HogoBojo 3937 Popular Post Share Posted July 16, 2022 what's up guys uhh good evening and shit it's like 10:49 PM, The Administration has for some time been considering the implementation of big changes to the Auction House. Throughout time, the Auction house has been a rather contested topic, one which players have had a wide variety of opinions on. Some wish for the status quo (the same as it is currently), some wish for its removal, while others believe it should be changed but still maintained as a feature of the server. Recently, several nations have voluntarily removed them due to their unpopularity, among other reasons. However, other players do respect and see use in the auction house, and thus, the Administration has wanted to implement changes based on player reception. Below we’re going to list our four big options on what we could, or should do regarding Auction Houses. As well, any opinions, arguments, thoughts, etc. are encouraged in the replies so that we can gather all the feedback we can, and deliberate not only what to do for next map, but what we can do now. Option 1 - The Status Quo This option is the simplest. Simply put, nothing changes. People like auction houses where they are now. Players may decide if they have them or not within their settlements and do nothing more. Option 2 - Full Removal The more radical option, this completely removes The Auction House. This spurs local trade and running to specific cities more, goods passing by word of mouth via auto-shops, forum trades, and manually-run shops. Option 3 - No Signed Items ("The Convenience Store") A compromise, this option removes only signed items from the auction house. This includes roleplay items, story items such as magical crafts or botanical herbs, and so on. Items may be described, but not signed by players, staff, and so on. This would make The Auction House only eligible to carry unsigned items like raw materials, blocks, food, and so on. Default minecraft items. This option encourages players to trade their vanilla minecraft items on the auction house, while seeking out shops in cities for roleplay items. Option 4 - No Unsigned Items Another compromise, what this option entails is the removal of unsigned items. Meaning, the auction house would only sell crafts of player make and player signage. This could be event items, customized food, armour, gear, etc. like normal, alongside herbs, nodes, etc.. This option encourages players to trade their customized items on the auction house, while seeking out shops in cities for default items. As a note, we are not considering local auction houses as an option. Those are all the current options that we have in consideration at this time, and are looking to implement one of those going forward. Additionally, please give any detailed thoughts below that you may have. Thank you for your time and we look forward to your feedback, Hogo & Squak 31 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rukio 8908 Share Posted July 16, 2022 I think AH should be left alone, to be honest. It allows people to do things with anonymity, which is necessary given how people treat a player's MCname and inherent bias when compared to how the character should be treated. 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
outcook 724 Share Posted July 16, 2022 I think the auction houses should just stay. They've been in place for a long time and it's a good way for people to make minas and what not. Trade RP isn't 100% demolished with it's existence either, I do both trade RP and place items on the auction house - all works out fine. 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronin_champloo 5950 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Let it be used as a place to sell vanilla mats, but not ST and player signed stuff — don’t allow edited items, pretty much Merchant RP is basically killed by the fact that the best way to make minas is just to sell stuff on the AH; I want to see caravans, actual shops, etc. 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1_Language_1 1668 Share Posted July 16, 2022 The only change I would make is making the Armor Category for RP-signed swords/chisels/shears/armor only. It blends in too much with the pvp-armor, so people often don't look. You can already find pvp armor everywhere, it doesn't need to be on AH. The AH let's us buy rp items that we're not going to be able to find in nations. I don't want to buy a gift from Haense for a Haense child because it can already be found in Haense. Now if you want to go nuts and "unique" with AH then you can make it where it's only enabled during the weekend 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamikazeReaper 400 Share Posted July 16, 2022 the Auction House should just be left alone, it offers so much for people and as said the anonymitet is great and giving how timezones are just so mixed, but still high in the US zone. It helps alot of people getting ahold of items that otherwise are outside their reach. Not only that it boosts trade massive, i have items i otherwise would never be able to get my hands on without having to go deep OOC to remotely get it. In the end if you dont like it dont use it, Oren and Haense has chosen to remove it and thats their thing, i will just go elswhere for my trading needs, when oren first did it i went to haense more to trade in store and using the AH even opened up a store there for a spell 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nooblius 5609 Popular Post Share Posted July 16, 2022 Full Removal. Anything less is lore elitism, that valid RP can only come from signed RP items, or worse yet ST signed items. I beg everyone to consider full removal, because I am telling you it will positively impact people's abilities to create Mercantile RP. I am someone who the last two maps did a lot of mercantile RP, and have begun to dip into it again this map- the AH especially this map has ruined a lot of good opportunities for new player experiences in my assessment. 32 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borin 5143 Share Posted July 16, 2022 full removal. i have seen no issues with the removal of auction houses in both haense and oren. the potential of removing the AH altogether and forcing people to rp and use rp shops, are, imo, plentiful. the potential next map of, if the lack of an AH is combined with improved ability to gain and utilise next to a road, at crossroads and checkpoints where people will rp, pass by, etc, is absolutely huge. I want the magic bozos to go around and sell their wares. I want the blacksmiths to do blacksmith rp, and sell their stuff that way from a city, town or village. I want the stuff thats sold in AHs to be sold at marketplaces and market events. Need lots of a block, lots of food, lots of stuff you get from AH? Simply make a trade agreement with someone! I don't see why AH should exist when it can simply be replaced by RP. Haven't got the stuff you need in your village/town/city? Travel to another one and explore. If you're at war with a place that has what you need, that opens up avenues of either having to make do, try and find it elsewhere, or do the illegal, possibly rp creating act of sneaking into said place, or making backdoor deals. 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveller 2029 Share Posted July 16, 2022 2 minutes ago, Nooblius said: Full Removal. YOU HEARD THE GREEN LORE MAN GET IT OUT OF HERE 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
megavoltar 1107 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Removal of Signed Items make traders, merchants, and rare sellers much more of a valuable commodity, no one would really care about selling perfume or anything on the markets, but at least for a start it would be nice to have wandering caravans and bid wars much more involved for valued things like Thanhium, enchanted weapons, the works. As another benefit, you can't just slap on an insane mina label for something like 'Esteemed Artifact of Anthos' without someone in an irp bid war calling bullshit on its value 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBox 3191 Share Posted July 16, 2022 I personally enjoy seeing intense magical items and artifacts on sale for thousands of minas on the daily. Buying enchanted items from across the map and automatically knowing how to activate them is great! Full removal or only selling blocks needs to be the change here, people who think you can’t sell anonymously without it clearly haven’t put much thought behind the issue. 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gameingg 603 Share Posted July 16, 2022 DEATH TO THE AUCTION HOUSE 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowHasLeft 58 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Full removal def. The current AH completely obliterates irp-marketing i think. It doesnt seem right how its so easy to flood the economy with cheaply made rp-items. In having that player to player interaction, people would (hopefully) actually put work into their descriptions. Ive seen countless items with blatantly copy-pasted descriptions being signed and sold, and it doesnt quite feel right. My thoughts: REMOVE AH COMPLETELY 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rukio 8908 Share Posted July 16, 2022 3 minutes ago, BobBox said: Full removal or only selling blocks needs to be the change here, people who think you can’t sell anonymously without it clearly haven’t put much thought behind the issue. Moreso the issue of people being biased against OOC playernames when buying anonymously. I shouldn't have to go through someone else to buy something because people will react poorly to my name OOC being rukio. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WOWJ 2621 Share Posted July 16, 2022 No ST signed stuff on there is my take, building blocks and non-st signed swords are fine IMO. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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