Player Poll: What Specifically is it you want from an "Auction House"

[zaviermhigo]

The retainers can make purchases for you it just doesn't work because no one checks or uses it, they need a "buyers ward" separately for it, and that would be another hassle if not stabilized. I'm now anti MW but I wish the idea of retainers buying stuff and their seeking function was more useful. You need to have one of the item on them to obtain this item, and then you can only obtain 2 once you buy 1 more, and then it increases from there...kinda lame.

[Cutriss]

The retainers can make purchases for you it just doesn't work because no one checks or uses it, they need a "buyers ward" separately for it, and that would be another hassle if not stabilized. I'm now anti MW but I wish the idea of retainers buying stuff and their seeking function was more useful. You need to have one of the item on them to obtain this item, and then you can only obtain 2 once you buy 1 more, and then it increases from there...kinda lame.

So:

1. NPC linkpearl for notification messages from retainers.
2. Update the item database in all the search tools to show all items and not "whatever has been added so far". I have a feeling this was coding laziness from XI that eventually was retained under the guise of "let people discover items as we add them into the game!" and that basically was pointless.
3. Reconfigure the purchasing interface to allow item selection from the item database and not current items. I'm sure /translate is partially implemented, so it should be pretty easy to just hook that in as a text search.

No need for a separate ward, just let the retainers find it on their own. It's basically a reverse of the XI auction, where a seller can list an item at a certain price and if it meets any buyer's criteria, it's immediately sold, and otherwise it stays for sale.

Eventually a search can be set up for this as well so that you can look to see what items people are trying to buy and maybe work out a deal (send the retainer a message which is routed to the owner by proxy, charge a small fee for the service), but I don't think that's really important to have implemented that quickly.

[RahJah]

Like this Post if you are missing the Time and Convenience an Auction House gives. Being able to instantly buy and sell items from a search list with very little input or "clicks" to get a sell or purchase done. Along with instant item delivery.

Also If these options were implemented into the Marketward would that satisfy you? (Please respond with a post)

The market wards and retainers are great mules for selling bazaar items. An auction house should be implemented as well. FFXI ah was functional and convenient. I would not mind the same style of ah in FFXIV. Actually, I would prefer it.

[Cairdeas]

You guys know we can have both? A buy now market for regular items and a bidding auction house for rare items?

Most of us don't want any type of bidding sadly :P

[Punxsutawney]

AH or market wards, I don't care. Only issue I see with an AH is that if game gets good and a solid population, RTM manipulate the Ah through the sales history. If they add AH the need to not add a history part, but from reading these posts that dog shit part of the AH, is a major reason people want it. Seriously if you need other people to tell you what you should sell your stuff for, go seek some kind of mental therapy.

[Felis]

Most of us don't want any type of bidding sadly :P

Then don't ask about an auction house and qq if Se bring a real auction house /ok
Just call it Broker House like in AION

[Demacia]

Who cares what it's called just give me a fucking UI window where I can sort items and buy shit instantly.

[Jinko]

SE know exactly what we want, they know we want ease of use and to be able to buy and sell from the search menu, whether they plan to let us do that's is anyone's guess, getting a straight answer from them is worse than blood from a stone.

Fact still remains that if they do give us that option they still need the marketwards to maintain stability, which is the main reason why I think they should completely scrap the instances and have a simplified UI/counter.

The retainers give no sense of immersion what so ever IMO.

[Punxsutawney]

And having a building sell you stuff fulfills your sense of immersion? I don't care either.way on the AH, but people claiming retainer give them no sense of immersion, I just have to question this, as many people have said it." It is tough walking into a room and finding a star over the retainers name," "this totally ruins my sense of immersion." "But buy god, having a non animated object selling me shit, is awesome!" I just love it....

[Cairdeas]

Who cares what it's called just give me a fucking UI window where I can sort items and buy shit instantly.

Thats the point of this thread. What its called is important. And many people keep using terms that have baggage.
While other are fighting against having the baggage.