Guildhouse Auction

[Arerano]

@Ceraline: You apparently didn't read.

it's not about "we don't want to use any mechanics" at all.

WE ( & hopefuly so has the PS Team) HAVE GOT THE MESSAGE !!!!!

Obviously not.

[Shurrim]

Rping does NOT mean we dont have items.... just means we dont brainlessly mine or level.
We do quests, training, and participates in events when they are in a time we can (sadly for me, i live in a tz where there is absolutely no gm!) so we get rewards. So yes we need a house. And even more to rp inside it, when we bother others with our rp... i remember rping in front of the house before they were auctioning them and being told we were annoying... -.-  but no. not rping inside it always.. i prefer trying to get more players in my rps.. when they are rpers or at least try. I'm always more than happy to help a player rping!
Houses arent only storage rooms!In ours we have a kitchen well furnished, each member has a room or a corner to do as they please.. it's not only a storage.
The point isnt to rp or not i think here.
As it seems everyone is forgetting, we, players, are testers in that game. So when we find something not working and we tell the team, we expect to be listened to and not being told to shut up.
And yes we should try to not whining but try to suggest things, or document bugs as much as we can..
I think there is a lot of work to be done on each sides, the devs and the players-testers

As long as the game is massive players one.. there will be rper and plers... we'll have to deal with and try not to start a war. Too bad the team has to deal with that too. You want to powerlevel? good.. stop telling rpers they are annoying and useless.. you want to rp? good, just dont care about plers..
or maybe we could do as wow and splits the game in 2 ? a server for rp and one for levelling? so one with a lots of complicated mechanichs thrown here and there, not tested and not working, but heh.. do they care?? they have levels and money!!
and one with less mechanics, but everything working and less eye candy.
Yes the team might be kind of angry now seeing the auction arent working anymore.. they worked on it.. ok.. we dont have to pay for it.. as they dont have to pay cause we want some change.

So please now move on. We all have a game to build together.

[LigH]

The central Ojaveda building did not get sold either... but one thing made me nervous: Toda Ombretis got impersonated and moved to the auction in front of her shop to show some excitement.

It reminds me a bit of that bad joke: "Jesus could walk upon the water!" - "See, he could not even swim."

In general, it would have been a nice addition to make such an event more credible and realistic. In this case though, it was bad timing. It looked too much like despair, somehow.

[Prolix]

I thought those houses were to be open for inspection, I couldn't figure out how to enter that one in particular. The door nearest the podium had no context menu, if it was an upstairs apartment it should have been listed on the podium description. If I misunderstood and there was not supposed to be an open house, ignore this post.

[Shaman]

Haha, I heard the shouting, then went to check the house to see who I would get to laugh at for buying it. To my disappointment, no one bought it.

[zanzibar]

As for the 'auctions' themselves... only 1 bidder for two of them, and a no-bid on a third, as well as minimal if any roleplaying at the auctions? Seriously, I really feel sorry for the GMs and Devs who do not agree with or support these auctions as they are being done, but get rolled over by the ones who do. I know very well how that goes and the 'unified front' you are told to present to players. For those who keep on pushing this same type of 'easy' and honestly sub-par-roleplay auctions, shame on you for making your entire team suffer for your stubborness and fear of trying something new.

Under the moon has a point, if there were no bidders then the reserves were too high.

I read through each post of this thread. Many valid points echoed, some invalid ones too. However, I want to say something that actually happened in the game today.

Auctioneer (GM) is readying to begin the auction.
Only one bidding guild is present.
Another person from a different guild tries to start an RP, demanding an "enquiry in the way these octarchal auctions are being conducted".
GM asks this person if he's bidding.
This person is not bidding.
GM essentially says he's a nuisance and asks him to shut up.

A valid attempt at an "in-game RP Event" successfully thwarted by a Game Master. This is not an argument - it's a reality which I saw through my own eyes today in the game.

PS is not dying. It's being killed.

It was perfectly IC.
(Compared to many other things)

I agree that it's possible to IC tell someone to shut up if your character is rude.  Chances are the GM would have "played along" more if there were more resources for the GM (ie, other GMs to act as officials, etc).

[zanzibar]

Rping does NOT mean we dont have items....

It depends on who your character is.  If your character is a pauper or a monk, then it's possible that rping means you don't have items.

[Prolix]

Having to run ten auctions in a couple of days is hard enough without disruption. Dealing patiently with troublemakers in character or not would likely seriously jam up the timetable.

Here is a thought, did you ever think they might not have wanted to sell all ten houses so that a few might become available for being dispensed in some other fashion? Do they have to tell you everything they plan? Anyway if that had been their idea it has probably been shelved.

[Eurac]

Prolix. at last, this is why i began to RP these auctions, exactley why, this is why i still attend them. But if OOC tells hinder this then I can only presume this is not the case as the GMs would be RPing these auctions.

[Eurac]

I dont wish to tread on anyones toes but perhaps the GM chosen to run the auctions was the wrong GM. 

[zanzibar]

Having to run ten auctions in a couple of days is hard enough without disruption. Dealing patiently with troublemakers in character or not would likely seriously jam up the timetable.

Patience is a virtue.

Here is a thought, did you ever think they might not have wanted to sell all ten houses so that a few might become available for being dispensed in some other fashion?

No, since they can create guild houses out of thin air.

Do they have to tell you everything they plan?

No, although it would be nice since we could make suggestions on how to improve their plan.

Anyway if that had been their idea it has probably been shelved.

Which idea specifically?

[zanzibar]

I dont wish to tread on anyones toes but perhaps the GM chosen to run the auctions was the wrong GM. 

Excuse me?   

[Arerano]

Here is a thought, did you ever think they might not have wanted to sell all ten houses so that a few might become available for being dispensed in some other fashion? Do they have to tell you everything they plan?

Like IC christmas gifts?

I dont wish to tread on anyones toes but perhaps the GM chosen to run the auctions was the wrong GM. 

Excuse me?  

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Sorenew says: please remain standing sir :)

[Eurac]

Thank you for the example Arerano 

[Eurac]

I have one Question.

Were these auctions intended as a RP event?