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not everyone had this information on live unless they camped the tunnel.
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Not until Luclin that is.
Is it absolutely necessary? No, you're right. Is it helpful to those of us just starting and unfamiliar with the economy on p99? Absolutely.
As someone relatively new to the server the auction tracker has been an invaluable resource. Coming from live, where the prices have been so horribly inflated there's just no way to tell what would be a fair price here on P99, having something you can refer to for even what people have asked lately is great. The folks who camp the tunnel are still going to bring in plat by buying low and selling high (no amount of information can dissuade the need for quick plat if you need it), and by basically snowing someone who doesn't know about the tracker or doesn't bother checking it for every item. Of course not everyone who plays the tunnel makes their plat by cashing in on the ignorance of the buyer, many rake in the plat buying low/selling high or by selling items people don't want to put in the time to farm (tradeskills anyone?), but for those who do, I can see how the absence of the auction tracker would be a boon to business :P