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Originally Posted by nyclin [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

open bidding encourages bid sniping and also contributes to DKP inflation to an extent. with open bids, people can just bid the minimum that it would take to win, rather than bidding e.g. 20% over the "going rate" for the item to secure it for themselves.


exempli gratia:

person A has 200 DKP
person B has 300 DKP

open bidding:
person A really wants the item, so they go all-in at 200 DKP. person B sees this, knows person A only has 200 DKP, so they bid 201. person B wins, person A feels really shitty about it because it's only 1 dkp (or whatever the minimum bid increment is)

closed bidding:
person A goes all-in at 200 DKP, person B also really wants item so goes all-in at 300 DKP. person B still wins, but person A doesn't have to feel terrible about it because they bid what they could afford, and so did person B.

even in a closed bidding scenario where someone wins with a +1 bid, it still doesn't feel as terrible just because you know that the other person didn't do it intentionally.

And the goal is to protect the person emotionally invested in pixel acquisition?