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Cajjj

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Once again, Jagex is immersing themselves into deep water by introducing a system that looks all too similar to the Grand Exchange, the bane of Old School.

It's not necessary to update this game on a weekly basis. Some small fixes and bug removals if need be, but nothing more than that. Perhaps they should focus on actual new content instead of rehashing what was present in pre-EOC. That is exactly where this game is heading right now, given the current circumstances.

Thankfully I don't have too many days left on my membership, and I will certainly be rethinking my decision to resubscribe if this abomination gets passed.

24-May-2014 08:09:33

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Once again, Jagex is immersing themselves into deep water by introducing a system that looks all too similar to the Grand Exchange, the bane of Old School.

It's not necessary to update this game on a weekly basis. Some small fixes and bug removals if need be, but nothing more than that. Perhaps they should focus on actual new content instead of rehashing what was present in pre-EOC. That is exactly where this game is heading right now, given the current circumstances.

Thankfully I don't have too many days left on my membership, and I will certainly be rethinking my decision to resubscribe if this abomination gets passed.

totally agree

24-May-2014 08:18:43 - Last edited on 24-May-2014 08:19:07 by Fearless 79

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you must realize: RuneScape in 2007 had a lower population than the pre-eoc era.





what?? there were 200k people during the evening in 2007 and in Jan 2008 after trade limit + no wildy 50% of them quitted, are you sure on this?

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Just read through the responses on this forum thread, and you'll realize that the truly dedicated OSRS players, those who are ranked in the top 1,000 overall, are supportive of an evolving of the current trading system.



indeed me and Cajjj are 300 and 600 ranked and we are totally disappointed of this new trading system

24-May-2014 08:28:29

Cajjj

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To give you a little history, the reason Old School was requested at all was to give people back the game they once loved. There was a private server in the process titled "RS 2006" that was going to be a reincarnation of Runescape 2 dating to around early-mid 2006. Sadly in January of last year the server was shut down by Jagex, letting down our hopes for another RS2 game. In the process, little did people know Jagex was in the works for an "old school" game, which would lead into the vote count.

Now originally, several people, including myself, wanted a 2006 version of the game because we felt that it was one of the best years for Runescape, a time when more people played for the enjoyment. Unfortunately August 2007 (just before the release of GWD) was the oldest backup Jagex could find and it was something we had to accept. By the beginning of March 2013 the vote count had ended, resulting in some 450,000+ votes, not quite enough to reach the 500,000 threshold. 750,000 votes would of guaranteed a permanent Free to Play option, something I would of liked to see, if only gold farmers and bots hadn't took over in the main game.

It's been apparent from the start that trading in Varrock West is indeed a major issue. But I find it completely unnecessary to offer a "solution" in the midst of giving people wishing to play for free a chance. It upsets me that Jagex is speeding along in their development blogs the instant an update comes out as if it didn't really matter to them. Auction Houses have worked in other MMORPGs. Jagex is taking a huge risk with this, and with the upcoming Legacy Mode coming out for EOC, this could mean trouble for Old School. Then again, people are going to have mixed feelings on this trading solution. I for one find it completely unnecessary, and I think Jagex needs to expand upon what a certain third party website has already given us without messing up a core value in the gameplay.

24-May-2014 08:35:26 - Last edited on 24-May-2014 08:37:28 by Cajjj

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I vote this be placed in Ardougne. Since y'know... Ardougne already has a marketplace!
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24-May-2014 08:56:34

OG Maggerz

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I prefer an AH/GE free runescape, but it's inevitable that it'll be introduced due to the influence and drive merchers have to bring it in. Face to face trading is exciting, and putting it through an app is like going from trading at the London Stock Exchange to clicking buy on a computer. If it's going to happen, I may as well make suggestions.

Include a field which displays the price of each individual item (I only see total price on the mock up images).

I'd suggest the expiry time should be dependant upon the total value of the sale, or the quantity of items. A sale for 100,000 sharks should be allowed to run for longer than one for 1000.

The primary sorting method should be price low>high. If your post is bumped to the 2nd page because other players place better offers, you should be able to choose to receive notification of this via in game chat or mail.

As some players take this very seriously, would linking AH post status to a personal email address be viable? This would enable merchers to log in when a sale is complete to reinvest ASAP.

Alternatively you could bring the AH to a phone app for status checking only.

Hopefully the AH never comes to fruition, but as it looks highly likely, please make it work :) thanks.

24-May-2014 09:14:17

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It's been apparent from the start that trading in Varrock West is indeed a major issue. But I find it completely unnecessary to offer a "solution" in the midst of giving people wishing to play for free a chance. It upsets me that Jagex is speeding along in their development blogs the instant an update comes out as if it didn't really matter to them. Auction Houses have worked in other MMORPGs. Jagex is taking a huge risk with this, and with the upcoming Legacy Mode coming out for EOC, this could mean trouble for Old School. Then again, people are going to have mixed feelings on this trading solution. I for one find it completely unnecessary, and I think Jagex needs to expand upon what a certain third party website has already given us without messing up a core value in the gameplay.

What zbz does, is exploits a flaw in OSRS. It takes advantage of the minimal and insufficient player base and provides their solution to the problems this flaw presents. To suggest OSRS should be content with its flaws and allow what is essentially a parasite to have its way, seems questionable.

24-May-2014 09:15:18

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