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You are most likely here because you enjoy crafting. I have been reading up on some of the WoW issues regarding gold making, which make me realize that WoW is not the game for me.

If you want to play a game where gathering and crafting is the cornerstone of the economy, and are not faint of heart, I recommend EVE Online. EVE even has releases purely to support industry. You can play for free if you are good enough manufacturer or trader.

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19 May 2010

New remote auction house - yawn

Is there a limit to the number of transactions (purchases and sales) I can make?
Yes. In order to help prevent abuse of this service, there will be a system in place to limit the total number of Auction House transactions (including bids, buyouts, and creating auctions) that a single World of Warcraft account can perform through World of Warcraft Remote each day. For the purposes of the beta test, the limit is set to 25 transactions per day per World of Warcraft account. When the Remote Auction House beta test ends and the live World of Warcraft Remote service launches, we plan to increase the limit to 200 transactions per day (with a World of Warcraft Remote subscription), though this limit is subject to change. Our goal with this system is to ensure that most players who are using the service will not reach the limit, and we will be continuously monitoring how the service is used and making adjustments to the system as needed.
Rofl.  200 transactions per day, for $3 / month?  Oh well, if I can use it to collect gold it will be a start.  Up to date pricing outside of WOW may be useful.

There are two sets of players: Those that don't care about the auction house, and those that use it hard.  Those that don't care will largely not pay $3/month.  Those that use it hard post more than 200 transactions/day.  While Blizzard generally have a clue, I am trying to work out who will use this for posting auctions.  I just don't see this being a 'sparkly mount' in terms of popularity.

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