I think free trade was only good for experienced players. Yes, it was very very easy to get scammed in free trade. Players really had to watch what the price of items was and what price was being paid. I guess if you decide to bring free trade back, at least add commas and more colour-coding to the chat window so it's easy to see the price.
My only problem with fixed trade is the speed of updating the prices on rares. Seriously, you can't buy a partyhat even if you have the considered "street value" in cash. Frankly, I think that's the most messed up part of fixed trade.
For example, you could solve the problems on the ge by making some items fluctuate at greater amounts like 10 or 20mil a day instead of 2mil. Obviously something like pure essence is good where it's at.
All I'm saying is it sounds like you're trying to fix all the issues with fixed trade and the wilderness with one solution. True, if you did that, you might be able to concentrate on other parts of the game, but then it might create too many problems to even be worth it.
I'm going to vote for it in hopes it will work, and you'll revert back to the way it is if it doesn't.
11-Jan-2011 00:48:32