[dev1251] Penalty for using market search feature

[NoctisUmbra]

retainers got to eat too you know

Poor things keep stripping for customers that wanna buy their clothes.

[NoctisUmbra]

Did all the pro-AH people actually think they would get away without an upcharge for convenience?

You know, for a second there…yeah, they kinda did.

[RemVye]

You know, for a second there…yeah, they kinda did.

Oh that's a good one, well played sir.

[Teuciont]

You people bitch about everything.

[NoctisUmbra]

You people bitch about everything.

[Masamune1004]

This thread symbolizes why I love these forums so much.

[Kysenna]

It's probably also worth mentioning that in FFXI, the gil sink was from the other side - from listing. But in FFXIV, you'll be able to put stuff up for sale as many times as you like, and gil will only leave the economy when an actual transaction takes place. I like that.

[KaiKatzchen]

I am fine with this, especially if it's only 5% and capped at 4k... like others have said players are paying for the 'retainer' to bring it to them. Anyway...

If people go to a restaurant don't they leave a tip for the waiter bring them the food while they sit there?

If people order a pizza, don't they add a delivery fee, and once again people tend give a little tip to the person who brought it to them?

If you order online (unless they have a free shipping special), don't people have to pay to have items shipped to them?

Or you can have free shipping and wait longer for the item to arrive, aka... run to the retainer and get it yourself.



I'm for this.

You people bitch about everything.

Amen +1

[Chezen]

You know, this whole time, I've been trying not to laugh, cause it's not very nice. But after the last few comments, I couldn't help it. (For those of you for whom that comes across rude, I do appologize >< )

It's probably also worth mentioning that in FFXI, the gil sink was from the other side - from listing. But in FFXIV, you'll be able to put stuff up for sale as many times as you like, and gil will only leave the economy when an actual transaction takes place. I like that.

Making it less of a gilsink than a traditional AH. Also, every item is now guaranteed to be a "buy it now". You can't get more convenient than that. Add in the new item features when they get done and it's pretty nice.

[Belial]

As far as I'm concerned, the only people who this is an issue for are those who have problems generating in-game income. Anyone like myself who can sit comfortably (nope, I'm not rich either) can easily ignore the fee without any issues. And if it's that big of an issue, take the extra 2 1/2 minutes to walk to the retainer. Easy-peasy.