Destination SkillQueue
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Posted - 2013.11.23 01:55:00 -
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CCP Rise wrote:
I want to make another thing clear about this issue which came up when talking with the CSM:
This isn't about scamming or whether or not it's okay for people to trick other people, which is obviously extremely EVE and we have no problem with. The issue here is that the client (via the market interface) is essentially lying to the player by showing an order which can't actually be filled.
I don't really see how the UI is lying when all the info it shows is completely accurate. The fact it doesn't contain info about the status of the buyers wallet and contains orders, that are for any reason currently unable to be fulfilled isn't lying. It's just missing info, that leads to orders having the possibility of failing at the time of the transaction. Assuming that can't happen is just some players making baseless assumptions, that the game gives no real reason for them to make. What ever you want to call it is just rhetoric though, so I won't dwell on it as it serves no constructive purpose.
The real problem you claim you want to fix is orders showing on the market, that can't be fulfilled. I can see 2 basic options for you. Either nerf the margin trading skill and **** off traders to varying degrees based on the severity of the implementation, or just hide problematic orders from the market system until the issuers wallet balance can handle the minimum volume order again. Obviously the second option would be preferable in my view, since it achieves everything you want without having any major negative affect to trading.
How easy it would be to implement and how costly it would be for the servers is something I can't comment on. I do recommend though, that if you can't implement a good solution now, don't implement one. Do it properly and as unobtrusively as possible or don't do it at all. This change is basically aimed at nerfing a scam in order to protect the wallets of greedy traders who don't know the value of the item they're trying to trade in*, so don't expect a lot of sympathy if you nerf competent traders, the market in general or create any other trouble for the players while doing it.
Thanks.
*A non-trader would just buy the overpriced item and use it instead of trying to resell it, so any planned change would not affect his situation nor would he have reasons to complain even by your standards. He just bought an item at the value the market order indicated. |