[dev1251] Penalty for using market search feature

[Lienn]

You can just save the 5% by running to the vendor.

There is absolutely no reason why this is a bad thing.

I agree. IMO the penalty shouldn't even have a cap...should be 5% more regardless of the value...the price of being lazy.

[Isaveron]

If you're too lazy to zone in, then you shouldn't have an issue with paying a measly 5% surcharge for your convenience.

If you're too cheap to pay 5% extra, then you deserve the run around.

This game needs gil sinks, and this is a clever one. Makes it so the fact that there are retainers actually in wards mean something when people can buy from a menu.

It's a horrible attempt at adding in a gil sink, especially to a feature that should have been in from day one. This isn't "clever", it's lazy.

[Zanfire]

It's a horrible attempt at adding in a gil sink, especially to a feature that should have been in from day one. This isn't "clever", it's lazy.

it isnt, shouldnt be my fault you made a laggy stupid idea in order to get more money off of people. The market wards was a "good on paper, bad execution" idea from day 1. We already loose money because we cant always sell in the right ward (especially when the ward you want is full) why add mor eon top of that. This charge is basically discouraging using the damn system in the first place...why bother having it if you don't want us to use it?

[neizero]

Having a low cap makes it trivial enough that it doesn't matter, but it makes no sense to implement this new AH-like system and then discourage players from using it.

[Masamune1004]

ppl will whine about anything it seems...

[ErnieKeebler]

Square needs to realize that not every player is rolling around with 50-900 million gil. I remade my character on a different server shortly before they nerfed gil rewards from leves and it's a struggle to level and maintain 100+k at any time. I agree with Isaveron and the OP. Bad move, SE.

[KiriA500]

Also of note:



Up to 4,000 gil.

That means that anything over 80,000 gil is going to have the same surcharge. It costs more money to fly to another city, once (given you're level 41 or above).

Square needs to realize that not every player is rolling around with 50-900 million gil. I remade my character on a different server shortly before they nerfed gil rewards from leves and it's a struggle to level and maintain 100+k at any time. I agree with Isaveron and the OP. Bad move, SE.

Stick it to them by running to the retainer selling the item. ANARCHY 101.

[Masamune1004]

Square needs to realize that not every player is rolling around with 50-900 million gil. I remade my character on a different server shortly before they nerfed gil rewards from leves and it's a struggle to level and maintain 100+k at any time. I agree with Isaveron and the OP. Bad move, SE.

I rerolled my character for 1.19 and I've had no problems making money just selling the loot I get from exping, it's still very easy to make lots of money. I've usually got about 1 mil and nothing to spend it on.

[Zanfire]

ppl will whine about anything it seems...

people complain when it takes you over a year to put in a basic MMO feature, then put a dumb catch to it so you dont want to even use it.

[RemVye]

And so it begins, pre-patch QQ about the most minute things...

Someone needs to post that acceptance / change management curve again