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Pk555664

Pk555664

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It seems like we will be getting free trade and trhe wilderness back. Personally, I will keep my vote private.
In the event that these changes are made, my main concern will be the G.E. The G.E. has made selling items SUPER EASY. It also made sales quickly and you didn't have to know street/market values. If I want to sell junk/useless items I easily can with the GE.
I read that the G.E. will remain but the limits will be removed. My main concern is that the G.E. will not follow street values. It currently doesn't. For example, Saradomin armour was alwayts around 3.5 mil when free trade was around and before the G.E. came around. Since the removal of free trade and the arrival of the GE. I have seen the value soar to 6.5-ish mil. Obviously the G.E. price was not even neart the street value. Now that the updates are most likely going to occur, the price of saradomin armour is crashing back down towards its street value of 3.5m
Basically, if free trade is going to be brought back, I would LOVE to see the G.E. stay and for it to somehow stay as close to actual street value as possible. The G.E. could be more like a database to figure out the street value of an item. This would simplify things greatly and would save players the time of running around and trying to figure it out from other players. It would also help prevent item scamming as players would be able to check the database before making a purchase.
Sorry for such a long post. I tend to use far more words than necessary. :P

30-Dec-2010 04:52:28 - Last edited on 30-Dec-2010 04:53:25 by Pk555664

Kai Hiwatari
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Kai Hiwatari

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im really hyped about this update as i really missed the old days of runescape, but yet i have a few concerns regarding the GE. the GE is really useful in the sense that it ahs a fixed price limit and so prices seem to be stable and me being a miner, i find it really useful to sell the ores i mine at a godd and stable price. what worries me now is that with the removal of the upper and lower limits in the GE, what will happen to the prices?? will they drop or will JAGEX look into keeping the prices as they are??
regards,
XF

30-Dec-2010 04:57:04

RiverTroll
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RiverTroll

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I would like to say:
I am for once pleased with jagex!
I quit playing this game earlier this year due to having no free time to waste. A friend told me about this vote, and I'll subscribe again because of this, and now I have a little down time I think It will be a perfect game to play verses more involving games like black ops.

30-Dec-2010 05:02:10

I Chief Kush

I Chief Kush

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scamming will be back larger then it is atm ofc... but its not jagedx's fault for the scammers its the scammed persons fault for not paying attention and reading deals ive had more then my fair share of scams but i just used the report button and got over myself....
therefor im hoping for the free trade because the current economy has ruined my total gp too the point that i feel its not worth earning it back.
now old wilderness i was still and early player when the wilderness was changed therefor it didnt affect me as much... but i still would like it to be brought back because the current system isnt worth pking. now gold sites are going to be a big problem too. but i am waiting to get the old wildy back just so i can have my revenge on lures and teach them a low level magic spell called telly grab

30-Dec-2010 05:06:37

Eeluf

Eeluf

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I believe that having both free-trade and the Wilderness reinstated will ensure both benefits and problems. Most players that support the idea of the renewal of free-trade most likely don't recall the always fluctuating prices of popular items when free-trade existed. ALSO, price-manipulating clans may have their hay-day when they can easily merchant and shape the Runescape market. With the second introduction of free-trade also will come the influx of macroers that seek only to produce money to sell via RWT (real-world trading). Macroers are a problem even now, and shouldn't be disregarded while making this decision. ALSO, scamming was very prevelent among players during the unrestricted trade of the distant past. Yes, not having free-trade can be tedious for 'actual' players that abide by the rules, but its definitely not worth it for the problems that will ensue.
The reinstatement of the Wilderness, however, might have more benefits than that of free-trade. Wilderness was a very notable activity within Runescape and helped define it as an MMORPG. Also, those who choose not to PK can do so. I believe that the Wild should be replaced using its old mechanics and qualities, but maybe only in select worlds; leaving worlds for players who wish to pursue other activities that involve the wilderness. RWT can also be accomplished by use of the Wilderness and its 'full-drops'; I personally don't have a suggestion for this, but I think it is mentionable.

30-Dec-2010 05:10:36

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I myself am looking forward to this update as I did not get the opertunity to experience the old wildy as well as free trade.
I do how ever think that we are not getting nearly enough information on what the changes will do and to what degree the changes might be taken. I myself love doing the penguin hunt and if i cant get through the wildy with out being killed by some nerd who is being a smart ass then i say no to old wildy. but I do think that free trade would be great as it will get rid of the price manipulators like 2lum and wefightge. they make it a real hassle when they merch items we need. if any thing i think free trade will get rid of alot of scamming that comes through price manipulation and taking advantage of newer players who so desperatly want to make some easy money.
I vote yes but with some doubt that I want the wildy.

30-Dec-2010 05:16:20

lReturn

lReturn

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Nothing pizzes me off more than seeing all these turtle-neck toting newf.a.q.s complaining that they were scammed or lured back when they were six years old.
Please, read the rules, the age limit for this game was clearly 13 for the longest time. It's a shame that this games only asset might never return because these kiddies are afraid of loosing some pixels.

30-Dec-2010 05:20:21 - Last edited on 30-Dec-2010 05:22:13 by lReturn

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