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Originally Posted by Enslaved
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Bazaar is such a no-brainer, that literally EVERY SINGLE GAME since then has had some sort of mechanic for it. You're either not really a gamer or haven't thought it through, if you don't want a Bazaar. It has been the single most grind-destroying structure in MMORPGs since its advent in Luclin, and may be the greatest contribution that EQ has made to the MMORPG genre.
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If you mean that by it making the game easier and destroying the feeling of a real community, than yes it was the greatest contribution. And every game has it now because it caters to casual players who don't want to work for their things. It's because of the "auction house" system that so many cookie cutter mmorpg's this day are so easy and really encourage doing things by yourself instead of grouping up. Sorry but that's boring to me. But, it appeals to casuals, and there are more players that like it easy, rather than hard: thus more money for SoE and other MMORPG companies; so it will continue to exist.