You know, it is possible that the prices might go up exposing the market to a wider audience.

I think it's a bit of a bogus change.

At least with the old contract system you could view a complete listing of a specific item within the Eve Universe and then travel to the location with the lowest price.

Didn't see anything mentioned about the Market being able to show a complete listing for a specific item within the Eve universe.

As everyone might have noticed, CCP killed the explaining minimum standings mini-profession with the latest patch.

Most minimum standings requirements are now available on the showinfo windows, with predictable consequences (nobody asks what the minimum standings for an agent are anymore).

In before: "can I have your stuff", "HTFU", "adapt" and "good change lol". I have other plans for my stuff, as explaining minimum standing is not the only thing I do. "Adapt" in my case means I am quitting chat (and doing it in much disgust). I flat out refuse to deal with informed newbies, lack of standings questions and other wonderful showinfo innovations. I did not play that game since 2007 (when I just started EVE), and I will not start playing it now.

The point I am trying to make is that CCP removed a feature that I (and many others) enjoyed, and now EVE is much more boring.

Relatively few people explained minimum standings, and there is little-to-no outrage over this change, except of a short-ish discussion thread over in EMSD. However, there is definitely a slippery slope here. The standings explainers got it now. Your chosen mini-profession could be next.

Sad day.

One door closes and another one opens. In the meantime copy some blueprints and have fun.

I think you don't entirely understand what "free market" means.

But now you have a history of the pricing and quantities in the region, you don't have that on contracts.

Nothing is stopping you from still using contracts, in fact people will still buy from them out of habbit and compare with market prices, a lot of the time u can buy a fitted ship to strip down and sell items as profit and then the ship :)

It also gives you an advantage on the region blindness, you can now haul between regions and manipulate them easier.

AND it also lowers chat contract link spam.

You can't say "In before" for anything if you are the OP. That is just stupid.

If you are quitting market trading because of this then you were doing it wrong to begin with. But...good luck to ya. HTFU and adapt or die!

When I created this character, I did so with the goal of getting a perfect refine on Meta 0 mission loot which I'd buy, refine and sell the minerals. Then they announced that Meta 0 and drone poo wouldn't drop anymore.

My level of butthurt: 0%

I adapt and find new ways to make money.

My only complaint is that I am a exploration expert.....not a trader, I want to be running sites and scanning, not babysitting 0.1 isk bull****. Will try to stick to contracts and see if that works out, probably not though.

This is a fantastic change and I'm sorry it pissed on you and a handful of people but the benefits in this case, are huge.

Regional price diversity. No longer will prices be set by a universal wide contract system; we might even see some of the current "barely worth it" LP items becoming worthwhile again

Visibility. Does a newbie search for a Coreli C-Type Thermal Plate? Of course fecking not. Now though they can just open the market and see this module right there, they are pretty cheap and not a bad idea in some cases on dessies and the like.

More intra-regional trading opportunities. Chances are Coreli will be cheap in Gallente, and Gistii in Minmatar, let the trade runs commence.

Sorry you got pissed on, but in this case, its for the greater good.

My only complaint is that I am a exploration expert.....not a trader, I want to be running sites and scanning, not babysitting 0.1 isk bull****. Will try to stick to contracts and see if that works out, probably not though.

You know, if someone does -.01 ISK you that only means his sells first... it doesn't mean that yours won't sell at all.

But now you have a history of the pricing and quantities in the region, you don't have that on contracts.

Nothing is stopping you from still using contracts, in fact people will still buy from them out of habbit and compare with market prices, a lot of the time u can buy a fitted ship to strip down and sell items as profit and then the ship :)

It also gives you an advantage on the region blindness, you can now haul between regions and manipulate them easier.

AND it also lowers chat contract link spam.

CCP killed my mini-profession today. Is yours next?