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Something that would be very useful..
Electric Feel
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I understand that ESO is not going to have a real auction house as most people have come to know them, what I am suggesting is just a simple search tool. Could we get something we could pull up in our character menu or guild trader where we can put in key words or armor/weapon names and at least find a list of the vendors and locations of where those items are being sold. I don't need prices or an ability to make purchases but a tool that will keep me from either a) spamming chat for hours on end or b) Searching zone after zone through countless guild traders for an item that may or may not be there or anywhere would be extremely useful.
Edited by Electric Feel on August 30, 2014 10:56AM 5
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ItsGlaive✭✭✭✭✭
✭That's a fantastic idea, I'd second this
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KhajitFurTrader✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭So, you want a global AH by other means?
Because, if your proposed search over all guild vendors lists all the vendors with matching items and their prices, that's exactly what a a global AH does. Your hopping instantly around the world via Wayshrines to make a buyout is negligible.
Besides, what would prevent vendors to look up prices globally before putting their items on auction? Cue rampant undercutting and/or price-fixing agreements, exactly as it happens in a global AH.
So no, I'd rather take my time to compare prices with a reasonable amount of vendors, even if it means less comfort or "instant gratification".3 -
ItsGlaive✭✭✭✭✭
✭The search results would be listed in one window - but each item is still bought/sold in a separate guild store as it is today. This I could get behind I think, although perhaps limit the searches by region so it doesn't get too big.
But then maybe I'm just getting worn down by the small handful who keep posting 4+ global AH posts on here a day...Edited by ItsGlaive on August 30, 2014 11:08AMAllow cross-platform transfers and merges1 -
AshySamurai✭✭✭✭✭
✭I agree with @KhajitFurTrader. This is exactly what global AH should does. And why all so worry about it? When I played D3 - items was far more important than skills. In ESO your equipmetn not so important as which skills you use and how you use them. (sure, if you want to max something, you need certan items, but you can easily play without it)Make sweetrolls, not nerfs!1 -
Circuitous✭✭✭✭✭I'd settle for better search functions/saving searches at kiosks tbh.Ｔｈａｎｋ Ｓｔｅｎｄａｒｒ ｉｔ’ｓ Ｆｒｅｄａｓ．
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SFBryan18✭✭✭✭✭
✭I don't care about the search for items. My problem with the current system is that only the big guild members can sell stuff. What about everyone else? Game breaker.0 -
Rune_Relic✭✭✭✭✭
✭How about ..
/zone
/guild1
/guild2
/guild3
/enchanters
/alchemists
/carpenters
/smithys
/provisioners
/clothiers
Where the craft channels are for sell/swap/buy goods ?
That way you can switch them on or off as and when you want to trade.
Individuals are trading rather than just guilds etc.
What I mean is more focused trade channels.Edited by Rune_Relic on August 30, 2014 12:26PMAnything that can be exploited will be exploited1 -
smeeprocketnub19_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭AshySamurai wrote: »I agree with @KhajitFurTrader. This is exactly what global AH should does. And why all so worry about it? When I played D3 - items was far more important than skills. In ESO your equipmetn not so important as which skills you use and how you use them. (sure, if you want to max something, you need certan items, but you can easily play without it)
D3 would probably have been one of the worst examples to make your case with.Dear Sister, I do not spread rumors, I create them.2 -
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✭smeeprocketnub19_ESO wrote: »D3 would probably have been one of the worst examples to make your case with.
Maybe, but maybe not. I just wanted to point that IMO we dont need more trading "things" because this game isn't about items.Make sweetrolls, not nerfs!0 -
smeeprocketnub19_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭AshySamurai wrote: »smeeprocketnub19_ESO wrote: »D3 would probably have been one of the worst examples to make your case with.
Maybe, but maybe not. I just wanted to point that IMO we dont need more trading "things" because this game isn't about items.
umm, it's about a lot of things but items is definitely one of them
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Potions, soul gems, purple food, supplies for such.
If you spend all your time pveing, maybe none of this matters because you can skate through the content blindfolded these days.Dear Sister, I do not spread rumors, I create them.0 -
Xehmnus_Rayne✭✭✭Rune_Relic wrote: »How about ..
/zone
/guild1
/guild2
/guild3
/enchanters
/alchemists
/carpenters
/smithys
/provisioners
/clothiers
Where the craft channels are for sell/swap/buy goods ?
That way you can switch them on or off as and when you want to trade.
Individuals are trading rather than just guilds etc.
What I mean is more focused trade channels.
Interesting idea and all, that has been said many, MANY times over by now... The problem is, it would rarely get used. Sure, some people would us it, but /zone and guild chats would still be the better choice.
I remember in EQ2 where they had channels like these. ...and I rarely, if ever, saw people use them. Granted, EQ2 had a global auction house so it isn't like people were selling things in normal chat all that often, but 90% of the time, if someone were selling something in chat, it would be in the normal chat as opposed to /trade or whatever other channel.
Most people, in this game, would probably have those channels off. ...and never turn them on again. More likely than not. Usually when someone wants to buy something, they'll check the guild stores and now, with the guild traders, it's a bit easier to find what one is looking for.
There's also the people looking for crafters to make custom orders. In this case, I'd think the different channels MIGHT have more luck as opposed to other situations, but... I still feel that /zone or guild chat would have more luck than anything. It isn't that bothersome to see "looking for a blacksmith to craft (insert some sword of awesome here), PST", so long as they're not spamming it every two seconds. If they are, there's the handy dandy ignore option.
Are WTB/WTS messages really that bothersome anyways? If anything, I'd think the guild advertisements would be more bothersome and those aren't even that bad save for the guilds that seem to have the insane need to post their advertisement after ANYTHING said in /zone... There is no defense for that. It's just annoying... Screw those guilds. lol
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✭Yeah , i hope they add even more AH options.
To start with , the few guilds that get those merchants cant even supply the demand for items , so we are back to just having 4 trade guilds and checking in them , if you think one of them is not offering enough , then drop and join another better trade guild..."Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity."
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smeeprocketnub19_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭Nox_Aeterna wrote: »Yeah , i hope they add even more AH options.
To start with , the few guilds that get those merchants cant even supply the demand for items , so we are back to just having 4 trade guilds and checking in them , if you think one of them is not offering enough , then drop and join another better trade guild...
I think the problem here lies with the severe limit on members. Personally, I think trade guilds should be separate from regular guilds. They should allow for 1000 members, and occupy different spots. Like you can have 5 regular guilds and maybe 2 or 3 trade guilds (I would say trade guilds could take the regular slots too.)
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Electric Feel✭✭✭KhajitFurTrader wrote: »So, you want a global AH by other means?
Because, if your proposed search over all guild vendors lists all the vendors with matching items and their prices, that's exactly what a a global AH does. Your hopping instantly around the world via Wayshrines to make a buyout is negligible.
Besides, what would prevent vendors to look up prices globally before putting their items on auction? Cue rampant undercutting and/or price-fixing agreements, exactly as it happens in a global AH.
So no, I'd rather take my time to compare prices with a reasonable amount of vendors, even if it means less comfort or "instant gratification".
That is not what I was saying at all, all I am asking for is to be able to find out if an item is being sold in the world somewhere and the zone or zones it is being sold in. I am not asking for prices because that sets up inflation and the AH mentality. But if I am looking for a rare set piece I would like to not have to search for hours and hours in chat or by travel just to find out it is not available anywhere, or even that it is and I just missed it somewhere. Just a plain old Item found in the following zones, or a item not currently found feature that's it.
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