2011-03-07, 03:24 AM
That's a very good point... making it more MTS-like would prevent DC hackers and map crashers from playing havoc with the market. I don't know how much it sucks to get your FM shop repeatedly crashed (cause I haven't bought one since about 2008) but I imagine it doesn't make the game more fun.
Monopolies are easier to prevent when you have free price checks - why? Because it's easier for
1) players to undercut the merchants by 1-2% to get the quick sell
2) other players to find those single items in cheap shops
I don't think "merchants" have a right to rip off players. They don't have a right to monopolize certain items, or take over FM rooms by DC hacking anyone who intrudes. If they can't make money with an Auction House, then they were doin' it wrong in the first place.
Monopolies are easier to prevent when you have free price checks - why? Because it's easier for
1) players to undercut the merchants by 1-2% to get the quick sell
2) other players to find those single items in cheap shops
I don't think "merchants" have a right to rip off players. They don't have a right to monopolize certain items, or take over FM rooms by DC hacking anyone who intrudes. If they can't make money with an Auction House, then they were doin' it wrong in the first place.