What Trade System Would You Prefer?

Tabbycat

The system as is, a global Auction House, a mobile Auction Horse, or Pawn Brokers in place of the current Guild Traders that everyone can access. Pawn Brokers would function similar to how Guild Traders do now except they would not be locked by a single Trade Guild.

Dantonian_Rarstiana

Global Auction House

Guild traders only serve to make it harder for people to buy things, and easier for them to be ripped off.

Runs

Guild trader bazaar...

One wayshrine in an area deamed safe for all factions to trade in. Traders circle around that wayshrine based on who bid the most and then on who bid first in case of same price bids. Everyone that bids the min amount or higher will get a trader, and every trader is in one local area.

The current traders would still be used as well, perhaps random from the bazaar bids... Or based on who paid the most gets the most traffic normal trader and so on till no normal traders are left.

Vipstaakki

Guild Traders

There is no need to fix what isn't broken.

Flaminir

Guild Traders

nine9six

Global Auction House

A method that doesn't ruin your entire evening trying to find something.

Guild Traders suck.

Wolfshead

Global Auction House

Vipstaakki wrote: »

There is no need to fix what isn't broken.

ofc not for you but have run around the whole game world to found best price is somewhat stupid why not have all trader guild vendor for each factions in 3 spots in world so it will be easy to look for best price.

I forgott then you guys cant set over price on item

Turelus

Guild Traders

I like the current system just fine. It enables different types of gameplay rarely seen in other games, adds a massive gold sink to the game and rewards effort.

I do feel the guild trade system needs a massive UI/Design overhaul however to make it more friendly to players searching for specific items. There are add-ons to help with this issue on PC but console players have no access to those.

Shad0wfire99

Guild Traders

Que the "beating a dead horse" gif.

Tandor

Global Auction House

I'm not averse to the existing system being opened up so that those who either don't belong to a guild or else who's guild hasn't won a trader can at least sell a few items, but on the whole the guild trader system is far too restrictive for sellers and far too cumbersome for buyers. At the very least it needs a radical overhaul, although a different system would ultimately be better in my view and one that enabled every single player to participate in trading without artificial barriers such as guild membership. That's particularly important for casual sellers, people who just have a few surplus items available now and then.

Imryll

Global Auction House

With increased regulation and a global search function, guild traders might be made to work, but as is the system is not customer friendly. I wouldn't be opposed to guild traders existing alongside an auction house if the guilds feel they can offer a selection of goods over and above that which independents listing items on the AH are selling. Certainly the trader kiosks add life to the world.

Sausage

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Trade Guild but global search as Thief Guild service. So yeah both of them.

greylox

Mobile Auction Horse

I want to be able to sit down and set up shop wherever I want.

KaiDynasty

Guild Traders

Guild traders.
I like the way you will be rewarded to actually spend time to look for items at a cheap price, it can be annoying, but it is rewarding.

Hand_Bacon

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Whatever system shuts up serial contrarians.

jedtb16_ESO

Guild Traders

Vipstaakki wrote: »

There is no need to fix what isn't broken.

^this

why should the devs divert time and resources to make another trade system when there are already five ways to buy and sell stuff?

theher0not

Global Auction House

Like wow. Guild traders are fine but feel like an AH like wow would make it easier to get into trading.

AlnilamE

Guild Traders

nine9six wrote: »

A method that doesn't ruin your entire evening trying to find something.

Guild Traders suck.

As opposed to your entire evening of camping the marketplace trying to buy something other people are sniping away from you?

code65536

Guild Traders

I'm kinda torn.

There are people for whom the economic game is interesting. I used to be one of these people (I no longer am, though), and I've met a lot of people like this. These are the kinds of people who would play games in the economic simulation genre. A central auction house is very utilitarian, which is good for people who just want to buy or sell something and be done with it. But it's boring and doesn't offer any sort of play for people who like economic games.

So it comes down to your mindset. Is in-game trading just a tool to help you get what you want? Or is it more than that--a game in and of itself to be played? As someone who used to fall in that category and who knows many people who do, I appreciate that depth that the guild trader system adds, even if it comes at the cost of convenience for people who just want to get a transaction done and over with.

On the other hand, I am a trade guild GM, and running a trade guild is stressful--I know a number of trade guild GMs who have stepped down or even left the game entirely because of it. And I dread Sunday nights. So a part of me wants to see the system abolished. Or at least reworked so that it can retain the flavor, but without the punishing stress of the current bidding system.

Zuuman

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Public market mixed with guild trader, made a post about my idea just now.

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/315809/idea-for-trading-public-market#latest

Flameheart

Guild Traders

..because for some people running a trade guild is a game in the game and the real motivation to play the game. I respect that.

Sigtric

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I like the guild trader idea but it needs some help.
1. Built in, very specific search features.
2. Small kiosks with limited selling per guild, where multiple smaller guilds can buy into and sell their wares. Maybe 10 slots per member
3. A broker npc who can search all guild traders for the item you want and tell you where to go to get it, or for an additional fee will retrieve the item for you and deliver it after its been procured ( a timer to make going to get the item yourself still a thing)
4. Unlimited sales slots in trade guilds

jlboozer

Guild Traders

Guild traders, you should have to put in effort to sell in the best spots....if trading is your game you will find a way to suceed with the system we currently have, which makes me a lot of gold every week!!

Dubhliam

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There was an idea that someone suggested a while ago.

Basically, same as it is today, but you don't bid on specific traders, instead you bid on a location.
So, if Belkarth f.e. has 7 traders, then the 7 highest bids will get a trader in Belkarth.

I was also thinking: highest bid has highest trader pick priority. The Guild can have the option to "remember" the preferred trader in a specific location. If a new guild gets a trader in a specific location, they can only choose a trader from among those that aren't already taken by guilds that had higher bids.

Uriel_Nocturne

Guild Traders

The Guild Traders system as it exists right now is the perfect system for ESO.

Aside from a more user friendly UI, the system doesn't need to change.

Emencie

Global Auction House

The guild trade system is by far the worst trade system I have ever encountered in any mmorpg.

NewBlacksmurf

Guild Traders

Guild traders are fine.

The problem is that people seem to only want to sale stuff to make money off others vs selling things that contribute to the progression of a select group.

Imagine just working on building up your guild instead of fighting for traders
no fees, just a group of 100-500 ppl with different interests trading among one another for a common goal.

For those who simply want to farm and sale....the traders are there and by design its a gold sink and limiting nature so as not to drastically decline the economy which would be the case with any global systems

Theosis

Global Auction House

those in top end trade guilds love it, those who only get to play once a week or even less will hate it..

We who don't get to play very often have almost no ability to sell our wares. It seriously takes away from the game a very large part of why some of us like MMOs

DMuehlhausen

Guild Traders

Hand_Bacon wrote: »

Whatever system shuts up serial contrarians.

They literally could setup a Globah AH, Guild Traders, Mobile Trader, allow us to sell our wares like we could in EQ in a Bazaar setting, and linked Guild Trader system, and there will still be people complaining about something with the system how it isn't fair.

IcyDeadPeople

Guild Traders

Unfortunately, the way the guild trader system currently works, we have a large number of traders in inconvenient and rarely traveled spots and a very small number in the top trading cities.

I'd love to see more traders added to each of the major towns, multiple traders added to the outlaw refuges in popular towns and perhaps move some of the NPC locations so they are all very close to a wayshrine. Would also be great if several guild traders were added to the towns in Cyrodiil such as Cropsford, Cheydinhal, Bruma, Vlastarus and Chorrol.

Buyers simply prefer to easily check several different traders next to a wayshrine. For example, I suspect Davon's Watch, Hollow City, Windhelm, Sentinel, Kvatch and Anvil would be a lot more popular if each of these areas had a few more traders.

Towns like Riften, Evermore and Abah's Landing could also be popular trading centers, except their traders are too far from the wayshrine.

And I think people are generally too lazy to walk over to the outlaw refuge entrance if they know there is only one trader inside. If outlaw refuges held around 3 to 5 traders each, people already shopping in Mournhold, Wayrest, Belkarth, Elden Root and Rawl-kha might be inclined to check them while they are already nearby.

PurifedBladez

Global Auction House

Guild traders suck you guys are crazy.