AH pricing solution (Partial) Consignment House

[Drako]

I thought they posted in a letter in the last 6 months of having player offered requests like this in the future sometime. Id go back and try to find it, but idk how to even begin to search for it. But I remember it cause I suggested it in beta feedback, and when i saw it come up in a letter, i was like omg i suggested that. idk exactly what form of it they announced, but I'm pretty sure i saw something like this comming down the pike, sorry i don't have a source for you. Maybe a kid with more time then me will obsess over the letters/updates we were givin and find it for us. lol

[Riko_113]

I....actually really like this idea.

Players wouldn't be able to overcharge if they knew no one would take their offer, and crafters could get regular work creating only specifically what people want/need and know how much buyers are willing to pay for it.

SE. Do this. Please.

(although, honestly, I don't expect them to change the entire basis of their Market design to fit this request but I think it's one of the better market related suggestions)

[Raiz_Cineris]

Good idea +1 to this.

Make it happen SE

[Estellios]

This idea was brought up several times before in the 1.0 boards, and dev response was positive about it. Hopefully it is still in the works.

[Vensaval]

I can see something like this taking a while to develop and implement, but would undoubtedly be worth it in the end.

[Zantetsuken]

A consignment house is a reverse AH, specifically designed for crafter/Fieldcraft to pick and choose their jobs instead of selling their work.

Basically it works like this:
A player goes up to the consignment board, browses recipies, repairs, and melds in an interface similar to that of the AH.

When he finds the item he wants he selects it, and places with it the amount of money he's willing to pay for the item, and the quantity he wants (if stackable) through his retainer. If the job is a meld or item repair, the specific item is also deposited.

Later, the crafter or fieldcrafter can come up, and using an interface that lets them pick the DoL/DoH set they are looking for work in, they see what other people want, and what they are willing to take for that job.

I've long advocated for something like this.

We need Custom player-created leves for gathering and crafting complete with rewards, and even insurance for crafting requests ("insurance" would be a gil deposit that is consumed in lieu of the mats if a crafter fails to complete the leve).

This system would open the doors for all sorts of new crafting and gathering gameplay, including the creation of U/U material drops which could be leve-crafted by someone else for you.

[Robert4818]

I can see something like this taking a while to develop and implement, but would undoubtedly be worth it in the end.

I doubt it would take as long as you might think. The basic structure is very similar to the ah system. The underlying code should end up being a rework of the ah code.

[awvv]

Sounds like you just want buy orders. Like EVE: http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/8127/eve40.jpg

[Reiterpallasch]

That's actually a really good idea. I like it!

[Robert4818]

That's actually a really good idea. I like it!

Thanks! I also would love the ability to simply look for an item and set my price for it. Something much more useful as the game ages.