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marnick · Feb 24, 2011, 08:22 PM // 20:22

Just for an auction house, wow style or even as basic as aion style, 15 euros without thinking twice. Even without any extra content in the package.

You?

FengShuiDove · Feb 24, 2011, 08:39 PM // 20:39

Nothing. It's too late in the cycle of the game to pay for functionality in my mind.

Intrinsic · Feb 24, 2011, 08:59 PM // 20:59

It's not possible to have with the current game engine. We tried out several implementations during testing back in 06/07 around NF release time and settled on the one we have in game now.

sykoone · Feb 24, 2011, 09:03 PM // 21:03

The live team is only a few people, with only one major programmer. To build an auction house would be nearly impossible for them to do.

Fay Vert · Feb 24, 2011, 09:06 PM // 21:06

That would be like buying a saddle for a dead horse.

chuckles79 · Feb 24, 2011, 09:07 PM // 21:07

actually the design of the land area that will be Embark Beach was going to be a full auction house and the scripting and programming was well on the way to completion.
They never really announced why the idea was scrapped, but unless it was because of overwhelming technical bugs; it would be a less ambitious change than Embark Beach is going to be.

Ghost Dog · Feb 24, 2011, 09:18 PM // 21:18

No need, well there was a huge need but yeah GW2 will have one so I'm happy.

jazilla · Feb 24, 2011, 09:25 PM // 21:25

i wouldn't. it's great in other games but i have never had a prob with buying or selling in gw1. also, you are posting this on the site that has the most items up for sale on it lol.

go cubs · Feb 24, 2011, 09:30 PM // 21:30

I would love it, guildwars definitely needs it but it aint gonna happen.

Shayne Hawke · Feb 24, 2011, 10:01 PM // 22:01

I would pay nothing for something like an auction house to be implemented.

Xsiriss · Feb 24, 2011, 10:02 PM // 22:02

Lol no. Been discussed to death and told it wouldn't be implemented. Maybe for GW2 but definitely not, and no need for, in GW.

Deviant Angel · Feb 24, 2011, 10:05 PM // 22:05

Smells like decomp up in here...

I wouldn't pay a dime. Anyone else getting sick of people constantly saying that they would pay for features that should be free?

shinta_himura · Feb 24, 2011, 10:05 PM // 22:05

You sicken me, OP. The fact that you're just offering up your money like this without any prompting what so ever... and for what? An auction house? Something that should never be a cash shop only feature?

You sicken me. Anet would be perfectly happy to exploit fools like you, too. This is just sick. Please close and delete the thread before they get any ideas.

Lest121 · Feb 24, 2011, 10:47 PM // 22:47

I would not pay for a AH, it should have been in the game since day one but Anet was too lazy to deal with the gold sellers, so gamers payed the ultimate price of typing WTS/WTB and wasting valuable time instead of playing.

Rumi The Poet · Feb 25, 2011, 12:27 AM // 00:27

Hell yeah, screw powertraders. . bring it on ill pay . qq ?

wilebill · Feb 25, 2011, 01:01 AM // 01:01

Just not worth it at this stage of the game if it ever was worth it. Plus an AH leads to abuses that can take years to correct if ever unless you design to minimize those from the outset. It is a huge job for the developers.

What would have worked would have been player shops, such as the player cat shops in Perfect World; but only if restrictions had been imposed on their placement. No cat shop near storage or NPCs. Only so many cat shops per outpost. Reasonable unattended or no activity time limit.

Likely they will have either an AH or Consignment House in GW 2 but nothing about it yet.

Kojima · Feb 25, 2011, 01:13 AM // 01:13

Nah. maybe for GW2 but GW1 doesnt really need one, not anymore.

dawnmist · Feb 25, 2011, 02:30 AM // 02:30

An auction house is useless if not everyone can use it.

Who are you intending to sell your goodies to?

It's not something I think can be charged to unlock - having your customers locked away from your items for sale because they haven't bought access to the AH kinda makes listing the items for sale pointless...

Swingline · Feb 25, 2011, 03:52 AM // 03:52

Its far to late to put an AH into this game. They even tried but just could not for technical reasons so they settled on the party search function for all trading purposes. For the idea to purchase the ability to use the AH is a horrible idea. GW2 will have an AH(ty god) so all will be well when it comes out. I can almost guarantee the amount of items you can sell will have a cap but I dont know if you will be able to buy additional slot throught the GW2 cash shop.

SongOf · Feb 25, 2011, 04:22 AM // 04:22

I would pay nothing- it should have been implemented a long time ago during GW's prime, and the fact that everyone would benefit means it should be free.

at this point, I'd rather their resources go to developing GW2's auction system (which sounds good already)