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That is actually a good idea Manachanter. People need to be warned about this, and it needs to be acknowledged.
You have to understand – this is NOT a blame game. Arena Net definately did not intend for this to happen. They are not entirely at fault. However, it IS affecting the economy in game.
Yes it is a technical bug. But this technical bug is causing people to be afraid to use the Trading Post or to purchase Gems (either using in-game Gold, or real Cash.)
You may not have experienced this yet, but this issue is effecting a growing portion of the player base.
It is causing a Market Fear that has nothing to do with “Place a Bid” vs. Buy it now.
I constantly use the Trading Post (or did, until recently) to make money. I understand the system to an extent. I’ve managed to make a very good amount of money using it. This is not what I am talking about. It is not the WORKING mechanics of the Trading Post that is causing this fear among the player base.
It is a flaw in the coding of the Trading Post that is causing Gold to be lost, disappear from the system and purchases (either Gems, or items) to not be given to the players. I am entirely certain they did not create the Trading Post with the intention of purposefully causing the playerbase to lose things – and thus have a bad gaming experience.
If they are aware of it – and have fixed it. Please tell us that it has been fixed. Tell us you are unable to give our gold back. But that the problem has been SOLVED. So that we can go back to using the Trading Post, without being afraid that our every purchase will be lost into the void and, “Didn’t happen.”
There is a growing fear of using the Trading Post in game.
I myself have lost 35g while trading to use my Gold to buy Gems, on the day that the Trading Post suddenly went down, twice in a row (and then stayed down for many hours.)
Arena Net needs to address this. The people they have posting on the forums, all indicate that these are all related to players miplacing their gold. Which is not the case, for a growing list of players. We are legitimently losing gold and it is not being returned.
I am continuing to earn gold, since then I have managed to reach 20g on my account again (nearing more like 30g with crafting ingredients.) Give me a few weeks and that gold I lost will seem pointless to me, thought I will continue having a bitter fear in the back of my mind regarding it. (A fear that, Arena Net doesn’t care what happens to me as a player.)
But for others – the gold they are losing took them forever to earn.
You can already take a look at the Trading Post and the economy. It is going all over the place. Prices are shifting, bouncing and becoming erratic. People are refusing to use the Trading Post in game. They are avoiding it like the plague.
If you don’t know already.
The Trading Post is our ONLY SAFE WAY IN GAME to buy and sell. It is the only SAFE way to trade in game.
Now, our only SAFE way to trade – is becomming unreliable and dangerous. It is not hard to see that /m (map chat) is becomming flooded with reports of this during the days. There are people who are already refusing to use the Trade Post.
This is an issue that needs to not only be address, but to be ACKNOWLEDGED. Yes, Arena Net, there is something seriously wrong with your Trading Post. People need tobe aware of this before they go off unknowingly purchasing Gems with Real Money, or using in game Gold to trade for Gems.
Something needs to be done to protect the Game’s Economy. Before the Black Lion Trading Company (Trading Post) ruins the games Economy.
The Economy of the game is already being affected by all of this. Take the Trading Post offline again if it needs to be done, but if as you say – you are genuinely concerned about the Ecnomy of GW2. Please acknowledge, that something is wrong and you do not understand what.
People should NOT have to be afraid to use the only SAFE and RELIABLE form of Trading.