make your post more readable or more solid in it's contents.

[Solfleur]

Abriael, wow....I did all that? I'm female, I like colors. No offense intended. The issue, none the less, as much as I respect your other wise posts on these boards, IS a major issue for many players. Re solid contents, that is up to the reader I suppose. No intent to offend and no more colors, sir.

Market wards are an extremely valid alternative to AH, they just need to be adressed server-stability wise.

PS: Writing in different colors and threatening some nondescript player exodus "if you don't do what I say!" isn't exactly the best way to make your post more readable or more solid in it's contents.

[trinta]

I'm female, I like colors. No offense intended.

I will thank you to refrain from blaming every little bit of fluff you choose to engage in on my gender.

[Hooptymobile]

At a certain time (random so no-one will know when) Caravans (selling hq gear items etc). could visit nearby the 3 towns (or perhaps near one etc). The special currency can be gathered only from killing mobs in an instanced dugeon (in a certain size group ; maybe 6-12 etc ). The Caravan sells the items at the developers the control of the pricing. The item can be sold in bazaars and the Market Ward. Finally the caravan will appear 2 times a month or once every 2 months etc. This infrequency would help discourage gill sellers and give gamers a limited Auction House. Giving gamers ample time to party and do instanced runs (and this infrequency of having a vendor selling rare items) would discourage gill-sellers and give gamers high quality gear to work for.

Also every 4 to 6 months have a 2 week auction shop appear where people can sell their items.Think of this as a special event (where for a small span of time an auction shop will exist (say in the smaller towns) and the purpose will not be merely for purchasing hq gear w/ special currency. Rather this 2 week AH shop will serve for people to use an Auction House in the same manner as FFXI. On a side note: (by placing reasonable restrictions on how many items a person can sell in bulk during the 2 week auction events, this would also discourage gill sellers illegal activity as well as giving developers time and window of opportunity to catch anyone that is willing to improperly abuse the AH in favor of gil selling.

[Thinking aloud]: There must be a way to govern how often a person can sell the same item or multiples of a gathered item (like bulk weapons of high value or sets of materials in unusually large volumes repeatedly). Perhaps a limit of the items sold based on its value not valuing over a certain gil cap total value to disccourage gillselling etc. So if you have 9999crystals you cannot sell over 4 stacks of 9999 in a 24hrs period or a 48hr period (Im just making it up as i go nothing set in stone) if you do try to sell more of any item like you will be refused to be allowed to place that many of the item on the AH. It would be regulated fairly and realistically enough to give gamers a chance to utilize the AH to sell lots of there items cluttering there inventory or that they would simply like to offer, but also hinder any gill sellers attempts at abusing the 2 week Auction House event.

These are concepts ideas for a better more versatile game regarding the option of a limited Auction House , and Caravan concept (encouraging instanced runs). Please feel free to brainstorm upon my ideas or help me to get this noticed by the developers. I am not exactly a "forum-savvy" individual but I would like to offer some form of contribution to the enhancement of this amazing game. ~Hooptymobile

[Cornyboob]

Please add Auction house and get rid of wards they are useless and anoying and we need a mailbox really really bad anyways its long overdue.

[ShinChuck]

Market Wards, in their original concept of a bazaar-style rummage sale based around browsing, are dead. What we have right now is a very basic AH with some walking added. There is no more "Wards vs AH" no matter how many times we repeat it. The current question is, "Are we content with this basic level of AH functionality, and how would we improve it?

[Verecund]

There are already threads on this subject...

[Gath]

There are already threads on this subject...

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[Solfleur]

Okay... I should rename this thread "price setting and detection in the Market Wards". My sincere apologies.

Market Wards, in their original concept of a bazaar-style rummage sale based around browsing, are dead. What we have right now is a very basic AH with some walking added. There is no more "Wards vs AH" no matter how many times we repeat it. The current question is, "Are we content with this basic level of AH functionality, and how would we improve it?