SE, please poll the playerbase - AH: Yes or NoFollow

I just think it doesn't need to be either or. I mean if SE brings in an AH and then says I can't get more retainers cause they have no purpose - that would suck (I WANT MORE RETAINERS!) cause you know even just 20 AH (equivalent in MW) spots beats what XI had (7?). I just think SE should think about having the market wards and the AH - just have different things be able to found in different places. Crystals, beastman currency, raw materials, consumables, parts (other stuff that makes sense) should be on the AH - quest items, finished equipment, "rare" items, currencies (let us sell guildmarks!) could be in the wards.

There could also be a misc bazaar ward where tax was reduced on whatever where there isn't even a search function? Just let people put their retainers up and sell random sh*te - anything goes? Then the crazy shopper types could have their outlet (they do exist - but the people who hate that thing wouldn't have to participate)? And a repair ward of course - and a "seeking items" ward - fully searchable.

I would vote yes for AH. But Poll isnt really needed. Votes for Ah would win I think. Anyway in my opinion there should be 3 different AHs. For every main city 1 AH. Like now with retainers wards, every ward is different. So this way should be AH as well.

3 Auction Houses, each own for every city.

1 Auction House for whole server is imo nonsense.

Also how would AH work together with retainers ? Retainers can seek repairs or items, AH cant. Also Auction Houses can have got higher taxe than retainers. So retainers sell for higher price will be more profitable.
If there would be search function for "repairs seeks and offers for repair / rewards" + "what does retainer seek (item) search", then more usage they will get.

Edited, Jan 22nd 2011 11:45am by Breberka

Ya, its sounds reasonable enough. Rare and Unique shouldnt be allowed at AH. Signed. Retainers still could sell unique, rare.

Thats another idea, how to keep retainers in business. I hope someone from dev team will see this post.

I don't want them to do the AH because the market wards will be pointless then.

If they gave us a better search, than the market wards are just an AH without automatic delivery or buying.

Heres some features of the market wards you may be forgetting:
YOU CAN SELL TO THEM. If they added a Search for Buyers then why would you even WANT an auction house? When you could walk up to Retainers, and unload your items for way more gil than NPCs

Retainers = double or triple inventory space.
More retainers, even purchasable for money > AH

All they have to do to fix the market ward search is, as stated above, Buyer search, and once you select an item, show another menu showing all the wards and how many of the item you searched for is in each ward. Because people put sh*t in the wrong wards and wonder why it doesn't sell - cuz people can't search for it.