Thread: Things to address in 2.0: Open Descending Price Auction will not work

Originally Posted by Roaran

But, to Jinko directly, the change to price history you suggested, only showing the price history when selling or only showing the average price, would be just as much of a hinderance.

How would it hinder anything ?

Currently the way they have the search price and price history is more of a hindrance, as you have to:-

A:- Check the search menu to get the going price.
B:- Do this for every item you want to sell.
C:- It encourages undercutting as the two price lists are side by side.

For what its worth, I checked the market yesterday to sell some cobalt ore and saw that the price was massively undercut, I checked again today and the prices were higher than ever, which is why I don't think undercutting is that big of a worry, as it tends to work itself out.

Average price and price history separate from the search menu prices would encourage people to list their items faster and not worry so much about undercutting, which is part the reason I suggest them.

What you say about undercutting being a game to some may be true, but it also degrades the game for the rest of us who just want to list their item fast and have a chance that it will sell.

Edit:- It won't solve the issue with surplus items being produced but it should in theory provide market value based on what people are willing to pay.