Seriously SE add an AH system!

[Petdo]

Same old complaint.
Solution? Just visit every ward and try to call your retainer. There are alway some wards that don't full.

[Zyph]

[Alhanelem]

Are you one of the people keeping your retainer in uldah's wards permanently so that you don't have the "wards full" problem?

Nope. in fact, my retainer is out of the wards more often than it's in, because I don't sell things very often.

I don't see why it is not possible to have ONE are with THREE search npcs

My understanding is that the merchant houses are a temporary solution and after 2.0 all three cities will be integrated into a single search system.

[ejiboo]

So it's easier to price fix?

That would be daft.

somewhat but not at all. i'm not quite sure what i'm trying to say but removing price history promotes worth. different items are worth different prices to different people. if it's worth it to you then buy it and if it's not then don't. it also promotes supply and demand. if i'm the only one that has an item i don't want to have to severely limit my price because someone before me sold it for a quarter of what it is worth (to me). now the public has a false sense of worth and will most likely deny buying an item priced at 5mil even if it is indeed worth it.

i understand it can go both ways but that's how life is and here's a weird example; slow motion cameras are insanely expensive partly because of the quality and tolerance but also because there aren't many people that make high-quality slo-mo cameras and because the materials are made in such small batches instead of massively produced. i think it's safe to say slo-mo cameras are price fixed! gasp!

[Griss]

There is an AH in limsa!! But the bloody door has always been locked. We must bring that door down!!!

that is the court of limsa.

[Toxsik]

Yeah I'm sure they will fix all that for 2.0, probably a lot programming wise already in the game to change it so drastically. This has been a complaint since launch pretty much so I'm sure its different in 2.o.

[Cidspain]

i do it all days in excalibur , and for now i had not luck, and i kept only 1 retainer in uldah , i do it for respect to other players, community can fix it, but i have more hopes in solution of devs than in the community.

[Soukyuu]

Nope. in fact, my retainer is out of the wards more often than it's in, because I don't sell things very often.

That might also be the reason you think the system works and we don't need a "real" AH. It's not the case.

I tried to put my retainer in wards today. I tried every ward available in Uldamn and every single ward was full.
Even if they merge the 3 houses, the capacity problem won't magically go away. Retainers shouldn't be "physically" accessible when selling items. That way you can still sell anonymously, but there is no capacity problem.

[Rydia]

That might also be the reason you think the system works and we don't need a "real" AH. It's not the case.

I tried to put my retainer in wards today. I tried every ward available in Uldamn and every single ward was full.
Even if they merge the 3 houses, the capacity problem won't magically go away. Retainers shouldn't be "physically" accessible when selling items. That way you can still sell anonymously, but there is no capacity problem.

You can pretty much ignore Alhanelem he is always trolling ffxi forums and always his answer to every question is No.

[Elexia]

That might also be the reason you think the system works and we don't need a "real" AH. It's not the case.

I tried to put my retainer in wards today. I tried every ward available in Uldamn and every single ward was full.
Even if they merge the 3 houses, the capacity problem won't magically go away.

You have 2 options:

1. Use another city (you do know theres 2 cities that DOESNT have full wards, yes?)
2. Understand that they've stated a lot of the restrictions in version 1.x is due to the client and server software.

I really don't see what a "regular AH" will do or even fix anything because people are stupid with the current setup now, people won't magically become smart about how to use it.

"It'll set universal prices!"

Nope, you can see history now, doesn't stop people from undercutting by 10-400k for the fuck of it.

"I don't have to go to a zone"

You still have to interact with an NPC.

"It's a familiar system"

Wards has a search system and a history, which are the only things that set an AH apart, the kind most people expect. Almost no one is expecting an AH where you have to bid and hope you win. The only way I can see an AH being better is the fact it will show +1 and materia melded gear....

...Which they can easily add to the current system just not in version 1.x.