While there is no broker in UO for this kind of transaction you can already do this. I have bought many store items and upgrade codes for gold - on Siege some people like to do this to raise starting funds. With the codes there is obviously a risk involved which is why I would recommend to only do this with people you can trust. I have not had a single bad experience with this yet though.
I agree, some weeks I only have 30min to play, and I still wouldn't buy PS's from the store. I think gold selling by the game store would have negative effects on the already iffy economy. I'm fine with them adding gametime tokens like WoW.
Agree
Just sell everything, that way no one will have to deal with the hassle of playing the game.
Because it could just devalue everything and completely ruin the game? You don't fix a fire by pouring gasoline on it.
They want to fight with their pets, or build their pets as they like them? Two different things. People want perfect pets, but you don't need perfect pets (far from it in fact) to have completely functional pets. If people actually did the math they would realize it's in no way worth spending the billions for a 120 scroll because the effect is tiny. Outside of chiv and discord (because magic sucks on pets, so why bother) 110 is just fine, hell, 100 is just fine.
You missed the point. Go reread. How do you get a 110 scroll? Go to Balhea and see how many scrolls are available. Anywhere.
If you don't wanna get your own scrolls (are there even pks on these dead shards?), just go with unscrolled pets like I said, they work just fine. Also vendors aren't the only source of scrolls potentially for sale. Network around, see if you can find some people doing spawns, and work something out with them. Check chat, as well.
I honestly think selling anything is a terrible idea. Once something that requires time and effort to get in game is sold on the store it's in game value will drop, potentially precipitously. I mean these are the things we set goals for in game. If you just sell them, then really what is the point. Get your perfect character for 200 bucks and go sit at the bank waiting for the next EM event?
do you not see that you have been able to buy all these things for years and years it has not affect UO in the least PS farming hasn't slowed a bit (now the fact that 90% of PS farmed on dead shards goes to ATL that is a issue )
Yes.
Yes pretty much every game has 3d party sales. Some games strictly forbid it and will take legal action against companies selling in game items. Some openly allow it. UO used to be much stricter, but I'm guessing the budget can't support losing it. That's why people are debating so much on here. UOs attitudes have changed, and some people despise it. I personally don't really mind/care about 3d party sites, it's the duping that supports them that gets me. I would much rather have BS collect all the money and improve the game. But how to achieve this is a complicated subject that no one has the exact answer to yet.
The white scrolls from champion spawns that let you raise your skill to 105, 110, 115 and 120.
But they still have to come from the game. Someone has to go do game content and then sell them (assuming they are not all duped, which I think is a safe assumption) an there's only so many that can be created in a day, and they are random. Not only is the influx control in that manner, but it also... you know, gives us stuff to do in game.
Of course people would buy them. People would buy anything you could sell, because people are short sighted. They want what they want when they want it, and sometimes fail to see that the process of getting those items though your effort is the whole game. Speaking generally, not about you specifically.
Yes, if there's a lot of duped stuff being sold that warrants being dealt with somehow. That actually damages the game. Though dealing with it is not cutting out the middleman and having BS dupe the items instead of cheating players. It would just be a worse form of duping because there would be no one trying to curtail it, and no would offer no risk to the consumer.
Guild Wars 2 is cosmetic.
Every MMO is bleeding subs. That's the nature of MMO's these days. People jump on board when it's new and shiny, then leave for the next shiny thing. You do know which game we are currently playing right? Rift isn't bleeding subs because of the way they handle currency conversion. The examples given were how a currency exchange system could be implemented. They work incredibly well in those games to regulate the economy. I also mentioned WoW, but I see you left that one off your list.
I'm sure they could just start new accounts the next day and it would have no impact. That's part of the problem. Gotta ban credit cards, not accounts, but I don't know if they can even do that since it's through EA, and they have no control over that."Players" who sell gold, and other items should be banned. Instead of being able to hide behind "titles" like "Rares Collector", "Broker", "Idocer" and "Realtor", they should have all their accounts closed. END OF STORY! @Mesanna @Bleak @Kyronix When are y'all going to ban these people? Y'all KNOW who they are.
I actually sent @Mesanna PROOF of at least 3 people who buy/sell for RMT's, one of which who insinuated (but I am sure is not true) that EA/BS KNOWS he does it. But yet they are still running around in game.
DISCLAIMER: The "titles" above were completely fabricated, and not meant to represent ACTUAL players!
PS, if this post offended you, or if you buy or sell from these people using "REAL MONEY" then you MIGHT be part of the problem, not the solution. Think about it. Just sayin'.
If they banned the current accounts, at least the "new" accounts wouldn't have the "vet" rewards, such as shard shields and such. Which , I think, would at least make it a lot harder for them. Not to mention the items they would lose when the banned accounts houses fell. Along with hopefully "showing" that they ARE interested in taking action against violations of the UO ToS. Which in turn, MIGHT (?) make other people think twice about buying/selling stuff for RL $$$. So, I think it would have SOME impact. This of course assumes that The Devs WANT to take action against people who violate the rules. Me personally, I can't think of ANY reason they wouldn't. Just my opinion of course.
Well, they probably have their actual accounts insulated from the bannable ones, one would imagine? Or do you mean the actual accounts?
I say, ban their 20 year accounts if they are tied to a known RMT person. The sad/scary thing is, some of the names are VERY well known.
I'm thinking why power scrolls, and I type what are power scrolls geez. seems like I'm thinking one thing and fingers don't get the memo type what they want.
Why? Because people don't want to go to fel.
