Market Merge FAQ


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We knew you folks would be curious about how the market merge will work, so we’ve done our best to answer some of what we think will be the most commonly asked questions. As we read more feedback, we will add to this FAQ as needed.


Q: When will the market merge occur?

A: The markets will be merged with the launch of Going Rogue.


Q: So what will happen to my inf when my characters switch alignments? Previously were heard about some sort of escrow system, will that still happen?

A: No. Influence/Infamy/Information, Salvage, Enhancements, and Recipes will not be escrowed. Your character will retain all their possessions and inf when they transfer sides.


Q: You said that there are some restrictions that apply to what items we can mail to our other characters, what are they?

A: The restrictions on mail will be as follows:

  • Trial accounts will not be able to use Global email.
  • Trial accounts will not be able to claim more than 50,000 inf.
  • Merits cannot be globally emailed.
  • Vanguard Merits cannot be globally emailed.
  • The Gamestop Going Rogue Pre-Order Enhancements cannot be globally emailed.
  • MA Tickets cannot be globally emailed.


Q: What will happen when the markets merge? How will current bids be resolved? Will all my items stored in the AH disappear?

A: All bids will be returned back to the “storage” state. For example, if you placed a 1000 Inf bid on Boresight, and that bid has not been filled, the 1000 inf bid will be cancelled, and will be returned in a “storage” state for your character to “claim”.

Everything currently on the market -- both items for sale and bids – will be cancelled and held in storage. In the case of bids, a message will display in a BIG RED FONT telling you that the bid was cancelled due to market merger.


Q: Are the currencies being renamed, or will they still be called “infamy” and “influence”?

A: We will not be renaming influence or infamy. On your character ID cards, we will be changing the appearance of Influence, Infamy and Information to “INF”.


Q: What will happen to the bid histories?


A: Wentworth and Black Market bid histories will be wiped, and will start with a clean slate.


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Good FAQ write-up, thanks


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Will listing fee's be returned?


 

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Information... probably the Praetorian equivalent of Influence and Infamy.


 

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I am not looking forward to this at all.


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Yessssssss.



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Think all that can be said here is . . . .

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Will listing fee's be returned?
Yes, what about this?


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... wow.

Very, very happy with this change of plan. Kudos to all those responsible!


 

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sorry i dont know if i can ask a q,
id like to know if there will be a price limit placed on items in the market?


 

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Not keen on the idea but ... going to happen.*

I have to say I don't really see someone who would use Wal Mart, happily buying stolen goods in a car park (which is the equivalent of this merger).

But it's a game so whatever. I never thought redside was expensive because I play there more.

Can only presume this was more due to technical issues more than anything else. It's a shame they gave everyone so much notice though because the price gougers are going to have a field day.





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Originally Posted by CoX_Zombie View Post
Will listing fee's be returned?

Huh? In what regard?


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I have to say I don't really see someone who would use Wal Mart, happily buying stolen goods in a car park (which is the equivalent of this merger).
So when a hero takes a drop from someone he defeated that's not considered stealing. But when a villain does, it is? Since everything on the BM is gained by doing the exact same things that build up WW, what's the difference in the label? Even through RP standards that's weak arguing.


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Originally Posted by PhoenixKnight_NA View Post
sorry i dont know if i can ask a q,
id like to know if there will be a price limit placed on items in the market?
LOL, you want prices to go back UP?


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Please add to the FAQ:

If a bid has been filled, what will happen?
My guess: the item bought will go into "storage" mode.
Alternative possibility: the bid will be canceled and the inf will return to the bidder, the item returning to "storage" mode on the seller?

If an item up for sale was sold, what will happen?
My guess: the inf received for the sale will go into "storage" mode
Alternative possibility: the sale will be canceled and the item will go into storage mode

If an item up for sale was not sold, what will happen?
My guess: the item will go into storage mode along with the listing price
Alternative possibility: the item will go into storage mode but the listing price will be gone for good(you'll have to pay it again to relist)
Another alternative possibility: the item will go into a special storage mode where relisting it for the same price will be free, but you can't get the listing price refunded.


Edit: for you price limit proponents... please consult a basic economics text if you have the time. If not, please take my word for it that price limit will not help make anything cheaper. The only thing that will make things cheaper is one of the following

Either reduce the influx of INF - reducing INF rewards for farming, etc - or make it harder (probably not going to happen) OR increase the supply of items, either directly (place some for sale for whatever price they like on the market via a SQL script or the like) or indirectly (if something is deemed too expensive by devs, raise its drop rate, or make it cost less in merits, which would result in it also costing less in INF)


 

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Originally Posted by Retrogression View Post
Please add to the FAQ:

If a bid has been filled, what will happen?
My guess: the item bought will go into "storage" mode.
Alternative possibility: the bid will be canceled and the inf will return to the bidder, the item returning to "storage" mode on the seller?

If an item up for sale was sold, what will happen?
My guess: the inf received for the sale will go into "storage" mode
Alternative possibility: the sale will be canceled and the item will go into storage mode

If an item up for sale was not sold, what will happen?
My guess: the item will go into storage mode along with the listing price
Alternative possibility: the item will go into storage mode but the listing price will be gone for good(you'll have to pay it again to relist)
Another alternative possibility: the item will go into a special storage mode where relisting it for the same price will be free, but you can't get the listing price refunded.
If you have bought or sold something, it is no longer a "bid" and it sits in storage. All bids will be canceled. (I don't know if listing fees are being returned, since that is not in the FAQ.)


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Originally Posted by Avatea View Post
Q: You said that there are some restrictions that apply to what items we can mail to our other characters, what are they?

A: The restrictions on mail will be as follows:
  • Trial accounts will not be able to use Global email.
  • Trial accounts will not be able to claim more than 50,000 inf.
  • Merits cannot be globally emailed.
  • Vanguard Merits cannot be globally emailed.
  • The Gamestop Going Rogue Pre-Order Enhancements cannot be globally emailed.
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You now what they say about Assuming.... What about AE Tickets?
You can't gleemail those.


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Originally Posted by PhoenixKnight_NA View Post
sorry i dont know if i can ask a q,
id like to know if there will be a price limit placed on items in the market?
There already is, it's 2 billion. (Or is is 1 billion? 999,999,999?) But there is a price limit already in place.

If you're asking if say Alchemical Silver can't be sold for more that 1,000 then you will only be pushing items off the market to be sold P2P.


 

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No discussion of "Information"?


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Will listing fee's be returned?
That was my first question as well. If you have, say, a purple listed for 200 million, and it goes unsold, the millions you've already paid as a listing fee are not trivial.

In all fairness, they should be returned. In terms of practicality, it is a simple math script based on the listed price. This shouldn't be too much to ask.

Overall, though, I think I like this change to the markets.