Auction house Yes/No?

I wouldn't be against an easier way to search for stuff. No automated trading (like buyouts) ever please. I would still like to contact the person and buy something off them when I buy something.
PlaceholderText, fastastic writeup and very persuasive argument against in-game AH with buyout.

So maybe what we need is an in-game listing service with a decent UI.

I'd be more than happy with that.

Seller listing parameters: item (or currency stack), floor/current price, buyout price, list of IGNs to show, listing time (I'm thinking allowing sellers the flexibility to list 1 day / 1 week / 1 month would be sufficient). 'Expired' listings should hang around for a week or so but can't be edited, only removed.

Seller can update a non-expired listing at any time and change:
* current price
* buyout price
* current buyer (should this be shown to other prospective buyers?)

Buyer has access to that information in a well organized fashion with filters, sort, etc.

Buyer then must contact the seller in-game and make an offer; either buyout if they want the item now, or make an offer and hope for the best.

This lacks a lot of the 'convenience' of a true AH (which keeps bids in escrow for the sellers, etc), but it is also much quicker and easier to program, keeps the human element and the very important transaction delay, and lowers the barrier of entry for selling/listing so that even the poor (in time and items) can participate.

I think this would be the best of all possible worlds.
Have modem, will travel!

Silas' Gear & Gems: http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/426367
Last edited by SilasOfBorg#5058 on Jun 17, 2013, 11:19:48 AM
what about BoP ^^.

i just hate it that ARPGs/their droprate are balanced around a whole playerbase.
I dont care that 1000 exalts drop a day, because i am never one of those luckers.
i miss the good old OFFLINE single player arpg's with a more rewarding (thus more fun to play) loot system.

whats the point in playing 200 hours for one exalt (only if lucky) which grants 2 melee reflec most likely?
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HeroOfExile wrote:
what about BoP ^^.

i just hate it that ARPGs/their droprate are balanced around a whole playerbase.
I dont care that 1000 exalts drop a day, because i am never one of those luckers.
i miss the good old OFFLINE single player arpg's with a more rewarding (thus more fun to play) loot system.

whats the point in playing 200 hours for one exalt (only if lucky) which grants 2 melee reflec most likely?


Guess what this game isn't? An offline ARPG.
no shit, sherlock!
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HeroOfExile wrote:
what about BoP ^^.

i just hate it that ARPGs/their droprate are balanced around a whole playerbase.
I dont care that 1000 exalts drop a day, because i am never one of those luckers.
i miss the good old OFFLINE single player arpg's with a more rewarding (thus more fun to play) loot system.

whats the point in playing 200 hours for one exalt (only if lucky) which grants 2 melee reflec most likely?


An argument could be made for that, too -- but GGG has chosen to balance around trading, and I don't see that changing in the immediate future. My understanding of the discussion in this particular thread is that, given trading exists, how to best manage it?

I hope the devs are reading this one, if for nothing else than to read PlaceholderText's argument.
Have modem, will travel!

Silas' Gear & Gems: http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/426367
Well i forgot to add that i would prefer a selfound perma league with trading disabled or restricted and with adjusted drop rates.

GGG heard about the loot complaints and changed it, which is great. keep in mind that the dev team was happy with the old loot system. nevertheless they added options.
i never had so much faith in a dev team as in GGG's. they are not here for a quick cash grab like 70-80% of the F2P games these days.

so maybe they will add this or a similar league sometimes. im sure lots of players would prefer this over the default league.

last bump.. all say no...

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Wise words buff -> balance <- nerf , need to happen , deal with it
For the love of god, no.
Ours is the Fury
Hell NO every game with an AH always ends badly
I keep hearing about "The Real World" is that an expansion or something ??

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