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Metal Little
Dec Member 2006

Metal Little

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Double-posted accidentally, but still...

1. Make it so that the GE doesn't formulate, price tag, or set prices (GE values) on items. By doing so, the price can't be easily manipulated, and players won't be coerced into buying or selling at the manipulated "market price" all the time. Also, players will maintain a great degree of control over prices rather than the system telling them a formulated buying or selling price. Instead, the GE or price checker should only provide a price range on an item. That would also eliminate the dreaded hassle of buying or selling at 5% over or under the market price. For example, the price of mind runes would show 3-5 GP instead of 4 GP.

2. Like the TP, the GE should show candidate offers from other players so that players can ultimately decide on the best offer rather than going gung-ho on a totally automated system.

3. Instead of a totally automated system, the GE should have a "Buy from Player X" and "Sell to Player X" option. Afterwards, the money or items can be collected from the collection box or the GE.

4. If players need to price an item, it should be done in the same manner as the GE. It should only include a price range (the minimum and maximum price) without giving an absolute value in a similar fashion as OS Buddy's price checker.

5. The only time the mean price, absolute value, or GE value of an item should be implemented is with Coin Share and Loot Share. Otherwise, buying and selling items should be based on a price range and players' willingness.

6. In the event of a newly-released item, again, no GE-suggested price or market value should be given. It should be entirely up to the players to determine the price range as will all items.

7. Lastly, make the GE accessible and available in every bank rather than in just one location. People claim the GE is convenient, but nothing is convenient about being limited to trading in one spot whereas
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20-Jan-2015 21:36:52 - Last edited on 20-Jan-2015 21:37:48 by Metal Little

St8hunter
Aug Member 2022

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^ This guy knows his stuff. As long as people can decide their own prices I'll survive, that is without a pricechecker, average price etc. Not sure about coinshare and lootshare though....

20-Jan-2015 21:55:09 - Last edited on 20-Jan-2015 21:56:54 by St8hunter

Bobbym

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KEEP G.E EXACTLY THE SAME BUT! Put G.e In either Falador or varrock. Preferably Falador since it hasnt been a trade city for some time now and players always complain about wanting Fally trade, So might be an actual good out come.

20-Jan-2015 22:15:35 - Last edited on 20-Jan-2015 22:17:12 by Bobbym

Metal Little
Dec Member 2006

Metal Little

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Bobbym said :
KEEP G.E EXACTLY THE SAME BUT! Put G.e In either Falador or varrock. Preferably Falador since it hasnt been a trade city for some time now and players always complain about wanting Fally trade, So might be an actual good out come.

For your information, Falador hasn't been a trade city since post-GE. Varrock West Bank has been the epicenter of trade in OSR. Know your facts!

Also, only the shepherds and sheep want OSR to become RS3 V2 with that flawed and manipulation-prone GE system. If it does, then I bade OSR a good fight. Think about the bigger picture.
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Bring back the old look on male Armadyl armor!

52-time OSRS/3 Skill Master

20-Jan-2015 22:23:47 - Last edited on 20-Jan-2015 22:30:53 by Metal Little

FoggyDreamer
Dec Member 2013

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I am not happy about having a G.E.; however, if there is going to be one, make sure that only players who are online will be able to sell and also players who are not "off private". The advantage of selling should go to those who are available to private message and who are also online. That will limit a lot of price manipulation if the players can't do it offline. Besides, online players should have the benefit of selling first. You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation - Plato

20-Jan-2015 23:54:42

Julzy

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Grimy herbs are a solution to the unid problem with the addition of the grand exchange. however this would cause the herblore market to crash. I recommend the idea of having the inability of selling unids to the grand exchange, but of course still allow the trading of clean herbs.

21-Jan-2015 00:31:55

yoqurt
Nov Member 2022

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FoggyDreamer said :
... The advantage of selling should go to those who are available to private message and who are also online. That will limit a lot of price manipulation if the players can't do it offline. Besides, online players should have the benefit of selling first.

Great idea.

21-Jan-2015 00:32:06

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