Wow Auction house Alterations 4 gone- 3 stay

Lenardo · 08-10-2004, 05:54 PM

eno just posted that as of this patch (the one most likely this week) the auction houses in darnessus stormwind thunderbluff and undercity are being REMOVED

only the ironforge, orgimarr and booty bay auction houses will remain and NEXT patch the booty bay one is being moved to gadgetzan...

thoughts??

Xandelwyn · 08-10-2004, 07:17 PM

I'd really rather they had time to solve the technical limitations of globally linking the auction houses, but this works for now.

Although I'm semi baffled at moving the booty bay auction house to Gadgetzan, taking a wait and see on that.

Andorion · 08-10-2004, 09:15 PM

That's like three birds with one stone... UC and SW were too crowded, Orgrimmar and Ironforge didn't have enough players, and there were too many markets.

I don't think I like Gadgetzan being the cross-faction trading post instead of BB, I was under the impression BB was going to be made "neutral" somehow, so guards would attack or maybe you couldn't pvp in town.

Hopefully Gadgetzan is getting a makeover, it's kinda puny right now - can you imagine a ton of horde/alliance there, crowded around an auctioneer?

Cybsled · 08-10-2004, 10:02 PM

Gadget is slightly more accessable to horde now, since you can taxi there from Ogrimar....as opposed to going to XR then running to Ratchet then taking the "boat" to Booty.

As for removing the popular auction houses...very interesting.

Blizzard needs to realize though that part of the reason UC was popular was because OGRI SUCKS ASS FOR TRADESKILLING. They need to evaluate the placement of some of the various tradeskilling devices, trainers, and merchants. It's far too spread out in some cases (forge/anvil is a notable one...seriously, Ogri is the only horde city without a anvil and forge RIGHT NEXT TO EACHOTHER).

Iannis · 08-10-2004, 10:21 PM

Ogrimmar's layout just sucks in general. I can appreciate what they were TRYING to do, but it reminds me a lot of Tir Na Nog...crummiest of DAoC's capitol cities. I heard it was being revamped, so perhaps it'll be more player-friendly. Thunder Bluff would've been better, if they wanted to place it on Kalimdor...nice, tersely packed area where you can more or less find everything you need easily after the first time around.

I dunno, maybe the next step is assigning an actual building to the Auction Houses instead of just sticking them at the bank.

They'll probably get laggy in there. They can test for endgame while they're doing this =P how many PCs in a little room is TOO many!

Lenardo · 08-11-2004, 03:37 AM

i was in UC last nite and at the bank with ~60 orso players was at 30fps....no lag on doing my tradeskill combines either...(tried to get a new dagger but was slightly short on cash)

The Bog · 08-11-2004, 04:35 AM

What the FUCK?
Fucking hell.
This is just retarded. Really fucking retarded. Gadgetzan?
UAGH!
Why do Blizzard incessantly seem to want to make the game less fun.

Vinen · 08-11-2004, 04:38 AM

where the fuck is Gagetzan?

Darkmyst · 08-11-2004, 04:46 AM

Quote:

but it reminds me a lot of Tir Na Nog...crummiest of DAoC's capitol cities.

Tir Na Nog was much better for tradeskilling than that huge cess pit of a city in Albion. Still neither could touch Jorneg when it came to tradeskilling.

Khalikryst · 08-11-2004, 04:50 AM

Gadgetzan is in south Kalimdor in Tanaris.

It'll be interesting to see what happens. My bet is that IF will just become the new hub for Alliance. Especially with the new networked flight path system that's coming up and the fact that the new zones coming up are generally closer to IF anyway (IF is closer to the boat ride over to the cities that have the Alliance Kalimdor flight paths).

I guess that relieves the lag from Ellwyn Forest but I wonder how Dun Morogh is going to hold up.

Larconzor · 08-11-2004, 05:02 AM

damn I really like UC too, won't be much reason to hang there anymore

Hopefully they rework ogrimmar some in the future, its so damned dull to look at.

Iannis · 08-11-2004, 11:10 AM

Eh, that's true. But Camelot was cool to roam around. I still don't know why Hib had pseudo-Russian architecture. Plus I remember early on I'd lock up in tir for some weird reason. Blah.

Jait · 08-11-2004, 04:24 PM

Any word on technical limitations?

Seriously, there's gotta be more to it than this. Otherwise it was an extremely short-sighted change.

Xandelwyn · 08-11-2004, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jait
Any word on technical limitations?

Seriously, there's gotta be more to it than this. Otherwise it was an extremely short-sighted change.

Yeah, was technical limitations that kept them from just linking them.

Here is the actual post: http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/threa...373#Post190373

Lenardo · 08-12-2004, 04:45 AM

considering that the auction house setup that we have gotten has gone in at all is a testament that they take our feedback seriously

in alpha alot of people went - wouldn't it be cool if......

blizzard went - you know you are right- 3 months later(maybe 4) we have an auction house.

it works for me (i actually won a dagger in auction yesterday (went from a 14 dps to a 20dps dagger-big difference in my combat now)

08-10-2004, 05:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
Lenardo Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,232 -6 Internets	Wow Auction house Alterations 4 gone- 3 stay eno just posted that as of this patch (the one most likely this week) the auction houses in darnessus stormwind thunderbluff and undercity are being REMOVED only the ironforge, orgimarr and booty bay auction houses will remain and NEXT patch the booty bay one is being moved to gadgetzan... thoughts??

08-10-2004, 09:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
Andorion Nurfed Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: los angeles Posts: 125 +0 Internets	That's like three birds with one stone... UC and SW were too crowded, Orgrimmar and Ironforge didn't have enough players, and there were too many markets. I don't think I like Gadgetzan being the cross-faction trading post instead of BB, I was under the impression BB was going to be made "neutral" somehow, so guards would attack or maybe you couldn't pvp in town. Hopefully Gadgetzan is getting a makeover, it's kinda puny right now - can you imagine a ton of horde/alliance there, crowded around an auctioneer? __________________

08-10-2004, 10:02 PM	#4 (permalink)
Cybsled Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 9,008	Gadget is slightly more accessable to horde now, since you can taxi there from Ogrimar....as opposed to going to XR then running to Ratchet then taking the "boat" to Booty. As for removing the popular auction houses...very interesting. Blizzard needs to realize though that part of the reason UC was popular was because OGRI SUCKS ASS FOR TRADESKILLING. They need to evaluate the placement of some of the various tradeskilling devices, trainers, and merchants. It's far too spread out in some cases (forge/anvil is a notable one...seriously, Ogri is the only horde city without a anvil and forge RIGHT NEXT TO EACHOTHER). __________________ Training the citizens of Norrath from 1999-2003!

08-10-2004, 10:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
Iannis Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Butt Hugging Moose Jockey Posts: 4,968 -1 Internets	Ogrimmar's layout just sucks in general. I can appreciate what they were TRYING to do, but it reminds me a lot of Tir Na Nog...crummiest of DAoC's capitol cities. I heard it was being revamped, so perhaps it'll be more player-friendly. Thunder Bluff would've been better, if they wanted to place it on Kalimdor...nice, tersely packed area where you can more or less find everything you need easily after the first time around. I dunno, maybe the next step is assigning an actual building to the Auction Houses instead of just sticking them at the bank. They'll probably get laggy in there. They can test for endgame while they're doing this =P how many PCs in a little room is TOO many! Last edited by Iannis : 08-10-2004 at 10:29 PM.

08-11-2004, 04:35 AM	#7 (permalink)
The Bog The troll who sold the world Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: State College, PA Posts: 2,699 -1 Internets	What the FUCK? Fucking hell. This is just retarded. Really fucking retarded. Gadgetzan? UAGH! Why do Blizzard incessantly seem to want to make the game less fun. __________________ Bogfather - Blood Elf Rogue, Aerie Peak

08-10-2004, 07:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
Xandelwyn Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 63 +0 Internets	I'd really rather they had time to solve the technical limitations of globally linking the auction houses, but this works for now. Although I'm semi baffled at moving the booty bay auction house to Gadgetzan, taking a wait and see on that.

08-11-2004, 03:37 AM	#6 (permalink)
Lenardo Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,232 -6 Internets	i was in UC last nite and at the bank with ~60 orso players was at 30fps....no lag on doing my tradeskill combines either...(tried to get a new dagger but was slightly short on cash)

08-11-2004, 04:38 AM	#8 (permalink)
Vinen A Cat is Fine Too Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Not in fucking Acton, MA anymore! Posts: 2,758	where the fuck is Gagetzan? __________________ Vinna, Feral Druid, Stormrage Server Hope is not a strategy

08-11-2004, 04:50 AM	#10 (permalink)
Khalikryst OotS MMO plz Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,165 +0 Internets	Gadgetzan is in south Kalimdor in Tanaris. It'll be interesting to see what happens. My bet is that IF will just become the new hub for Alliance. Especially with the new networked flight path system that's coming up and the fact that the new zones coming up are generally closer to IF anyway (IF is closer to the boat ride over to the cities that have the Alliance Kalimdor flight paths). I guess that relieves the lag from Ellwyn Forest but I wonder how Dun Morogh is going to hold up. Last edited by Khalikryst : 08-11-2004 at 05:08 AM.

08-11-2004, 05:02 AM	#11 (permalink)
Larconzor Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 44 -1 Internets	damn I really like UC too, won't be much reason to hang there anymore Hopefully they rework ogrimmar some in the future, its so damned dull to look at.

08-11-2004, 11:10 AM	#12 (permalink)
Iannis Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Butt Hugging Moose Jockey Posts: 4,968 -1 Internets	Eh, that's true. But Camelot was cool to roam around. I still don't know why Hib had pseudo-Russian architecture. Plus I remember early on I'd lock up in tir for some weird reason. Blah. Last edited by Iannis : 08-11-2004 at 11:12 AM.

08-11-2004, 04:24 PM	#13 (permalink)
Jait Irritable Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: :noitacoL Posts: 3,451	Any word on technical limitations? Seriously, there's gotta be more to it than this. Otherwise it was an extremely short-sighted change.

08-12-2004, 04:45 AM	#15 (permalink)
Lenardo Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,232 -6 Internets	considering that the auction house setup that we have gotten has gone in at all is a testament that they take our feedback seriously in alpha alot of people went - wouldn't it be cool if...... blizzard went - you know you are right- 3 months later(maybe 4) we have an auction house. it works for me (i actually won a dagger in auction yesterday (went from a 14 dps to a 20dps dagger-big difference in my combat now)

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