Screaming_Ziva Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 When you buy an item on the GTN, you get it right away but when you sell an item, you have to wait an hour to receive the credits. It doesn't really bother me but I always wondered why there is a delay in receiving credits. Anyone know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rahl_Windsong Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Yeah I was kind of wondering that myself, thank the Star Wars Gods we don't have to wait for purchases, maybe they had to pick one or the other to wait for and tbh I would rather wait to be paid then wait for the goods.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
face_hindu Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 When you buy an item on the GTN, you get it right away but when you sell an item, you have to wait an hour to receive the credits. It doesn't really bother me but I always wondered why there is a delay in receiving credits. Anyone know? Because that's how they do it in WoW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xionsmith Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Because that's how they do it in WoW. You try taking something across a galaxy. See how long it takes you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IIII-IIII-IIII Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Has to do with some form of game verification/anti-cheating system, I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distracted Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 When you buy an item on the GTN, you get it right away but when you sell an item, you have to wait an hour to receive the credits. It doesn't really bother me but I always wondered why there is a delay in receiving credits. Anyone know? Most MMO's of this style do this. I've never been able to get a clear answer from it, but I would take a guess that it has something to do with RMT. I'm probably wrong, but I doubt there isn't a good reason for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee-Jay Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Because that's how they do it in WoW. This is what I think too. Biodrones just blindly copied it from WoW without a second thought. And it may be tied to some anti-cheating system somehow, nobody says it has to take an hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faefrost Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 It is a mechanism that restricts gold farmer/sellers abilities to shift massive amounts of gold/credits etc around between mule storage and farming accounts instantly, thus hampering their operations. It forces them to act in patterns that can be more easily tracked and analyzed via transaction logs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matte_Black Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 The delay can be handy if somone finds a break or exploit. It slows down the impact of any possible economic damage. There may be other reasons too. To me real the real question given the amount of time you list things for is, "Why is another hour an issue worth posting on?". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frostvein Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Has to do with some form of game verification/anti-cheating system, I believe. Something along these lines with a bit of anti gold seller thrown in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crowleyz Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Because 5 years ago or so, other games had a 1 hour mail system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCommando Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 (edited) Has to do with some form of game verification/anti-cheating system, I believe. This. If a suspicious transaction is happening they can check it before something happens like the credits ending up in the hands of someone they can't take them away from(innocent player). They do this in WoW too. It's not only a time sink. When my account was hacked the user started farming materials and selling them on the auction house. Someone told me right after buying some of the materials he was given his money back and he got to keep the mats he bought. Edited March 5, 2012 by JCommando Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
face_hindu Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 (edited) This. If a suspicious transaction is happening they can check it before something happens like the credits ending up in the hands of someone they can't take them away from(innocent player). ...uhh... umm... like the billions of creds cheaters stole and distributed through the stack exploit? Maybe the functionality will be there at some point, but I highly doubt that they currently have the ability to freeze an in-game transaction. Edited March 5, 2012 by face_hindu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCommando Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 ...uhh... umm... like the billions of creds cheaters stole and distributed through the stack exploit? Maybe the functionality will be there at some point, but I highly doubt that they currently have the ability to freeze an in-game transaction. One can hope. And its entirely possible for them to stop an in-game transaction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
face_hindu Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Really, the entire mail system was ported from WoW. Besides... when did you EVER see a mailbox in Star Wars? With just 2 hours of creative thinking, they could have done something cool, something which could be perceived as innovative. Instead, we get WoWmail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
face_hindu Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 One can hope. And its entirely possible for them to stop an in-game transaction. 1: how do you know? 2: why didn't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCommando Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 1: how do you know? 2: why didn't they? Because Bioware isn't Blizzard? Why don't you stop complaining about how similar the mail systems are and just go with it? It's an MMO. I don't think it can be much different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
face_hindu Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Because Bioware isn't Blizzard? Why don't you stop complaining about how similar the mail systems are and just go with it? It's an MMO. I don't think it can be much different. You work for BioWare Austin, don't you. Mr. Ohlen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frostvein Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 ...uhh... umm... like the billions of creds cheaters stole and distributed through the stack exploit? Maybe the functionality will be there at some point, but I highly doubt that they currently have the ability to freeze an in-game transaction. The system is probably set up in such a way to help prevent such things, but that doesn't mean its going to catch everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IIII-IIII-IIII Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Because Bioware isn't Blizzard? Why don't you stop complaining about how similar the mail systems are and just go with it? It's an MMO. I don't think it can be much different. The person you're addressing is of the, "Oh, it's played online?? Must be a WoW-clone!" crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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