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Auction house... Bad design?

zionlythzionlyth Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users, Neverwinter Knight of the Feywild Users Posts: 0 Arc User
edited May 2013 in General Discussion (PC)
I'm really hoping this is a bug and not a design choice because I'm almost lost for words about how bad it would be.

I bid on two items today, I got the winning bid as the timer did it's countdown to 0. I went 'sweet!' only to realize that I did not win the bid. In fact I am currently sitting at - 1 hour 45 minutes on my two items.

I thought maybe this is a bug and I won them and simply have to wait to receive them but no, people have been outbidding me from time to time even after the times went down to 0 and into negatives.

So seriously is this a very bad bug or a design choice of cryptics part?
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  • lucienirenicuslucienirenicus Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 71
    edited May 2013
    Yes, it's badly coded.

    It appears to be (another) re-skinned engine from Champions Online, which also suffered from these issues. I've lost several thousand AD myself, thankfully not a great deal, to Ah bugs.
    Cryptic: Fire your auction house dev.
  • ladytrillianladytrillian Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    I am finding people using alts to intentional drive up the price post timer 0.

    So in general Griefing at it's best and making people pay more for an item than should have been paid for with a working timer.

    Maybe everyone should make a second account and Keep bidding up their own stuff post timer 0.. Maybe we will all be rich!

    Seriously Fix this shagrah!

    Yup yup Griefing. like PWE care. it's just more zen people buy in a pinch to win that shiney toy just to be REOUTBID!
    so of course they will let it stay as is.. it makes them money!
  • lyokiralyokira Member Posts: 882 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Which is why I only buyout items. Saves the hassle.
    Suggestion: Thank-you package to include Celestial Coin rewards
    This is an open beta. Start treating it like one.
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