Quote Originally Posted by Kiroh View Post
Well actually an AH would be a very simple and convenient way to make sure the market wards weren't a laggy mess, because with an AH the market wards would be unnecessary, and ultimately removed from the game. They can't be a laggy mess if they don't exist, and an AH is a perfectly viable (if not, preferable) alternative as they are extremely convenient for both buyers and sellers.

But I digress...
Actually AH's will not make Market wards useless. In every mmo I've played with an Auction house, they all have posting limits. Like you can only post x amount of items. Market wards are just a place for those to sell stuff in bazaars. If you ever played ffxi you will see why they are a good idea. And were infact added. Even with an AH in ffxi, hundreds of players had personal stalls set up 24/7 cluttering jeuno and the outskirt areas. This caused unneeded lag in the game. Instead of running your game 24/7 the wards and retainer system was put in place. SE just needs to clean them up.