We need an AH

[Dreamer]

Enough fixing recipe and crafting changes, no point when the economy/market system is broken. SE, please Stop wasting precious time there and setup the AH already..!
It's been ditched for a whole year now. >.< Surely you're past the "examining AH" stage now.

They took the Auction House entry off the table two or three producer's letters ago. It's not going to be added.

[Gennosuke]

They took the Auction House entry off the table two or three producer's letters ago. It's not going to be added.

That is extremely unfortunate. I hope they reconsider.

[neizero]

nice [successful] necro bump a few pages ago

[Rane]

Whatever it's called, I'd like a system where I can go to a specific location, see what's for sale and for approximately how much, and buy and sell right there on the spot. In general, I'd like for buying and selling to have as few intermediate steps as possible.

With the current system I only buy when I really have to and I almost never sell. With two different sets of menus (ward and retainer) and all the warping and running around, it's just too cumbersome.

[Invalice_Vangaurd]

Whatever it's called, I'd like a system where I can go to a specific location, see what's for sale and for approximately how much, and buy and sell right there on the spot. In general, I'd like for buying and selling to have as few intermediate steps as possible.

Are you kidding me? As few intermediate steps as possible???? The game would be soooo easy mode if you took out unnecessary time-wasting actions. You're obviously just not hardcore enough for this game. Go play WoW. It's where all the casual low-life noobs play-- or at least that's what this one guy who I know told me, and he made it all the way to level 20 before he formulated an opinion, so it must of been valid and non-biased.

[CapnBash]

As they are right now, the MW are simply not working imho; time is much better spent on making an AH rather than fixing these. I mean, it's probably going to happen eventually, no matter what people say.

[Anapingofness]

We do need an AH and they have promised us one. So I will wait. ^^

I hope that they improve FFXI's AH design and all will be well. ^^

FFXI's design was simple, easy to use, and no wait time. If you bought things then they were in your inventory. The only thing that got sent to your mailbox was money and items that didn't sell.

[Seif]

Again over 300+ responses and no SE comment of any kind. Can I at least ask WHY this isn't being answered? Surely you must have seen this issue being requested from the days of pre-launch??

[Jinko]

Its the weekend.

[Seif]

Its the weekend.

I do appreciate the snarkyness of your comment but seriously this isn't some recent issue that suddenly popped up.

This has been a major issue throughout the lifespan of the entire game even before these forums were formed people were asking for it and leaving because the lack of an AH or SE's failure to even promise one.

Those players will not be coming back no matter how they kick the dead horse that is the MW-system.
Those players were not asking for star marked retainers nor weeks devoted for ward loading issues nor ward decoration upgrades.

A lot of players just want an AH that's all there is to it.

Personally I don't understand how SE doesn't see that including this feature would be a great marketing asset as the lack of an AH was mentioned in nearly every review when XIV was released.