Merchant Archive
Thread: Global Searching: An Alternative Plan
Seilyn_Nox
Wed Mar 16, 2005 7:17 pm
#14
Excellent! Now that's a vendor/bazaar search option! Love the idea for private sales! Excellent suggestion Doc! Hear hear!
Now to push this through into development and we'll be.... er... wha? They've already got something going in test now? It does what? It allows you to do WHAT?! Ah man... 
SystemJinx
Thu Mar 17, 2005 11:34 pm
#15
DocSavag wrote:
Elyssa wrote:
It's almost like this isn't the first time you've thought about the issue.
What are you insinuating? Are you suggesting that I've been peddling ideas like this one for more than a year? And that any dev who wanted to read alternative ideas could have just dropped by for a visit and read them before posting, then implementing the current abomination? Shocking suggestion Elyssa!!!
Tsk Tsk Doc. I almost noticed a little hostility in that post. I wonder how the nurses in the retirement home put up with you...
Elyssa
Thu Mar 17, 2005 11:44 pm
#16
He's just upset that my vendors are prettier than his.
...which is scary when you really think about it.
Isrem
Fri Mar 18, 2005 1:04 pm
#18
Why planetary search at Advertising I? Advertising III would be the appropriate, that is the skill where you can register on the map. And since a galactic search is even better than a planetary the galactic should be higher than the highest planetary register skill, which would be master.
DesktopSaki
Fri Mar 18, 2005 1:56 pm
#19
You know, it's occurred to me that right now, with this global search, what they've basically done is let anyone with Business III just have a bunch of extra Bazaar sales, but with no price cap. All that the other boxes do is just give you more Bazaar slots.
They definitely need to make the planetary and galaxy searches take a reasonable amount of MERCHANT skill.
DocSavag
Sat Mar 19, 2005 12:06 am
#20
Elyssa wrote:He's just upset that my vendors are prettier than his....which is scary when you really think about it.
Lies!
DocSavag
Sat Mar 19, 2005 12:07 am
#21
DesktopSaki wrote:You know, it's occurred to me that right now, with this global search, what they've basically done is let anyone with Business III just have a bunch of extra Bazaar sales, but with no price cap. All that the other boxes do is just give you more Bazaar slots.They definitely need to make the planetary and galaxy searches take a reasonable amount of MERCHANT skill.
Yep..Business III people just went from 25 Bazaar Entries at 6k to 100 bazaar entries at no cap. Happy Birthday non merchants.
Vastar
Sat Mar 19, 2005 7:42 pm
#22
Sometimes I think about deleting my character, starting over as a non-merchant and not telling anyone my new name.
Vastar
Sat Mar 19, 2005 7:43 pm
#23
Vastar wrote:
Sometimes I think about deleting my character, starting over as a non-merchant and not telling anyone my new name.
Crap, did I say that out loud?
(Woulda been a good idea, Doc.
)
Ani_cul
Sat Mar 19, 2005 7:54 pm
#24
DocSavag wrote:
DesktopSaki wrote:
You know, it's occurred to me that right now, with this global search, what they've basically done is let anyone with Business III just have a bunch of extra Bazaar sales, but with no price cap. All that the other boxes do is just give you more Bazaar slots.
They definitely need to make the planetary and galaxy searches take a reasonable amount of MERCHANT skill.
Yep..Business III people just went from 25 Bazaar Entries at 6k to 100 bazaar entries at no cap. Happy Birthday non merchants.
and slowly all the things I holdpride in
thatI worked thru without grind
and without a holo to tell me to,
thingsImade the choice foras a profession
knowing that I would already be defending my choice
knowng that combat would never see me as a equal
it is all being whittled away and turned into the populace gets what you earned instead of what the deserve free for all...
ZahrIna
Sun Mar 20, 2005 12:08 am
#25
Ani_cul wrote:
DocSavag wrote:
DesktopSaki wrote:
You know, it's occurred to me that right now, with this global search, what they've basically done is let anyone with Business III just have a bunch of extra Bazaar sales, but with no price cap. All that the other boxes do is just give you more Bazaar slots.
They definitely need to make the planetary and galaxy searches take a reasonable amount of MERCHANT skill.
Yep..Business III people just went from 25 Bazaar Entries at 6k to 100 bazaar entries at no cap. Happy Birthday non merchants.
and slowly all the things I holdpride in
thatI worked thru without grind
and without a holo to tell me to,
thingsImade the choice foras a profession
knowing that I would already be defending my choice
knowng that combat would never see me as a equal
it is all being whittled away and turned into the populace gets what you earned instead of what the deserve free for all...
Exactly, Ani!
kiyrilla
Sun Mar 20, 2005 11:49 am
#26
This option also excludes crafters, that don't have SPs to add Merchant. The GVS give these crafterts visiablity, and you're taking that away from them again. They don't have multiple venders, just the ones bus II &IV gives, and more than enough for them. They have limited resources and can make small amounts of items, but it does let them earn a living. The GVS would' bring new customers in, and you're taking it away from them. They will be back the way it was pre-GVS, players running past their fully stocked shop, and to bunch of poorly stocked or empty group of vendors. As for those that want instant delivery, you should be able to purchase the item(s) off the public bazaar, but have to go to the shop to get it. Merchants/crafters, if the person is banned from your shop or mall, but made a purchase, they should have a friend send you an in-game e-mail, and arrange a time to be allowed to get themthe item(s). The same friend, who sent the e-mail, should be present also. If you don't want the banned person(s) buying from you, refund their credits, and wait 30 days for the item(s) to kick back to you.