LukeSaberRattler Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 I just read the patch notes for 1.3 on the PTS and it says the GTN is now Neutral so we can sell across factions! I am very happy about this as now maybe someone will buy all the lightside items I have for sale on the empire GTN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shingara Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Also means that the AH's on people ships work for all auction houses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Zone Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 About damn time! MAYBE the economy just might get better. Now if only they get rid of the stupid deposit to put something up in the first place.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FourTwent Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 About damn time! MAYBE the economy just might get better. Now if only they get rid of the stupid deposit to put something up in the first place.... well said. i was just thinking this. i dont mind the deposit. but having to go to nar shadda is lame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owsley Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 About damn time! MAYBE the economy just might get better. Now if only they get rid of the stupid deposit to put something up in the first place.... That will not happen. The deposit is to prevent people from placing items on th AH at extreme prices in an attempt to use it for additional storage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Zone Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 That will not happen. The deposit is to prevent people from placing items on th AH at extreme prices in an attempt to use it for additional storage. LOLwhat???? Ok, I have to ROFL at that one. Seriously? That's kind of dumb, tbh. Extra storage???? We have a **** ton of storage slots already. And it doesn't cost much to buy more of them. If someone is hoarding stuff to THAT extreme, they obviously have a serious problem. Maybe we'll see them on TOR Hoarders? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evironrage Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 That will not happen. The deposit is to prevent people from placing items on th AH at extreme prices in an attempt to use it for additional storage. Yeapo. The deposits are not that much on a 200k posted item anyhow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper-Agent Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 I hope this means my Pub character can finally wear Imp armour and visa vera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xJACKTHERIPPERx Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 might almost be worth it for the ship GTN now, although i still say they should lower the price based on your legacy level. i get zero advantages to having legacy 43 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hewjazz Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 might almost be worth it for the ship GTN now, although i still say they should lower the price based on your legacy level. i get zero advantages to having legacy 43 That's a good idea, but apply it to everything. Have a diminishing cost for legacy perks/items for every level you are above the required amount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owsley Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 (edited) I hope this means my Pub character can finally wear Imp armour and visa vera If the item is class restricted, you still can't do that. LOLwhat???? Ok, I have to ROFL at that one. Seriously? That's kind of dumb, tbh. Extra storage???? We have a **** ton of storage slots already. And it doesn't cost much to buy more of them. If someone is hoarding stuff to THAT extreme, they obviously have a serious problem. Maybe we'll see them on TOR Hoarders? Plenty of players, especially low level ones, don't have the credits to blow on a new cargo hold, etc. Plus there are level restrictions on when new storage is available. Not everyone is lvl 50 and rolling in dough. If you are, the deposit is meaningless anyway. Edited June 6, 2012 by Owsley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xJACKTHERIPPERx Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 That's a good idea, but apply it to everything. Have a diminishing cost for legacy perks/items for every level you are above the required amount. oh ya, i definitely agree with that. its kinda of weird the way they have it set up right now anyways. like the GTN costs 5 mil, and requires a fairly low legacy level. same with the rocket boost. chances are, if youve made enough money to buy them, youre well past that requirement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tausser Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Does this mean that if I buy an item on a Pub GTN, especially one that says Req: Bounty Hunter, for example, it won't change appearance when I mail it to my Imp alt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Zone Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 If the item is class restricted, you still can't do that. Plenty of players, especially low level ones, don't have the credits to blow on a new cargo hold, etc. Plus there are level restrictions on when new storage is available. Not everyone is lvl 50 and rolling in dough. If you are, the deposit is meaningless anyway. Well, there's an easy fix for that. Lower the price and level restrictions on the new storage slots. One of my very few gripes about this game is all the blasted money sinks. Way too many for those of us who only play for story or have one crafting toon. The repair bills alone are insane at higher levels. Granted, I'm glad they reduced the price on the speeder piloting skills. That was nice of them. But, with Legacy, the new money sinks are even more ridiculous. Yes, I farmed the hell outta that Tatooine event to get the Legacy armor for my Pureblood Trooper. What can I say? It's quite possibly the coolest armor in the game for the Repub side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsillah Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Does this mean that if I buy an item on a Pub GTN, especially one that says Req: Bounty Hunter, for example, it won't change appearance when I mail it to my Imp alt? Legacy already allows you to send items to your imp alt right now, but Bioware wants to make sure that imp and rep characters do not look the same, especially for pvp. Since rep characters cannot use bounty hunter only gear, I am not sure if that will change the look. Items that can be used by both sides definitely do have a different look, even if it has the same name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthTHC Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 About damn time! MAYBE the economy just might get better. Now if only they get rid of the stupid deposit to put something up in the first place.... That deposit is the best thing ever. Well, maybe not ever, but it's wonderful in terms of what it does to control idiocy on the GTN. If you're going to post something for a very high price, you're going to have to have the funds in your pocket to commit to it for the duration of the listing. This would tend to encourage people to post items for prices they think they'd sell for instead of some arbitrarily insanely high number. It also tends to prevent runaway auction house playing, such as buying up all of "Item X" and re-listing it for 10x the price. I love this mechanic and I hope they keep it around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavensAgent Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 (edited) I hope this means my Pub character can finally wear Imp armour and visa vera Does this mean that if I buy an item on a Pub GTN, especially one that says Req: Bounty Hunter, for example, it won't change appearance when I mail it to my Imp alt? It does not. Equipment in this game adopts an appearence based on the faction of the character wearing it. As a result any item a Republic character equips will look like Republic armor, and anything equipped by Imperial characters will look like Imperial armor. Edited June 6, 2012 by HeavensAgent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Zone Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 (edited) That deposit is the best thing ever. Well, maybe not ever, but it's wonderful in terms of what it does to control idiocy on the GTN. If you're going to post something for a very high price, you're going to have to have the funds in your pocket to commit to it for the duration of the listing. This would tend to encourage people to post items for prices they think they'd sell for instead of some arbitrarily insanely high number. It also tends to prevent runaway auction house playing, such as buying up all of "Item X" and re-listing it for 10x the price. I love this mechanic and I hope they keep it around. I suggest we all take a field trip to Jita over in EVE for a bit. Ok, maybe not Jita. Amarr would do just fine. Just to take a look at the basic Market template there and ignore all the spammers in Local chat. Posting something on Market there doesn't take a deposit and depending on Market skill levels, can be placed up there for up to 90 days. Also, prices are held in check by the isk you can make. If you can't afford it, chances are you aren't skilled enough to use it. Now, I've also seen how some people here might use the GTN Market for added storage space.... Now, how does that apply to TOR? Like this: Ingame credits are easy to make at max level. A few hundred k a day if you just solo Dailies. No problem there. Now, is EVERYONE going to be able to afford level 50 gear on Market? No. Remove level restrictions on added storage space and lower the cost. Easy fix to the "storage" problem. Like in EVE, The system would self-regulate. People would place their items up on Market, and if someone buys it, great! If not, then oh well. Lower the price a bit. And some price wars would probably break out for competing equipment/items. Also, I am NOT suggesting TOR should allow 90 day postings on Market. That would just be dumb. I'd say a week or two. Plenty of time. Edited June 6, 2012 by Captain_Zone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondesolid Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 I hope this means my Pub character can finally wear Imp armour and visa vera Why on earth would it mean that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyersfan Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 I hope this means my Pub character can finally wear Imp armour and visa vera You can already do that. The only issue is that some of the pieces change colour from faction to faction to fit that faction's "look." Also, it's vice versa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavensAgent Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 You can already do that. The only issue is that some of the pieces change colour from faction to faction to fit that faction's "look."Not just color, the entire model changes. And all visible items do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master-Nala Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 (edited) I hope this means my Pub character can finally wear Imp armour and visa vera Most armor has two appearances. I've sent plenty of stuff back and forth between my Legacy only to see a completely different appearance when it gets to the other side. Edited June 6, 2012 by Master-Nala Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calerxes Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 I suggest we all take a field trip to Jita over in EVE for a bit. Ok, maybe not Jita. Amarr would do just fine. Just to take a look at the basic Market template there and ignore all the spammers in Local chat. Posting something on Market there doesn't take a deposit and depending on Market skill levels, can be placed up there for up to 90 days. Also, prices are held in check by the isk you can make. If you can't afford it, chances are you aren't skilled enough to use it. Now, I've also seen how some people here might use the GTN Market for added storage space.... Now, how does that apply to TOR? Like this: Ingame credits are easy to make at max level. A few hundred k a day if you just solo Dailies. No problem there. Now, is EVERYONE going to be able to afford level 50 gear on Market? No. Remove level restrictions on added storage space and lower the cost. Easy fix to the "storage" problem. Like in EVE, The system would self-regulate. People would place their items up on Market, and if someone buys it, great! If not, then oh well. Lower the price a bit. And some price wars would probably break out for competing equipment/items. Also, I am NOT suggesting TOR should allow 90 day postings on Market. That would just be dumb. I'd say a week or two. Plenty of time. And isn't that why CCP had to bring in the Plex system to counter the illegal ISK sellers that were ruining the EvE economy? because it was not self regulating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Zone Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 And isn't that why CCP had to bring in the Plex system to counter the illegal ISK sellers that were ruining the EvE economy? because it was not self regulating. And the illegal credit sellers already in TOR are any different?? Selling credits/isk has nothing to do with the basic template of the market. The main difference is in the EULA for each game. In EVE, selling isk is LEGAL. That was why they started the Plex program. In TOR, it's ILLEGAL. No need for them to regulate it that way. As long as people continue to report spam emails where throwaway toons tell you to visit a third party website in order to get PL'd or buy creds, that's all the regulation TOR needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojobrandt Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 I have an Imp character at lvl 9 right now just to have access to the Imp GTN. I've found that items on the Imp side on server go for 2-3x what they cost on the Rep server. There are actually a few Imps that would buy things on Rep side for dirt cheap and sell them on Imp side for massive profits. Example: +41 endurance magenta crystal. On Rep side: sell for 150-200k. On Imp side on my server: 400-500k. Having neutral will be great because then if there is a massive population difference, the supply and demand on both sides will be averaged out for both sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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