how to fix market board botting

[Shougun]

Personally would find a market board ran by an NPC interesting thing to test. When things are new it can start with delayed payment and an auction on sale side to determine starting price (with minimums players can set). Once the bot has found the point people are on average willing to sell and buy for, over a decent set of data, then payment would be instant and no such thing as undercutting. If SE wants to be a sweetheart they can send you extra cash if the NPC ends up selling it for more than it expected. Also can always set a minimum even though there is an established auto price, in which case it won't go until the bot can sell it for that amount. As a seller there is no listings, only a price the bot is willing to sell it for (or auction if the item doesn't have enough info for a consistent price).



Might view it a little bit like automated stock, except with even more restrictions and artificial controls. A bit akin to how Diablo sold gems and gold back when it had an auction house. Except with more controls lol.



I don't want to worry about constantly updating the price of my item because someone checks every 30 minutes (or has a bot).