Why do you want an Auction House? (discussion)[dev1019]

[KaiKatzchen]

I don't, as others have said the wards basically do what an AH does and it's a different spin on an AH. Though if they put one in, even though I don't see the point, I'm sure it would be used. I just don't see the point in having both...

If I had to choose between Ward and AH:: Ward Please, Thank You.

[Corrderio]

Main reason: I want to see a universal system where I can buy/sell in any town instead of having to go to Ul'Dah for everything.

[Cairdeas]

its funny, people whine change , change , change, but afraid at the smallest changes like jump and ah,

I think you have that wrong. Most of the people who like the Market Wards do not want jumping >.>

[Mega]

I want to be able to:
-Find items
-Buy items
-Sell items

I can now do this within the market wards.
There is still room to improve such as organizing weapons/armor in order of class or rank.

I would be interested to know what the OP's definition of an auction house is so we can all discuss the subject with the same frame of reference.

[viion]

I don't.

The Marketward does everything a traditonal auction house does without having the long winded auction system. "Oh I have to wait 7 days to see if I won." when most players just put the lowest bid to start as the least they'd accept its not really an auction its as "How much extra do you want to give me for an item you really want."

What? Have you even used an auction house in an mmo or know what one is?

[Mega]

What? Have you even used an auction house in an mmo or know what one is?

Please tell us.

[Cairdeas]

An Auction House operates two ways.

Blind Auction where you bid low until you hit what the player put as the lowest bid. Prices are not present except in a history. So you might spend up to an hour trying to bid on an item to make sure you got the best price for it. (FFXI)

Or A Silent Timed Auction where you put your bid down and the bid is public and who ever has the highest bid after 7 days wins (WoW)


The Marketward gets rid of both of those and allows for instantaneous purchasing instead of waiting around to make sure you won.

[javid]

I have been through a few threads about AH. And I have yet to see someone state a legitimate reason, aside from over paying for an item (sellers advantage), that CAN NOT be implemented in the Market Wards...
Ppl complain "An AH is global!"
No, not all MMO AH are global, nor is that a feature limited only to AH. Also in the future SE may connected the wards for viewing purposes. Example: you are "item searching" in UL and you can see on the list items from GRID (specified by city).
Ppl complain "too much undercutting!"
Um, AH doesn't solve that problem either!
Ppl complain "The Wards have no price history!"
That is correct... maybe in the future they will address that.
PPl complain & complain & complain & complain
And have yet to state a solid argument for AH that could not be implemented to some extent with the Market Ward.

Lets be honest. Have um-teen threads on AH can we be certain that SE will not implement a AH b/c that would undermine the Market Ward they are working so hard to establish?!

[Taru_TwoPointO]

Anti-RMT please. I like the wards. If they can implement and auction house element while still having to run around to get the item then thats fine.

The current wards stop from any type of RMT botting that can be done on most auction houses where the player can just stand there and access everything. No bot can search for an item and go purchase it with the current setup.

[Meenkieblade]

Personally, I like the wards system now.

It's not hard to track things down when I need them.
The prices are fair in the sense it's what the seller thinks the item is worth (and not just based on what the average it's been sold for in the past).

My only real wish is that sometime in the future there's a sort feature that focuses on major stats like DEF or ATT. It's hard to find out what is best overall currently because you have to glance at every piece of gear in that ward type.

Oh, and maybe link the wards from all three cities. >.> Eventually.