Post#6 » Wed Oct 29, 2014 7:50 pm
why not just remove the option of being able to sell gear and weapons from the AH all together and just stock the current gear & weapons vendors at each WC with the absolute best stuff you can get for that tier instead, (ie; gale, storm, deci, and whatever blue stuff weapon items. or maybe purple weapons as well for T1? then conq, annihilator, or whatever for T2. And so on), at very reasonable costs? just set the required xp/rr levels for each of those items. like it currently is with the merchants.
this way folks wont fill the need to have to farm for those items which will in turn bring those same folks to the RvR side. resulting in much more battles and fun for everyone. the excitement of knowing that you can buy the aforementioned items at a WC merchant, I think, would keep people motivated and interested in the game because they know no matter what they will inevitably get their hands some really good stuff and be able to hold their own for a bit versus getting raped time and time again by players that are totally pimped out with the top stuff that folks know they may never be able to get their hands on due to insane AH prices, or because they don't have the time to farm. ( I realize there is some skill involved with this game as well, but obviously gear/weapons is the MAIN determining factor in how quickly one kills or be killed).
Everything else that is normally sold at the AH (ie; jewelry, potions, specialty items, talis etc.) remains the same. this way you still have your in-game economy going.
I realize if this actually happened people would list their items at AH at sky high prices because they feel their items will give an edge to those they possess the top jewelry, talis and what not, and perhaps that may be true in a 1vs1 scenario, but I don't think it will be that much of a determining factor when its a team vs team situation. and as all us oldschoolers know, this game is not about flying solo anyway, its about group play.
not everyone has time to grind for the good stuff (most don't), and not everyone is loaded with gold to purchase the good stuff. especially at the absurd prices people tend to ask for at the AH.
want to make this game super fun for everyone and not frustrate and/or scare off people, make the top **** (gear and weapons) for each tier affordable and easily accessible, all that is needed is you just got to put in the time to throw down in order to get your rank up to the require xp/rr levels in order to get your hands on the goodies. its a win-win. folks don't quit because they simply don't have the time to grind and/or have deep pockets - which leads to a higher pop in the game - which leads to more action.
the game will now be much more enjoyable to play (great RvR battles and one versus one everywhere with toons suited up in their kick ass gear)
just a thought forgive me if this idea has already been discussed before somewhere and was dismissed.
