Merchant Archive
Thread: So with the new bazaar search is there any reason to keep the advertising branch?
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Hazelina
Mon Mar 28, 2005 3:03 pm
#1
Before I dropped the branch I wanted to see if anyone had any opinions on this. Like if they will make this viable or not. Right now I see very little viability for most of the Merchant class. New clothes? Pass. merchant barking? Pass. Get to pick my own vendor? Whoopidy do. Being on the global map was one of the main reasons I picked up Merchant.
cosno
Mon Mar 28, 2005 3:26 pm
#3
I am keeping it because I want the added 1000 items to inventory that Master Merchant gives you.
Aside from that - its totally worthless.
SOE lately has a way of making things worthless in the game. Here are a couple of their big goofs - that they still have yet to address.
Lowered the time between heals and buffs for Docs = Hurt the Havala sales for Chefs. I have seen Chefs selling Havala as pet food at cheap prices.
Groups with Scouts and Rangers will not harvest more from a deal animal = Kill the sales of the harvesting droid that Droid Engineers Make. Harvesting droids on our server with 117 bonus use to go for 60-90k and they are on the bazaar for 30k - and still sales are in the dirt.
There are more but these are just a few. Its almost like SOE does not think of community impact when they make these changes - or simply does not care. Either way - its a shame they wont address these issues.
Freud
Crimsonsplat
Mon Mar 28, 2005 3:49 pm
#4
/whiney voiceon/
cosno wrote:
I am keeping it because I want the added 1000 items to inventory that Master Merchant gives you.
Aside from that - its totally worthless.
SOE lately has a way of making things worthless in the game. Here are a couple of their big goofs - that they still have yet to address.
Lowered the time between heals and buffs for Docs = Hurt the Havala sales for Chefs. I have seen Chefs selling Havala as pet food at cheap prices.
Groups with Scouts and Rangers will not harvest more from a deal animal = Kill the sales of the harvesting droid that Droid Engineers Make. Harvesting droids on our server with 117 bonus use to go for 60-90k and they are on the bazaar for 30k - and still sales are in the dirt.
There are more but these are just a few. Its almost like SOE does not think of community impact when they make these changes - or simply does not care. Either way - its a shame they wont address these issues.
Freud
Coooooooooooozzzzznoooooooooooooo!
/whiney voice off/
How could you forget: "Linked houses to the owner's bank account, so a well-stocked bank account means they don't go poof for YEARS."
Say bye-bye to house and furniture sales.
And "Added Anti-decay kits to the game, so anyone who can get a few never needs to replace their bestarmor or weapon again."
Nice cut in weapon and armor sales, as the folks that needed them the most now drop out of the market, or have less need to replace losses.
OldManDog
Mon Mar 28, 2005 4:07 pm
#5
"This is what I wish I wrote, Im Quoted if you really wanna read just scroll down."
Havla, as an example. Sure alot of us now have a few crates (including my chef who's sitting on a small stock, thanks to the update notes from TC that told me weeks in advance that they were reducing timers 2/3 for heals)
Im not losing money from havla, If anything Im making more money on Bivoli because Docs can pump out the buffs faster, (3 eats, buffing in Cnet/MO you dont have the stomac filling to eat both Havla and Bivoli anyways, or maybe now with the reduced food timers, which also helps my chef make more money, covering this supposed loss in business to the havla division, which was personal use for peoples ALT-Docs anyways and I think they deserve the break)
But these are just My Opinions, I am truly sorry that I upset you and that we couldn't have had a more constructive chat.
I started another thread to discuss this, as I think that some people really feel that the changes are bad/wrong/hurtful, and I would just like to talk about it, and try to maybe change the facts, so I can change your mind, and thus change your vote. That SOE isn't heartless, and they love us. They really do.
http://forums.station.sony.com/swg/board/message?board.id=Itemsloot&message.id=18553
Message Edited by OldManDog on 03-28-2005 07:22 PM
Message Edited by OldManDog on 03-28-2005 07:26 PM
cosno
Mon Mar 28, 2005 4:11 pm
#6
There is one in every crowd.
OldManDog wrote:
1) You say the reduction of heal times effects CHEFS!? What about the Doctors ( from both angles, I have 10+ crates of it sitting around, I know that I stopped making it (my chef) when I saw those update notes that were released over a week before that publish went live. I also love it, why should I need a food to properly heal/buff someone.).I seriously doubt that any chef really cares about havla, Personally I'm much more worried about all the brandy& ahrisa that I have, andhow the CU will effect them.
2) WHY ARE DRIOD SALES IN THE DIRT? Supply vs Demand. Secondly, the main purpose of a harvestor driod is so that You do NOT have to walk corpse to corpse to scout, giving you a range of 60m. Either way I don't even use it, the effort of pulling it out, setting a command & making sure it has batteries is too time consuming, I just eat the veghash and that's enough attentive attention that scouting is going to get.
I bet there are more, andI bet You're only looking at them from one perspective and it's a very messed up at that. "Worthless" is the "TIME" that we all spent waiting on 10 minute starships, shuttles, buff lines (and I'll quoteyou) "There are more but these are just a few. Its almost like SOE does*not*think of community impact when they make these changes" It was "US" who they were HELPING when they removed all this MOFO waiting around & If you cannot see it now, you'll never see it.
Why must I "Scout" alone, because there's a 40% group reduction on harvesting, F* that, it's boring, lonley and allready tidious... and what happend?!@?!?!@!? They removed the reduction, and added a 40% bonus & you think that this is a hurtful change to the game. Sheesh /rude
OldManDog
Mon Mar 28, 2005 4:12 pm
#7
cosno wrote:
I am keeping it because I want the added 1000 items to inventory that Master Merchant gives you.
If you had left this post at this
*****
but you had to hijack/ruin this thread with your two cents......
OldManDog
Mon Mar 28, 2005 4:13 pm
#8
cosno wrote:
There is one in every crowd.
One of me?
Or one of You?
Did you even take the time to read the post? How are these changes "Worthless" ?
Explain yourself.
ADK rock, and so does condemned housing..... Maybe it's the that I smoke, and the money I pay for this game but I like these changes that make it much more playable & enjoyable
Message Edited by OldManDog on 03-28-2005 06:15 PM
Message Edited by OldManDog on 03-28-2005 06:16 PM
cosno
Mon Mar 28, 2005 4:15 pm
#9
One of you. Look at your sig. We all know you are seeking a fight. And I will not be the one to give it to you.
So have a nice life.
OldManDog
Mon Mar 28, 2005 4:18 pm
#10
I could log one of my other accounts and bash you from there, this is the account I will use and I will have a nice life. and I'll have fun tonight when I log in and use my ADK shields, t21s, armour and buffs with no havla untill my hearts content. Im sorry you're bored and not playing, instead coming with your "Worthless" posts of "Worthlessness"
OldManDog
Mon Mar 28, 2005 4:20 pm
#11
cosno wrote:
One of you. Look at your sig. We all know you are seeking a fight. And I will not be the one to give it to you.
So have a nice life.
The fact is, I posted constructivly my own opinions on your views andbecause my SIG says Im looking for a fight you have nothing to say. /rofl good reply.
LyfoCutie
Mon Mar 28, 2005 4:49 pm
#12
OldManDog wrote:
cosno wrote:
One of you. Look at your sig. We all know you are seeking a fight. And I will not be the one to give it to you.
So have a nice life.
The fact is, I posted constructivly my own opinions on your views andbecause my SIG says Im looking for a fight you have nothing to say. /rofl good reply.
To me it appears Cosno posted his opinions constructively. You are the one that went with all the red and yello colors in large fonts and even tacked the fact on you were being rude to him.
It appears you are the one seeking a fight over this topic with him. Yeah to Cosno for being big enough not to let you bait him into a flame war.
Lyfo
OldManDog
Mon Mar 28, 2005 4:53 pm
#13
I wasn't trying to be "rude" After reading it, it makes me laugh. I was upset over comments made about scouting. I personally have spent endless hours alone & that change was sooooooo welcomed, that someone would have a complaint about it. Set me right off., it was quite off topic that someone asking about the ad branch of Merchant would recieve a rant & it offended me, thus I posted a reply in frustration. If you're actually interested, I'd like to carry it over to http://forums.station.sony.com/swg/board/message?board.id=Itemsloot&message.id=18553
come join me
Message Edited by OldManDog on 03-28-2005 06:55 PM
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