I've noticed that the general forum is filling up with various topics speculating on prices of high end items and economic issues. The fact is that these are being created for any issue and are just getting out of hand. What I am proposing is a subforum in the Marketplace for such debates and discussions that would be a much more appropriate setting. Not like the most amazing or revolutionary suggestion here, but it would clean things up a bit.

That sounds pretty good, actually. Would be useful.

That sounds pretty good, actually. Would be useful.

Or it could enable speculators to hype certain items for their own benefits.

That sounds pretty good, actually. Would be useful.

Or it could enable speculators to hype certain items for their own benefits.

 

 

 

Whether they do it in their own subforum or in general it's still going to happen. This removes it from the public eye a bit.

It'd be best in a Debates Forum area I would think, but I don't know if that community would welcome such topics or not. I'd be willing to debate on these kind of topics.

Sub forums don't get a lot of activity at all. They'd just basically be dead, no matter what the topic is. :(

Sub forums don't get a lot of activity at all. They'd just basically be dead, no matter what the topic is. :(

 

Uhm, they do get quite a bit of activity if they are useful. If they aren't they die out.

 

 

 

Also, I really don't think the subforum is needed in that the discussions should stay in General, as General always goes through the phases of market speculations at least 30-40 times per year, and probably contributes to a lot of the topics/posts in General, as well as other topics that are related to the economy to be posted.

 

 

 

I really don't think it should be done.

I like the idea, as it reduces the chance of Tip.It forums being abused to hype items. It has happened in the past, and I stood very frustrated on the sideline and could do nothing about it. Giving financial speculations a subforum means less activity, so mostly those who are genuinely interested in the econimical aspects of the game (mainly merchants) will frequent there.

 

 

 

For those reasons, I fully support it. :

I don't really think it's NEEDED, but I don't see any harm in giving it a go to see how it works out.

If done, make sure to have a huge announcement that the forum is a beta one. :P

 

 

 

I actually like the idea!

I don't really think it's NEEDED, but I don't see any harm in giving it a go to see how it works out.

 

 

 

I suppose. I don't like it myself, but maybe it'll work out?

The main reasoning behind this subforum shouldn't be to reduce hype, as that'll just cause more topics from non-merchants to be created. =/

Do we really need more subforums? If we were to add one, I don't think it should belong in the marketplace forums. But I don't see marketplace discussion as a separate part of general discussion. That's like saying we should separate discussion about skilling too. You can separate it, but why? The economy is just as important to skills to many people, and are both parts of the game. Couldn't it just be a phase too? Either way, those types of topics usually die down quickly.

I do think that economy-related discussions are more than just a phase, because I have seen them continuously pop up, rather than just suddenly show up in large amounts and then disappear. I really am not a fan of separating discussions, since General Discussion seems to be going along just fine, but I am rather sick of shooting down almost every idea because it's "not needed." Maybe it would be better to try things out once in a while, even if they aren't needed. If they prove to be unsuccessful, undo the changes, as simple as that.

I do think that economy-related discussions are more than just a phase, because I have seen them continuously pop up, rather than just suddenly show up in large amounts and then disappear. I really am not a fan of separating discussions, since General Discussion seems to be going along just fine, but I am rather sick of shooting down almost every idea because it's "not needed." Maybe it would be better to try things out once in a while, even if they aren't needed. If they prove to be unsuccessful, undo the changes, as simple as that.

 

Even if this particular suggestion is really far away from being needed? The threads grow to around 6 or 7 pages, so that says something about the interest in them. There's about 4 or 6 suggestions on this page and the second page which in my mind should be put ahead of this in terms of 'not needed'.

 

 

 

Just because you're sick of a particular (and extremely valid) reason doesn't mean it should randomly pop up and be done.

If there's such a problem with those threads being in General or a forgotten Sub-forum, why not move them to the Main Marketplace forum? There's currently next to no activity there aside from the price-check thread.

I do think that economy-related discussions are more than just a phase, because I have seen them continuously pop up, rather than just suddenly show up in large amounts and then disappear. I really am not a fan of separating discussions, since General Discussion seems to be going along just fine, but I am rather sick of shooting down almost every idea because it's "not needed." Maybe it would be better to try things out once in a while, even if they aren't needed. If they prove to be unsuccessful, undo the changes, as simple as that.

 

Even if this particular suggestion is really far away from being needed? The threads grow to around 6 or 7 pages, so that says something about the interest in them. There's about 4 or 6 suggestions on this page and the second page which in my mind should be put ahead of this in terms of 'not needed'.

 

 

 

Just because you're sick of a particular (and extremely valid) reason doesn't mean it should randomly pop up and be done.

 

I'm going along with it because so far, a lot of the people in this thread seem to like the idea, so I don't see why we absolutely should not give it a try. Now if this involved hours of coding, I would never suggest giving it a try. But it takes all of like two seconds to create a subforum and assign the permissions.

But it takes all of like two seconds to create a subforum and assign the permissions.

 

 

 

 

 

Unless you have dial-up -.-

 

 

 

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I think this is a good idea.

 

 

 

It seems as if every update brings 2 or 3 threads on "How will blah blah blah effect the economy".

 

 

 

~~bballer