Don't let the door hit you on the way out.
Don't let the door hit you on the way out.
Don't let the door hit you on the way out.
The OP was respectful and his post well-thought out. Why are you being a jerk, Rpalmer?
As to the topic, I can understand why they decided to not have an auction house. Auction houses have ruined some games (like Diablo 3) and I can understand ZOS taking a wait-and-see approach to determine whether to have an AH.
clocksstoppe wrote: »obviously they have considered it alot and they agreed it is better without an auction house.
i know from personal experience that auction houses are horrible and minimize the social interaction in an mmo. good riddance that there is none in ESO
icengr_ESO wrote: »I played GW2 at launch and can say that a server wide auction house is a bad idea. I do not want to see an auction house. that said I don't feel the guild stores make for a good auction house replacement.
Sneakyfool wrote: »First and formost, can I just say. If you are waiting for them to implement a auction house, then you might as well quit the game now as it's just not going to happen.
Zenimax was very firm on the whole server wide auction house and why they don't want it, and I agree with them completely.
However this doesn't hinder you in anyway, The game is very new, less than 2 weeks old and people are complaining already they can't find what they want. Give it a couple of months for the markets to stabalize at the very least.
I can't speak for everyone, but from experiance from previous MMO's at launch, people are reluctent to sale the items that are needed and people horde, just in case they need it once at max level.
Over time this won't be much of a issue, so just chill out, relax and stop with the I NEED EVERYTHING NOW attitude.
After a while if nothing changes then fine come hear and air your concerns, but if you think people are going to pander to your needs so soon after release you are sadly mistaken.
Don't let the door hit you on the way out.
I'm not quitting the game Rplamer. I like it too much for that.
Just considering taking a break for a bit to give them time to put in an auction house. That way I could level up my character and crafts more effectively and have more fun. Because I would enjoy leveling up a lot more with an auction house in place because I wouldn't feel rushed to horde all my materials until 50.
Don't let the door hit you on the way out.
I'm not quitting the game Rplamer. I like it too much for that.
Just considering taking a break for a bit to give them time to put in an auction house. That way I could level up my character and crafts more effectively and have more fun. Because I would enjoy leveling up a lot more with an auction house in place because I wouldn't feel rushed to horde all my materials until 50.
I think that its a safe bet, seeing as the whole design of the guild system is built around it, that an AH will not be included any time soon. You may have to wait a while.
clocksstoppe wrote: »
i know from personal experience that auction houses are horrible and minimize the social interaction in an mmo. good riddance that there is none in ESO
I would like an AH, however, I worry about the implications of a faction wide AH on a mega server. The economy could be potentially very weak, with supply potentially outstripping demand. It would also mean potentially millions of the same item being sold at once, making the chances that your item sells very remote, which would further compound the issues some people are having with selling their merchandise at the moment.
This then lead me to the thought of groups of server shards which share an AH, but then how do you decide which shards go where? If you go down that route, they may as well do completeley seperate servers, such as the WoW ones, and be done with it, seperating them into language, and rp/non-rp but that goes against the very core of what this game set out to achieve.
As to the topic, I can understand why they decided to not have an auction house. Auction houses have ruined some games (like Diablo 3) and I can understand ZOS taking a wait-and-see approach to determine whether to have an AH.
Using guilds as a buyer AH and a seller AH might work. I don't know if there is a mechanic ingame for that atm though.