Any word on when we will get an Auction House?

[SizeMatters]

We don't need an AH. Just fix the problems with the wards and have a way to see if the item you're looking for is +1, +2, etc.

Edit: With ffxi's AH, you could only sell 7 items at a time. With retainers you can sell 10 items on each retainer

[SekushiMegami]

The current market ward system diminishes the pleasure in 'shopping'. Let's say I want to buy 10 different things, I have to walk to the end of each ward to access the search menu, then zone to that ward to then look for the retainer. And then access the retainer's bazaar to purchase. Then walk back to the end then repeat it again. What a waste of time!!
AH is a big component of MMO. It adds in pleasure in shopping and selling.

With already limited playing time as a professional in RL, we want to play the game efficiently and smoothly. This kind of time sink is such a turn off for a life long FF and MMO fan like myself.

I have a few real life friends who quit the game and told me that they won't come back until SE makes an AH.

[Abraxai]

The current market ward system diminishes the pleasure in 'shopping'. Let's say I want to buy 10 different things, I have to walk to the end of each ward to access the search menu, then zone to that ward to then look for the retainer. And then access the retainer's bazaar to purchase. Then walk back to the end then repeat it again. What a waste of time!!
AH is a big component of MMO. It adds in pleasure in shopping and selling.

With already limited playing time as a professional in RL, we want to play the game efficiently and smoothly. This kind of time sink is such a turn off for a life long FF and MMO fan like myself.

I have a few real life friends who quit the game and told me that they won't come back until SE makes an AH.

I absolutely agree with this.. SE's whole standpoint right now is streamlining the game.. Making it user friendly and making it work.. In what way shape or form are the Market Wards as now categorized REMOTELY close to being "streamlined and user friendly"?

Auction House.

[Crawlerbasher]

The market ward sucks....
Or at lest it use to.

Now with the new fetures and search of the market ward.
It has become a lot easyer to find what you need and the common selling price.
Which makes it easyer for me to sell and buy stuff from the market ward.

So why do we need an auction house when the market ward works.

[Sephr]

The market ward sucks....
Or at lest it use to.

Now with the new fetures and search of the market ward.
It has become a lot easyer to find what you need and the common selling price.
Which makes it easyer for me to sell and buy stuff from the market ward.

So why do we need an auction house when the market ward works.

Horse and cart worked, why did we need cars? Because the horse and cart was no fun, and took much more time to get to the good stuff.

[syntaxlies]

The market ward sucks....
Or at lest it use to.

Now with the new fetures and search of the market ward.
It has become a lot easyer to find what you need and the common selling price.
Which makes it easyer for me to sell and buy stuff from the market ward.

So why do we need an auction house when the market ward works.

why not have both? Also the wards barley work as of now, can you imagine them if the game had a normal(larger) player base.

[MagicofGaia]

At first I felt we should have Auction House, but ever since they fixed up Market Ward, I actually prefer Market Ward to Auction House. I feel it has a lot more possibility this way and can work better. There's still some issues (IE the ward keeps crashing, thus dumping all the retainers). Once the issues get fixed, and gets more feature, it will be better.

I like the idea of both. There were Bazaars in ffxi, and our retainers provide means of fixing items, or listing multiple items that would be troublesome in an Auction, but the Auction would bring major convenience for a lot of other items across nations and different areas. When other cities are introduced, and other areas expand, there will be a need to be able to purchase items in those areas and if there is no auction... Then I don't see it feasable to 'warp' to a cities market wards from such a distance. Seems silly.

[Spellstar]

At first I felt we should have Auction House, but ever since they fixed up Market Ward, I actually prefer Market Ward to Auction House. I feel it has a lot more possibility this way and can work better. There's still some issues (IE the ward keeps crashing, thus dumping all the retainers). Once the issues get fixed, and gets more feature, it will be better.

Hey
In what ways do you feel it is better? Please.

Thankyou.

[ZachCero]

At first I felt we should have Auction House, but ever since they fixed up Market Ward, I actually prefer Market Ward to Auction House. I feel it has a lot more possibility this way and can work better. There's still some issues (IE the ward keeps crashing, thus dumping all the retainers). Once the issues get fixed, and gets more feature, it will be better.

Really? Take off your d*mn blinders, and see you've been had. You have had time to get used to the MW, or as I would say let its venom seep in. Let them put a decent AH out there and lets see who is where?

[LoydTallister]

I really see that at this point an AH would be redundant I know they want to have a different system and I like it but it can lead to more impulse buys haha