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

[Dreamer]

I honestly have never read so much utter stupidity and uneducated comments on why we shouldn't have an Auction House than in the FFXI/XIV community. Clearly, there are about 50% of you that have played more than 5 minutes of another MMO and realize that there is NO system as functional as an auction house. But the other 50% that are trying to defend the market ward system is just completely insane to me. This game will fail if it doesn't try to model itself after a playable system of standards that EVERY other modern MMO will have. You guys need to realize games like Tera and Guild Wars 2 are coming, and I can garauntee you they're not going to reinvent the wheel when it comes to BASIC game systems (such as an auction house). Why? Because players are comfortable and used to a system like an auction house.


To me, it sounds like a vast majority of players here have never tried any other MMO and are simply scared of a system they're uncomfortable with. OR, they don't have the ability to grasp the idea of combining working concepts and gaming practices from other successful market systems from other games. It sounds to me like a lot of people have no business making reccomendations on anything here when it comes to game development, honestly.

YOU think it's the best system, some of us don't agree. I've played WoW for nearly five years. LotRO for about three. I've spent four years playing City of Heroes. I've played Aion for about a year and a half. I am very familiar with AH setups of pretty much every kind. It's a fantastic system if you're a buyer, a pain in the rear if you're a seller (except for City of Heroes' Consignment system - it's the opposite).

Market Wards have the potential to create an even playing field for both buyers and sellers. There's no reason to add an extra market system when the current one can provide all of its functionality and then some if streamlined correctly.

[Demacia]

YOU think it's the best system, some of us don't agree. I've played WoW for nearly five years. LotRO for about three. I've spent four years playing City of Heroes. I've played Aion for about a year and a half. I am very familiar with AH setups of pretty much every kind. It's a fantastic system if you're a buyer, a pain in the rear if you're a seller (except for City of Heroes' Consignment system - it's the opposite).

Market Wards have the potential to create an even playing field for both buyers and sellers. There's no reason to add an extra market system when the current one can provide all of its functionality and then some if streamlined correctly.

Potential this, potential that, just give me something that works.