The Xunlai Marketplace thread

I don't get it, maybe I am too stupid? If someone find the words "Xunlai Market" in GW.DAT, that means we will have a Trade House with all that features? why? My mind is not enough for this, I need help!

Do you think this string is in the GW.dat file for about a year?

How long ago was EOTN in alpha?

While this updated version mentions dedicated items, I don't see it as proof that this will ever be released.

Dedicated items didn't come around until after the release of EotN everything was at first customized. Dedicated came about from people griping about not being able to use mini pets on other characters on the account. IMO that should have made them nontradeable as well...but now we have 2 markets for mini pets.

lots of rumors and even more rumors.

ok, it is in the gw.dat
as long as we don't get any official word on this that can mean anything from testing to cancelled projects ...

I see this as an experiment for GW2 more than an addition to the current games.

.-. while this is really cool that its in there....

The Eternal Sword / Turai Sword skin was in prophecies in the VERY beginning, and didn't get added till very recently.

Just cause its in there....doesn't really mean anything to me.

What about the fact Gaile has been avoiding commenting on it?

I'm not going to get my hopes up, but if it were a cancelled project that has no chance of being released, I'm sure they'd just come out and tell us. But there is evidence that this stuff has been added fairly recently, so there is some hope that it's coming..

If it's an experiment for GW2, I'd sure like to see them experiment with more storage space, better/more interface options, and the use of of 7 Heroes. Just ... as an experiment, mind you.

see Hero Online, for this type of trading

I hope we get something, even if it's something to test out somethiing for GW2

Avoiding commenting on it for what... three and a half hours, now? This thread started just this morning.

I wonder if Gaile is even at work yet.

Having said that, I'm not exactly jumping for joy at the inevitability of this. WTS unsubstantiated rumors, 0g!!!

EDIT: My apologies. I see she commented on something else in the other thread and didn't mention the most interesting topic of discussion. I'm still not going to hold my breath, though.

This reminds me of the system they have in Silkroad where you can put up your stall from things in your inventory, put a fixed price in and just stand there AFK until someone buys all your things. After that your stall automatically closes, people there also can chat to you (if you are there of course ) and maybe haggle the price or ask if you have any other things..

Anyhow, im curious to see if this is true and how it will work.

I'd recommend that no one expects this to come out, because you could be disappointed, which is your own fault if you are, naturally.

Fees are pretty much standard for auction houses in online games. I wouldn't worry too much about that. If this were to ever be implented, I'm sure 90% of the playerbase would use it. If it's still capped at 100k, high end items can still be sold through the forums.

It is way to late to put this in. If they have a set up your own shop type thing in a town ment for it all you will see is a full dist of AFK shop keeps all selling the same stuff just like it is now in the party search.

You gotta remember that they have a bunch of stuff in gw.dat related to Utopia, and we all know that never materialized.

Sounds like ANet needs to clean up the .dat file for these old potential projects, to avoid hype (and the resulting disappointment) such as this...

imho, best stance on this is very, very careful optimism.

I recommend that people start expecting this to be released. Even a system lacking clever features would be an improvement over the mess that trading is right now. Let us put some pressure on Anet to make a real and long requested improvement to the game.

Also, this is not without benefit to Anet. They would get possibly the most extensive stress test for any marketplace system they have in store for GW2. You cannot pay money for this kind of testing. GW1 is developmentally EOL'd already, so there isn't even that much risk.

Whether it is coming or not...

Stop referring to it as an Auction Hall. An Auction implies multple people bidding on an item, an item being up for auction for x number of days, putting mechanics in place to prevent false bids, and price jacking, etc...

What it appears might be implemented is a simple market place. You list your items at a price and they sell or not. Much like is currently implemented with the Merchant, Rune Trader, etc.

There is a big difference between these two concepts, and I would assume a big difference in complexity.

Anet always said NO Auction Hall... They have always implied trade improvements were possible in the future. So perhaps.