Barihawk Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 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. My heart is broken by the terrible loss I have sustained in my old friends and companions and my poor soldiers. Believe me, nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won. -Sir Arthur Wellesley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pryomancer Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 That sounds pretty good, actually. Would be useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercifull Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 That sounds pretty good, actually. Would be useful.Or it could enable speculators to hype certain items for their own benefits. Mercifull <3 Suzi "We don't want players to be able to buy their way to success in RuneScape. If we let players start doing this, it devalues RuneScape for others. We feel your status in real-life shouldn't affect your ability to be successful in RuneScape" Jagex 01/04/01 - 02/03/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barihawk Posted September 4, 2008 Author Share Posted September 4, 2008 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. My heart is broken by the terrible loss I have sustained in my old friends and companions and my poor soldiers. Believe me, nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won. -Sir Arthur Wellesley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirror Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 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. A reflection is just a distorted reality held by glass and your mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Observer Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Sub forums don't get a lot of activity at all. They'd just basically be dead, no matter what the topic is. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InkofDeath Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laikrob Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 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. : You're accusing me of bigotry, how ironic. It's a nice attempt at argument, but your responses are facile and asinine, if not diatribe. Who's arrogant now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripsis Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 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. - 99 fletching | 99 thieving | 99 construction | 99 herblore | 99 smithing | 99 woodcutting - - 99 runecrafting - 99 prayer - 125 combat - 95 farming - - Blog - DeviantART - Book Reviews & Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_odie Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 If done, make sure to have a huge announcement that the forum is a beta one. :P I actually like the idea! RIP MichaelangelopolousThanks to cowboy14 for the pimp sig! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Observer Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InkofDeath Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 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. =/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam007 Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripsis Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 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. - 99 fletching | 99 thieving | 99 construction | 99 herblore | 99 smithing | 99 woodcutting - - 99 runecrafting - 99 prayer - 125 combat - 95 farming - - Blog - DeviantART - Book Reviews & Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InkofDeath Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meol Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 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. This signature is intentionally left blank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripsis Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 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. - 99 fletching | 99 thieving | 99 construction | 99 herblore | 99 smithing | 99 woodcutting - - 99 runecrafting - 99 prayer - 125 combat - 95 farming - - Blog - DeviantART - Book Reviews & Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSBDavid Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 But it takes all of like two seconds to create a subforum and assign the permissions. Unless you have dial-up -.- OT: 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 [software Engineer] - [Ability Bar Suggestion] - [Gaming Enthusiast] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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