tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post4552840262173210112..comments2023-12-13T05:38:56.001-06:00Comments on Gray Matter: WoW Auction House: There's an App for that.Graylohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12928540421337175942noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-18580750093347650582010-05-27T03:47:39.741-05:002010-05-27T03:47:39.741-05:00I also see some raid utility here. Oo, yes surpris...I also see some raid utility here. Oo, yes surprise. Surprise for me, becuase noone mentioned it yet. If you urgently need somthing in a raid, there is no more need to log alts to buy from the AH. You can with your char, buy from the AH and receive it in mail. I'm thinking of flasks, resist pots, gems and armor packs for someone who just achieved a set bonus... no time to waiste ! :DGlobiesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-46300150597754639192010-05-21T08:29:15.647-05:002010-05-21T08:29:15.647-05:00How does this compare to the iphone app that has b...How does this compare to the iphone app that has been around for a bit?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-1917291090281285292010-05-20T11:13:48.324-05:002010-05-20T11:13:48.324-05:00I tell you one nice thing being left out from the ...I tell you one nice thing being left out from the article or comments...<br /><br />The app is great for people stalking the AH to buy something particular while they are away from the game... like a Battered Hilt lets say back when they were a real hot item... or a Spectral Tiger mount to prance around IF on.<br /><br />What Blizzard is doing is porting the game outside the game so people can move their Mafia Wars addiction to looking for that Epic they have been waiting to buy... or getting gems for that weapon you just got last night so the minute you log in they will be ready to socket... etc.<br /><br />I hope security doesn't ruin the ability to port parts of the game outside the confines of the software itself... offline gear changes for theory crafting? Offline crafting?Jacemorahttp://jacemora.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-23934487373668796312010-05-20T10:16:50.869-05:002010-05-20T10:16:50.869-05:00@Erdluf
That is kind of a cool use for the Web AH...@Erdluf<br /><br />That is kind of a cool use for the Web AH, but I doubt it will be a primary use. I just don't see people paying 3 bucks a month to store stuff on the AH. Big time farmers are likely to oranize their professions around the activity. Therefore they will have engineering for the mailboxes and bots. The are also likely to have the Mammoth mount with the vendors.<br /><br />@Maestro/Relevart<br /><br />I don't see how this helps Blizzard with micro transactions. They already have an interface on battlenet to buy the mounts and pets. They don't need to develope another one.<br /><br />I read your blog post, on the subject and I think you are really overblowing the issue of micro transactions. If blizzard started to sell gold or items then i would likely quit also, but they are not going to anytime soon because they won't make money doing so.<br /><br />Despite what all the various fan-boys say WoW is the gold standard of MMOs. People can argue which is the better game based upon personal preference, but nobody can argue that WoW is not the most successful. Selling gold and ingame items would very damaging to the game. Every one knows that. WoW.com has some great posts on why blizzard will never sell gold. As for selling gear, it doesn't make sense to do so. MMO has the largest subscriber base by a large margin. They're not trying to compete, they are trying to maintain their position and selling gear doesn't help that. Think of all the people it would piss off. They would make money on the transactions, but they would lose it on the subcriptions. So why risk your market standing for a few extra dollars. It won't happen.<br /><br />@Mushu<br /><br />I am not a programmer and I still use Internet explorer, and I think you bring up a very valid concern. However, Blizzard is not stupid. It would be unreasonable to think that people wouldn't use IE, therefore I'm blizzard has thought about this and what you suggest probably isn't as easy as you make it sound. <br /><br />I'm not saying their won't be hacks. I'm sure there will be, but I doubt it will be an epademic.<br /><br />@Blimp<br /><br />As I said to Mushu, Blizzard is not stupid. I'm sure they have thought of this, and they have actually said there are measures in place to detect botting.<br /><br />Blizzard may not be able to tell what program you are using (though I think they might), at the very least they could measure your activity. If you're scanning every auction 24/7, it is pretty easy to tell your a bot. That's overly simplistic, but saying blizzard can't detect bots and such is ignoring the realities of technology. Nothing is completely impossible, and nothing lasts for ever.Graylohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12928540421337175942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-55416715631654347592010-05-20T00:16:30.965-05:002010-05-20T00:16:30.965-05:00Glider interacts with the official client in an un...Glider interacts with the official client in an unauthorized way. As you now can interact with the AH game with a mere browser, I don't see how Blizzard could tell whether you're using IE/Firefox or a program you wrote to check the AH and do your business.<br /><br />With this new feature, they are allowing AH bots. The only limit is the 200 transactions per day which prevents bots from scanning/cancelling/relisting items for sale 24/7.Blimphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09523686868859482309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-47635205589100984812010-05-19T23:31:07.768-05:002010-05-19T23:31:07.768-05:00i for one wont get the service. this app will inte...i for one wont get the service. this app will interfere with my rl time. there's a time for everything. time to play the game, time to go for a drink with a cpl of friends(generally non-wow users lol!!!) and a time to play wow.<br /><br />i like to keep those separate. if i get this service all i'll be doing is checking the damn ah and posting stuff which i do 3-5 hrs a day on the game anyways!!!!<br /><br />thats my 2 cents about this issue!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-3178462879871424652010-05-19T12:56:05.213-05:002010-05-19T12:56:05.213-05:00I too am concerned about security. Currently, it d...I too am concerned about security. Currently, it does not require me to use an authenticator to get into my WoW armory and do things like sign up for raids on the calendar and whatnot, pretty tame stuff. However, if suddenly the iphone app can mess with my inventory and it still doesn't require an authenticator, I'm gonna be kinda sore about that. I like the extra layer of security and hope they don't strip it away for a matter of convenience.<br /><br />That being said, this may also be a boon to the cross faction auction house because now its just as easy to buy from it as your faction house.Aggrazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479354318371629398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-62904654185740451052010-05-19T12:44:36.324-05:002010-05-19T12:44:36.324-05:00I'm surprised that you didn't mention a hu...I'm surprised that you didn't mention a huge issue-to-be: web hackers. Once Blizz "opens the pipe" to their database, it will only be a short time until someone codes a trojan or virus that gets installed because dumb people STILL use the Internet Exploder browser.<br /><br />Without having tried the beta, I can still see (as a web developer) how that would work because once you authenticate into your account and begin messing with the AH the trojan has full access to everything you do. It can send http transactions in the background without your knowledge.<br /><br />Perhaps Blizz will use SSL but that only prevents outsiders from "listening" in, thus providing a false sense of security.<br /><br />I'm only speculating, but what if the trojan puts up on the AH the most expensive BoE items in your bags/bank for one copper? Could it send an email in the background to the Chinese Farmer (for example)? Yep. Their companion AH scanner could then easily buy out that item immediately and you may not even notice for a long time.<br /><br />A little thought can come up with even more badness...I'm not trying to be a fear monger or prevent people from using this new feature. I'm only the voice of years of intense web programming experience, and because I "grok" (google it) how the bits and bytes work over the wire I only wish to be a voice of caution in this new territory that Blizz is charting.Mushunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-92162853943514082972010-05-19T12:17:24.844-05:002010-05-19T12:17:24.844-05:00What about viewing this as a portal for money mana...What about viewing this as a portal for money management within WoW? I feel like this is going to open the door to microtransactions and everything spirals downhill from there.Maestrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00115313553294837312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-64221355957317989702010-05-19T12:15:25.870-05:002010-05-19T12:15:25.870-05:00With "Create auctions from items in your bags...With "Create auctions from items in your bags," farmers become more efficient.<br /><br />If I'm farming UBRS, my bags fill up, and my ToC pet is on cooldown, I'll be able to log out, move stuff (even grey junk) to the AH, log back in and continue farming.<br /><br />Even for the items that I end up canceling and vendoring, I still make more than if I'd just dumped them.<br /><br />They could do things to prevent that. They could have the Remote AH unavailable until 5 minutes after log off, or even allow Remote AH listing only when your toon is near an AH.Erdlufnoreply@blogger.com