Trade Window Change

sirkurrgan

sirkurrgan

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jan 2006

Southeast

Lords of Royal Enlightenment [LORE]

Mo/W

Many people have tried to scam lately using the trading system. They will place a very nice trade item in the window, tell you a price, and then cancel the trade. They will whisper you with a "?? what?" and attempt to trade again. This usually happens about 4 times. On the 5th attempt, they place an item that resembles the item that was for sale in the window (for example, a 20/20 sundering sword hilt ~> a fiery sword hilt), hoping the opposing player will not recognize the difference and give them a large amount of money for a sometimes worthless item with the same appearence. I understand that it is the player's responsibility to check items each time upon trading, but I am sure many younger, less experienced players have been duped out of their supposed item.
I want to propose a message when a trade is cancelled, who exactly cancelled the trade. This also raises another question, if someone's inventory is full and the trade is cancelled, is there a way to display one person's inventory is full? This would solve the problem of people cheating younger, inexperienced players.
I have been approached with this "trade proposal" many times. I have never been scammed, but I could easily see how younger players could be pitfall to such.
I think that by implementing a system that will let one know who cancelled the trade/inventory full will help solve such problems.

Fluim

Fluim

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2006

E/Me

The scam with the 5 times trading never happened to me, I always watch carefully what we both put on the trade screen.
I think if people would just watch better, this scam will not happen that much times anymore.

/unsigned

the idea about the message for full invenotry sounds interesting, but could you please give some more information? I don't know what happens when you have a full inventory, and get another item by trading.

Monk Mystic

Monk Mystic

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2006

The Ka-Tet of Gilead

Mo/W

you cant recieve the item. same thing goes if your "money bag" is full or too close to full for the trade. it just closes the trade.

xiaotsu

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

Doomlore Shrine

Just Us Gamers [JUGs]

R/

As much as people think this is needed, it's not. People need to check their trades before hitting accept. I've fallen victim to this a few times, I can admit that, but I never dwell on it for too long, afterall, it has been my fault every time.