Shops as far as the eye can see

Lastae - Sanctuary
Lastae - Sanctuary Posts: 4 Arc User
edited October 2008 in General Discussion
I know there's nothing that will ever be done about this issue, and that I'm probably one of the only people who even consider it an issue, but the player shops everywhere really drive me crazy. The south side of the city of Etherblade on Sanctuary is particularly bad, but teleporting directly into a circle of shops is just really annoying. Can't there be some sort of stipulations about where people can set up their shops? I mean seriously -- making a shopping district wouldn't destroy the viability of people selling their stuff. I'd actually find it easier since I'd know where to go for something instead of having to click on 50 different stores called "BUY CHEAP HERE!" or the like.

And yes, I know I'm low level so my thoughts don't actually matter.

/whine
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  • Celestyna - Heavens Tear
    Celestyna - Heavens Tear Posts: 629 Arc User
    edited October 2008
    i agree, or better yet make it an instance you can tp to via any tp master and set up your stalls in nice neat order
    or, set it up as consignment shops like the auctioneer but sorted
    Weapon consignment vendor
    Armor Consignment vendor
    Fashion.. ect
    or do away with them and just use the auctioneer which would be even better for a nice neat lag free west district
    The clutter is enough to drive an OCD person mad b:angry
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
  • markillian
    markillian Posts: 293 Arc User
    edited October 2008
    you should see west archo in Heaven's Tear and Lost City
  • Celia_black - Sanctuary
    Celia_black - Sanctuary Posts: 15 Arc User
    edited October 2008
    yes arches area u cant flipn find npcs anywhere for all bs player shops, its seriously stupid, should really put a stop to is and make auctioning item really cheap so ALL can use to sell theyre items and not have 2 ACCOUNTS
    with one littering the streets = ( sometimes its so bad u can make what anyones selling for blue and orange names
  • markillian
    markillian Posts: 293 Arc User
    edited October 2008
    I think west archosaur looks cool with all the shops cause theres like so many, looks like a busy city

    If you just use shift+click you can click on NPCs fine
  • kwyl
    kwyl Posts: 117 Arc User
    edited October 2008
    I think they should make it a separate instance and give us a passive skill like the emergency teleport we have. The icon could be that silly cat and the instance could be the mall.
  • Lastae - Sanctuary
    Lastae - Sanctuary Posts: 4 Arc User
    edited October 2008
    I'm glad I'm not the only one who finds all the shops annoying and excessive.
  • Tenderloin - Sanctuary
    Tenderloin - Sanctuary Posts: 50 Arc User
    edited October 2008
    I agree with the suggestion of having a map specifically for people to setup their player shops there... it's even worse at the bank in archasaur where the whole section is clogged with banks and crazy lag.
  • erethizon1
    erethizon1 Posts: 554 Arc User
    edited October 2008
    Speaking as one of those people that spends 90% of my time in the form of a cat shop I fully understand where you all are coming from. However, if they were to get rid of cat shops there would need to be a removal of all fees from the auction house. The listing fee on the auction house is so high I never sell anything at auction unless it sells for at least the high 5 figures and I know it is in demand enough to sell within 24 hours. You only need to pay a few 1000+ coin listing fees before you have lost all your profit in a lower value item and the 5% fee when you do manage to sell it is not appreciated either.

    The 24 hour max time limit is also a bad idea. I can set up my consignment shop and go on vacation and it will still be there unless they shut down the server for maintenance. Meanwhile, the only NPC run shop I can sell my stuff at kicks me out after a day at the most. That is just silly. There should be at least a 3 day option and a week would be better. Heck, one of my favorite systems was Archlord because it never took your stuff down. This did lead to too many pages of certain items, but even if they took things down once a year they could avoid that.
  • Madcow - Heavens Tear
    Madcow - Heavens Tear Posts: 7 Arc User
    edited October 2008
    im with the new map idea i hate the cat stores they have no use to me because 90% of the things they sell you can just go kill a few mobs and get it for free + the exp =)
  • Lastae - Sanctuary
    Lastae - Sanctuary Posts: 4 Arc User
    edited October 2008
    erethizon1 wrote: »
    ... However, if they were to get rid of cat shops there would need to be a removal of all fees from the auction house...

    I think that would be a great solution -- no fees for the auction house and no cat shops, or low fees for the auction house and a specific shopping area for the cat shops. It would certainly make it both easier to find what you want to buy, and to get around the cities. I think it's something the developers should at least consider.

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