What XIV can take from XI to make it better

[Klefth]

Gear swapping. An AH that does NOT display the current prices for stuff (undercutting is absolutely insane in this game). Long term goals. Slower leveling (as it is it's just WAY too fast).

And to those of you who like to exaggerate saying shit like "carrying 60 pieces of gear for 1 job, no thanks", remember that we didn't even have half the inventory space we have in XIV. It was 1/4th of XIV's inventory space in XI for a long time, and while I had about 4 sets for one of my jobs and 3 for another, I could still carry gear for 2 of my jobs at a time and still have a little bit of extra space to carry stuff around. <.<

[Jaimie]

Gear swapping. An AH that does NOT display the current prices for stuff (undercutting is absolutely insane in this game). Long term goals. Slower leveling (as it is it's just WAY too fast).

And to those of you who like to exaggerate saying shit like "carrying 60 pieces of gear for 1 job, no thanks", remember that we didn't even have half the inventory space we have in XIV. It was 1/4th of XIV's inventory space in XI for a long time, and while I had about 4 sets for one of my jobs and 3 for another, I could still carry gear for 2 of my jobs at a time and still have a little bit of extra space to carry stuff around. <.<

AH that doesn't display prices? GTFO How am I supposed to know what something is worth ? Google it take your word for it?

[Elexia]

AH that doesn't display prices? GTFO How am I supposed to know what something is worth ? Google it take your word for it?

The community eventually sorts it out. Take XIV for example, you have someone selling something for 36k based on NPC/mat prices, people will undercut by 7-26k+ just to get their stuff sold quicker. This is why seeing active prices is bad only in a community who can't use a little common sense let alone courtesy when selling goods. When you start dropping things below NPC price you're just trying to screw people out of a decent profit.

If the past 12 sales says 70k you have no reason throwing it up for 17k, this way with only history shown even if you do undercut it won't display the 17k, it'll display the past sales and you just made 70k simply because you were selling under someone else and yours sold faster.

[Jaimie]

The community eventually sorts it out. Take XIV for example, you have someone selling something for 36k based on NPC/mat prices, people will undercut by 7-26k+ just to get their stuff sold quicker. This is why seeing active prices is bad only in a community who can't use a little common sense let alone courtesy when selling goods. When you start dropping things below NPC price you're just trying to screw people out of a decent profit.

If the past 12 sales says 70k you have no reason throwing it up for 17k, this way with only history shown even if you do undercut it won't display the 17k, it'll display the past sales and you just made 70k simply because you were selling under someone else and yours sold faster.

OK, here's what the poster said:
" Originally Posted by Klefth Gear swapping. An AH that does NOT display the current prices for stuff (undercutting is absolutely insane in this game). Long term goals. Slower leveling (as it is it's just WAY too fast)."

So, you kill some mobs, they drop some loot. You want to sell that loot, so you go to the AH and see what to sell it for.
But, the AH ain't tellin ya what it's worth, now is it.

Let's say you want to buy a new belt. You go to the AH, find a belt you want. But the AH doesn't tell you how much it costs. What do you do? Try 100g, 200g, 1000g ...

There will always be people who will abuse any system, if they can get away with it. Take one of the staples of spiritbonding, the Dated Tarred Voyager Belt (gone in 2.0 /cry). I've see it sell for 9k one day, then 14k the next, then 10k a few days later. SOME people love to gouge others. And some people have so much gill, they let them get away with it.