02-04-2012, 07:35 AM
I've been talking to Taran about implementing something like this, but I thought it would be best to get players thoughts first.
Basically, the system would check all items in all vendors in the world, then generate an HTML file that could be loaded and searched by players on the site.
For example, it might show a single item as something like this, only with better formatting:
Iron Ingots (1000) - 10000 gold - 10 g/ea. - George - Britain (123,456)
So if you needed iron, you could see who has it, what the best price is and where to go get it.
The plus side of this is obvious. It's easier to find items you need, where to get the best price, and sellers can have their items found more easily without having to constantly update threads on the forums.
The negative side is a bit more subtle. For instance, people can easily get into wars of lowering their prices, which some people will not like, while others will. Also, by being able to see what IS in stock and what is NOT in stock, someone who devotes lots of time to watching the market and gathering what's needed can easily rake in tons of cash.
Both of those can also be seen as positive effects as well, though.
I'll leave a poll open here on whether you like the idea or not. If you're not sure yet, feel free to wait on voting until you've made up your mind based on the discussion as you can't change your vote once it's placed.
Basically, the system would check all items in all vendors in the world, then generate an HTML file that could be loaded and searched by players on the site.
For example, it might show a single item as something like this, only with better formatting:
Iron Ingots (1000) - 10000 gold - 10 g/ea. - George - Britain (123,456)
So if you needed iron, you could see who has it, what the best price is and where to go get it.
The plus side of this is obvious. It's easier to find items you need, where to get the best price, and sellers can have their items found more easily without having to constantly update threads on the forums.
The negative side is a bit more subtle. For instance, people can easily get into wars of lowering their prices, which some people will not like, while others will. Also, by being able to see what IS in stock and what is NOT in stock, someone who devotes lots of time to watching the market and gathering what's needed can easily rake in tons of cash.
Both of those can also be seen as positive effects as well, though.
I'll leave a poll open here on whether you like the idea or not. If you're not sure yet, feel free to wait on voting until you've made up your mind based on the discussion as you can't change your vote once it's placed.