Originally Posted by
SmaBOOOOOOOris
I disagree, I think the market was dead way before that. What killed the market was seemingly random price fluctuation and re-releases of limited items, which made it very risky to market things without having the insider knowledge of upcoming price changes. It didn't help that sir essentially said they will keep doing it as they see fit for the foreseeable future which obviously doesn't strike a lot of confidence.
The rest of your points are really good and I agree.
Market Statistics show that with the implementation of the new market system, the new market system has generated more transactions per capita, with less players. It does get a bit dicey when discussing price fluctuation. As a member of MS and a avid marketer myself, I do try and avoid causing unnecessary price fluctuation that would destabilize current pricing for items. But alas it cannot be always stopped. Take the 2048 head for example. It was exclusive with only 3 copies at launch. Now there are well over 15 iirc. But the price didn't deviate that much from where it was. Sure it did go down in price, but it stabilized to a healthy rate in the current market eco-system. I do share sentiments regarding random price fluctuations but do bear in mind, it is inevitable to an extent. Something is only worth as much as someone will pay for it after all.
Originally Posted by
Love
that happened because one of the things that the staff made that all the marketers disliked was restocking the 3d items with prices way lower, and just the fact that the games just gives you 1 shiai and about 3k of TC just for login in every day of the week and saying that the tax its to mange the prices seems just dumb
why would someone ver use the market since they have threads for buying and selling items w/o the tax or simply wait 4 weeks and buy a pack or a 3d for shiai
and with the new chion event made up to 15 shiais already
how these types of changes will help solve the problem of the market??
The restock of the 3D items was something that I wasn't around for. However, the 1 Shiai Token + 3K for logging in is much more than what was given in the past. It is an incentive for players who are newer to stick around and explore the market and what it has to offer. Yes it is considerably low, but that is by design, as if you give, lets say, 10k and 3 ST per week for logging on, it would create a TC inflation in which where everything would drop in price, as if everyone has ample amounts of TC, then nobody has TC. That would be unhealthy for the current market, and would have an adverse affect.
Also to point out that, the current tax on market sales, while a bit steep, is pretty reasonable. If you market a lot, then purchasing the premium shop pass is a roughly 85K commitment for 3 months. I feel that is beyond reasonable. Yes it is a big commitment for most, but it is a logical way of balancing out who is rewarded in the new market system. And to clarify why someone would use the market to begin with, if someone is trying to sell bulk amount of items, the market would benefit them more than selling the traditional way. They can mass list the items and have them automated to send and pay out when items are sold. The other way of selling via the forums, while more popular, is a more daunting task, as it could take weeks to find someone depending on what you are trying to sell and how high of a demand there is for that item to be sold. Not to mention the maintenance required to keep checking up on that thread to see if you received any responses. I do feel this new market change is a step in the right direction but I am open to all feedback.