Auctions [non] glitch (in General)


BootyGod January 22 2007 4:34 PM EST

Just a quick thing.

Wanted to test how sensitive auctions were, so had The_Black_Heart bid 20k (max bid) on a level 20 Fire Familiar. Then I cane back and bid 20001.

In my opinion, the two bids should be tied. A winning bid should have to be the next valid increase up. Otherwise, I could bid 2000001 on stuff, and beat someone who bid 2 million flat. Or do people thing that extra 1 CB should mean I get to beat someone?

My suggestions would be to have a drop down menu of -all- valid bids (you know, where it says next bid increment, it lets you pick the one you want) instead of entering a number.

Or, does everyone think it's fine?

BootyGod January 22 2007 4:38 PM EST

Or, instead of a drop down menu, you have to bid in increment of at least... 20k? 10k? 100k?

Something to stop 1 CB bid wins.

AdminJonathan January 22 2007 4:55 PM EST

this is a lesser problem than awarding auctions to someone other than the high bidder would be

AdminJonathan January 22 2007 4:56 PM EST

(it is also a lesser problem than violating bid secrecy would be, which you'd have to do to force a larger bid delta)

BootyGod January 22 2007 4:57 PM EST

Oh, okay. Thanks for the response.
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