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Trading Items
Marcus of the Mangrove College
Posts: 157
12/9/2014
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Again, being the noob I am, I come here with an odd an unusual thought that I don't know what forum to place in, but that I put into a forum anyways. I wonder...I know gifts can be given between people, especially from the gift opportunity cards, but there doesn't seem to be a way to trade items. I can see why this would be implemented, but I wonder if anyone has ever wondered or wished for a trading capability in the game. With so many items of varying values, trading would, for me, anyways, enhance the game by a lot. Need some Romantic Notions, but don't know where to get them? No worries, give up that Ostentatious Diamond and they'll be sent right over.
It would probably be hard to implement, and could lead to a lot of scamming and issues with multiple accounts, but I think it would also make the game a lot more real and social. People trade things all the time; why do we have to go to Merrigan's Exchange to get all the things we want in massive quantities?
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xKiv
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12/10/2014
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Somehow I doubt the Masters would approve ...
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A B Nile
Posts: 414
12/10/2014
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I've wondered about this before. To be honest I don't think it would add a huge amount to the game, especially when one considers the potential problems/opportunities for abuse that would come with its implementation.
And honestly, I'm not sure that it feels like it's missing. Your irl friends may well have stuff you want, and you may have stuff they want, but you're still both going to go to the shops and do your own shopping rather than getting together for a barter evening, aren't you?
My personal feeling is that the grinds aren't that onerous, and they can also serve the purpose of making you feel more invested in the game, as well as providing a sense of achievement when you FINALLY get that last item that you need. You mentioned one of the benefits of trading would be to make it easier to acquire items. Is that necessarily a good thing?
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Marcus of the Mangrove College
Posts: 157
12/9/2014
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That's a good idea, and it has worked pretty well for Pokemon, I will admit. Your gripe about getting spammed with offers is realistic too. I think if you could separate your inventory between items that people can offer on and ones that they can't, it would work well..
If trading were limited between Acquaintances, one could filter out between people who one wants to allow into friendship and people who one would rather have somewhere else. It would made trading better for making social friends, and also alleviate the offer-spammers slightly by forcing them to attempt and be filtered through acquaintanceship first.
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