And to this day (I have heard this argument since release) I have never seen a compelling argument against AHs. It's ALWAYS either "It keepz da RMTz away" (it doesn't, as I've said a hundred times before, RMT will exist in ANY GAME THAT MAKES THEM A PROFIT), or it's "Do not like, Do not want, Moar wards plox", which is not an argument, it's an opinion.

There is NO GOOD REASON to not have an Auction House in the game. It's more convenient, easier to use, easier on the servers and is already tested and proven in a previous FF game. Doing away with the Auction House for a logistically inferior alternative in the name of uniqueness is the most ridiculous thing SE has done in this game.