RuneScape Forum Archive | Dev blog: Trading Solution V2

Muffins Alt

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Brilliant idea, I would prefer an automatic/offline AH, similar to World of Warcrafts (where you can see everyones offer)

Question though, if person A sells a whip for 1.1m, then 20 other people undercut him by 1 GP, his offer will fall so far down the pecking order. It works on WoW because there's only 1 realm per AH, but for ~150 worlds, would it work?

Counter argument to the above though, World 1 could still remain active? - Put the trading post where the G.E was, making it an active trading hub also?

Brilliant idea all round though. Fully support

29-May-2014 01:10:48 - Last edited on 29-May-2014 01:11:11 by Muffins Alt

Enter Walrus

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I agree with what others have been saying before. If it turns out that people vote for the AH but no trading through AH, don't waste your time developing it. There are much better things to work on like the new skill.

However I am in total support of a trading post where you can trade through the post. This is the best compromise. People who like meeting new people still can because their usernames and things will be posted on the trading post.

Certain things are becoming broken and unfair on osrs. One example would be slayer. If i wanted to sell every slayer drop I got, It'd take me 10 minutes per task, this is a huge exp waste and makes it not worth selling the drops. This means slayer isn't as profitable and less likely to be trained.

Certain quests require more time to find the damn items than to do the quest. People may argue "if a person is rich and can buy redberries for 5k ea when needed for a quest then that person has an unfair advantage." Time is money and money is time. That person took the time to earn that 5k and so in the long run there is no advantage to the players who D.I.Y. or to the players who have money.

The trading post would simply allow players to play their own way. Some players love grinding skills and D.I.Y.'ing for materials and ingredients. That's fine, that's how they want to play. Currently however, there is no system in place for players like me who want to simply grind bosses or grind money-making. Both options take relatively the same time, it's just one option is more appealing to one type of player. A trading post with trading through the post would allow players to play their own way, and open up more possibilities.

I think you get my point, if not i can keep on with more examples and etc etc.

too long? didn't read? A trading post with trading through the post would allow players to play their own way, and open up more possibilities, It would not give any advantages to rich players, or take away player interaction.

29-May-2014 01:25:32

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mattheu

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I swear everyone who supports the ge type solution says they like it because it makes everything so much easier....if you want easy just go play rs3 im sure it takes you about 3 months to max a character out now * days.

29-May-2014 01:27:45

Enter Walrus

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I swear everyone who supports the ge type solution says they like it because it makes everything so much easier....if you want easy just go play rs3 im sure it takes you about 3 months to max a character out now * days.

There is a big difference between a game being easy, and a game pointlessly wasting my time.

It doesn't make the game "harder" to have the current trading system. What it does is make the game take longer. I'm all for a tough game (rs is not one) but I am against a game wasting my time for no good reason. nothing is gained through the current trade system

29-May-2014 01:31:10

twiztedkill

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Imagine this; I need wines of zamorak. No one is selling so I run up to them and someone is already there collecting them. I ask him, if by chance he is selling any. He says yes but waiting til he gets a bunch. I say great i add him. he pms me when he has his amount and is still pming me to see what I need now. A friend. he's kinda new so i help with knowledge of the game, where to find stuff or whatever.
That is like the old days, find a guy who collects what you need and keep him added. I rarely use Zyb.
I have played this game for almost 10 years and not quit. I couldn't get the hang of eoc but i was 99 in all combat so i didn't need. Then new quests started coming out I couldn't do because of the cb, i was about to quit when rs07 came into vote.
The main page talks of nostalgia and history of the game but you post ge players dont know how to play. No one tries buying something for hours, what a ridiculous thing.
But i dont get what you guys are talking about, the vote is 77% for the ge

29-May-2014 01:46:23

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Norb

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I am soooooo glad #4 didn't pass. It would have definitely ruined OSRS for me. The way the current poll stands they will develop a system similar to Z yb or the Market Forums which is helpful, but not extreme.

The grand exchange changed the game and economy too much in my opinion. I would rather wait a bit and work for my items then have them instantly delivered effortlessly. That was a huge part of the original 07 days.

29-May-2014 02:10:14

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IL0L

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twiztedkill3 ive read most all your posts on this dev blog none have which have offered a solution to the world 1 mess and time it takes to trade.... something to keep in mind even when this trade post gets made you can still aimlessly wonder around looking for friends to collect things for you *1 month later* but you have to look at runescape as a whole not just my opinion or your opinion i think a trade AH or GE will not only benifit Vetern players like ourselves but the brand new character thats learning the game.......no matter the argument runescape has to keep making money....or none of us will get to enjoy it much longer....this update in no way hampers the experience of community thats you speak so much about. But like i said everyone has opinions but some things need to change for osrs to be intreasting to new players....nothing crazy like EOC but small quality of life updates that keep my majority of the player base happy and from commiting pixle suicide from trying to obtain quest items or arrows

29-May-2014 02:21:46

Eggs

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twiztedkill3 ive read most all your posts on this dev blog none have which have offered a solution to the world 1 mess and time it takes to trade....

What mess?

29-May-2014 02:31:08

Enter Walrus

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Imagine this; I need wines of zamorak. No one is selling so I run up to them and someone is already there collecting them. I ask him, if by chance he is selling any. ...(omitted for length)...
I have played this game for almost 10 years and not quit. I couldn't get the hang of eoc but i was 99 in all combat so i didn't need. Then new quests started coming out I couldn't do because of the cb, i was about to quit when rs07 came into vote.
The main page talks of nostalgia and history of the game but you post ge players dont know how to play. No one tries buying something for hours, what a ridiculous thing.
But i dont get what you guys are talking about, the vote is 77% for the **

It's great that that is how you play. You have every right to play that way! I ask you, what would change if we added a trading post with trading through the post? People would still be collecting wine, you could still go add this person and use him as a friend to collect things.. but you aren't the only player on osrs.

For a game to succeed it has to appeal to different types of playing. There's nothing wrong with how you play, but for me? I prefer to make the money and buy it quickly and efficiently so i can get back to what I enjoy doing, making money, bossing, pvm.

I am also a 10 year vet, and I believe this new system would not inhibit peoples ability to make friends (hell people like me who are just trying to trade as quick as possible N E V E R make friends they're on my list for 30 seconds). You can still play your way with the new trading solution, but with the current one I cant play my way. Let me play my own way! that's what osrs is about power to the players!

This new system will not change the way you play that much, let's be honest. You still have the characters names and everything else whom you're trading with.

29-May-2014 02:31:36

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2014

Sanotsuto

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I am soooooo glad #4 didn't pass. It would have definitely ruined OSRS for me. The way the current poll stands they will develop a system similar to Z yb or the Market Forums which is helpful, but not extreme.

The grand exchange changed the game and economy too much in my opinion. I would rather wait a bit and work for my items then have them instantly delivered effortlessly. That was a huge part of the original 07 days.

The poll isn't done yet, I'm hoping the rest of the common sense crowd shows up a little late to rescue this poll with the ~3% more we need to not waste time with a broken trading system.

29-May-2014 02:46:51