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Wow, that's amazing. Maybe Square Enix really is taking a new approach to the RMTs. I'm quite impressed if they are. I guess I was wrong.

Firemyst wrote:Wow, that's amazing. Maybe Square Enix really is taking a new approach to the RMTs. I'm quite impressed if they are. I guess I was wrong.

Well, it ain't over until the fat taru sings . . . I hope this is more than hot air from S.E.

Like Sponge Bob is fond of saying, "I'm ready, I'm ready . . ."

I'm glad they are,
but I guess after that anouncement they had to.
It would cost a lot of players if they just said it and did nothing.
There was actually no doubt in my mind that they wouldn't.
(I'm the optimistic type )

But the question is,
how long wil they keep up this offensive.
I think Gilsellers will allways be there,
but thanks to this offensive there will be a lot less of them and we will be able to get items at normal prices again.

Holy crap, Gwynn! That is AWESOME.

(OK, we need a little dancing cat emoticon)

Anyway, I read that developer announcement yesterday, and it really made me excited. Also, check out the part about AH fees. People in the community (Allakhazam at least) are speculating that the AH fees will be a percentage of the current selling price, and this should prevent skyrocketing prices (as in the case of Archer's Rings). It might be harder to sell more expensive items (imagine selling a scroll of Erase or even a Kraken Club or a Scorpion Harness) because of the initial investment and how it cuts into the profits, but it might discourage price gouging. Tougher fees mean that it's riskier to jack up a price because it might not sell, and your gil would go down the drain. It might encourage player-to-player deals and bazaaring as well, which ties into another announced feature: those new SE forums for players. You could advertise those expensive items or schedule bazaars. That would cut out the middle-man of the auction house and the fee.

I'm fairly confident that this will at least ease the problem. Remember the issue with rusty caps? Rabao used to be laggy and crowded with rusty cap fishers. Now, it's the quiet oasis town it should be.

Sadly, this is too late for many people who have already bought those 1-million-gil Sniper's Rings or quit the game altogether. At least something is being done now.

Dukuji wrote:

Firemyst wrote:Wow, that's amazing. Maybe Square Enix really is taking a new approach to the RMTs. I'm quite impressed if they are. I guess I was wrong.

Well, it ain't over until the fat taru sings . . . I hope this is more than hot air from S.E.

Like Sponge Bob is fond of saying, "I'm ready, I'm ready . . ."

HEY! Speakin of that fat !@#$%, I think I seen her the other day eating the AH's out of sweets, maybe she's the reason in the next patch some of the foods are now gonna become stackable!

Thank god they're getting rid of those Fu.. reaking gilsellers. I'd like to be able to afford my uber-godly stuff before summer vacation. Though, the people who actually camp the LL or Emperor while they're actually at their computer will be kinda screwed.

EDIT :: Mispelled "Emperor"