i found out that when i had set my search fields to be the exact same as my cousin, and when i compared mine to his, both AH search results were not the same.
This is...i do not know what to say. First our items that we sell on AH don't show up/appear on AH when we search for them and now this. And this isn't an obvious problem UNLESS you have someone to check with. Because if you just simply trust what you see when you search for something in the AH, then know that AH isn't giving you ALL the results. And that is what i call a Failed AH.
i can't prove it to you unless you try it out yourself with someone else. You may try the following search:
Item Type: Armor, Ring
Level Range: blank
Rarity: All
Stats: All Damage, Dex, Vit
Min Value: blank
max buyout value: blank
The AH is in very poor shape at the moment. Soon it will be easier to count the things that actually work with it instead. They are going to address anything and everything wrong with it though I assure you, because they need to in order to implement RMAH with people's hard-earned dollars at stake.
But the fact that the search results are so different, i search for a particular ring and i only see 4 or 5, while my cousin sees 10 tabs of rings!!! that is basically a huge difference.
What if i was a blur player? And whatever i search for in the AH, i simply believed and think to myself "ohhhh...so nobody is selling this ring. maybe i can sell my ring for quite a high price". Basically, the AH is like lie-ing right in front of my face. And it doesn't matter how many times i perform the same search. it returns the same fake results. Seach one time = see 4 rings. Search a 2nd time = see 4 rings. 3rd, 4th, 5th = see 4 rings. i wont know that AH isn't giving me all the results and i will think AH is working properly, unless i start to think something is fishy. and i search on the internet or perform some investigations and checks with someone.
I am okay if the AH has some bugs or something like that. But a AH that lies to me...i can't accept that. and its not that obvious too.
are u guys a different level? leaving the level range blank sets the max lvl to your selected characters level, if not that then i dont know ive not run any tests of my own
are u guys a different level? leaving the level range blank sets the max lvl to your selected characters level, if not that then i dont know ive not run any tests of my own
is that how it works? i thought it should be set by our preferences that we want to search for. if i leave it blank, shouldn't it means that i want to search for an item at all levels? i haven't try it yet but worth investigating.
[EDIT] I just tried. I still get very little results compared to my cousin who gets 10 over tabs of results.
sorry for the 2nd post...but here is an example you may want to try out asap.
Search Equipment For: Barbarian
Item Type: Armor, Ring
Level Range: 53-53
Rarity: Magic
Stats: All Damage, Dex, Vit
Min Value: blank
max buyout value: blank
isnt what you see on the ah based on the general region you are in like east and west coast cus if you could see everything world wide or even us wide the database would be unfathomable.
isnt what you see on the ah based on the general region you are in like east and west coast cus if you could see everything world wide or even us wide the database would be unfathomable.
hold on...getting a sample from my cousin. and both of us are playing in the same region. The Americas Server. and our characters are non-hardcore
[EDIT] sigh...he's busy. wont be able to post it anytime soon. perhaps later. but i will get back to this later. because i am not able to get the search results that my cousin was able to get. and without that kind of search results, which is the real one, how am i gonna sell anything???
Also, just to state down my intention for having created this thread. it is to make sure that this issue is brought to light and allow players to...BE INFORMED. At the same time, to gather comments from other players who had been experiencing similar issues so as to confirm and double confirm that its really happening and it is not a human mistake on my part or on their part. and hopefully, it will be addressed and solved.
being concerned and serious as well. As much as i already understand that the AH is terribly in poor shape, BUT still, all these must be brought to light and be made known to others so as to avoid more players from becoming victims of the buggy AH. I did expected comments like "WHAT?! The AH is that buggy/bad???" or "hey yea, we already knew that.". Not so much of "Hey TS, try to understand" or players trying to offer suggestions and alternatives. I don't expect players to be of any aid since its a problem on the Server Side. Otherwise, i could just let it slide and only be concerned for myself, while others suffer. And then they cannot blame anyone for not telling or informing them, can they? lol...
and obviously, if this cant be solve, there is no point for anybody to be involved in the RMAH. Once this has been confirmed, its clearly an AH problem and it affects every player who uses it.
[EDIT2] *facepalm*...alright!!! oh good grievance...my cousin didn't put the same exact search fields as me when i finally saw his screenshot, even when i had told him specifically how and what to put while at the game menu.
BUT...i learn something at least. i finally learn that certain items will not be shown in the results even if you search for it accurately. You have to search for it inaccurately for it to appear.
For example: Ring of Malice lvl 53 has the following stats -
+9-18 Damage
+55 Vitality
+50 Dexterity
If i try to search with the preferred stats: All Damage, Dexterity, Vitality, the ring will not appear in the search results. BUT if i try to search with ONLY: Dexterity, Vitality, the ring DOES appear in the search results.
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This is...i do not know what to say. First our items that we sell on AH don't show up/appear on AH when we search for them and now this. And this isn't an obvious problem UNLESS you have someone to check with. Because if you just simply trust what you see when you search for something in the AH, then know that AH isn't giving you ALL the results. And that is what i call a Failed AH.
i can't prove it to you unless you try it out yourself with someone else. You may try the following search:
Item Type: Armor, Ring
Level Range: blank
Rarity: All
Stats: All Damage, Dex, Vit
Min Value: blank
max buyout value: blank
But the fact that the search results are so different, i search for a particular ring and i only see 4 or 5, while my cousin sees 10 tabs of rings!!! that is basically a huge difference.
What if i was a blur player? And whatever i search for in the AH, i simply believed and think to myself "ohhhh...so nobody is selling this ring. maybe i can sell my ring for quite a high price". Basically, the AH is like lie-ing right in front of my face. And it doesn't matter how many times i perform the same search. it returns the same fake results. Seach one time = see 4 rings. Search a 2nd time = see 4 rings. 3rd, 4th, 5th = see 4 rings. i wont know that AH isn't giving me all the results and i will think AH is working properly, unless i start to think something is fishy. and i search on the internet or perform some investigations and checks with someone.
I am okay if the AH has some bugs or something like that. But a AH that lies to me...i can't accept that. and its not that obvious too.
is that how it works? i thought it should be set by our preferences that we want to search for. if i leave it blank, shouldn't it means that i want to search for an item at all levels? i haven't try it yet but worth investigating.
[EDIT] I just tried. I still get very little results compared to my cousin who gets 10 over tabs of results.
Search Equipment For: Barbarian
Item Type: Armor, Ring
Level Range: 53-53
Rarity: Magic
Stats: All Damage, Dex, Vit
Min Value: blank
max buyout value: blank
hold on...getting a sample from my cousin. and both of us are playing in the same region. The Americas Server. and our characters are non-hardcore
[EDIT] sigh...he's busy. wont be able to post it anytime soon. perhaps later. but i will get back to this later. because i am not able to get the search results that my cousin was able to get. and without that kind of search results, which is the real one, how am i gonna sell anything???
Also, just to state down my intention for having created this thread. it is to make sure that this issue is brought to light and allow players to...BE INFORMED. At the same time, to gather comments from other players who had been experiencing similar issues so as to confirm and double confirm that its really happening and it is not a human mistake on my part or on their part. and hopefully, it will be addressed and solved.
being concerned and serious as well. As much as i already understand that the AH is terribly in poor shape, BUT still, all these must be brought to light and be made known to others so as to avoid more players from becoming victims of the buggy AH. I did expected comments like "WHAT?! The AH is that buggy/bad???" or "hey yea, we already knew that.". Not so much of "Hey TS, try to understand" or players trying to offer suggestions and alternatives. I don't expect players to be of any aid since its a problem on the Server Side. Otherwise, i could just let it slide and only be concerned for myself, while others suffer. And then they cannot blame anyone for not telling or informing them, can they? lol...
and obviously, if this cant be solve, there is no point for anybody to be involved in the RMAH. Once this has been confirmed, its clearly an AH problem and it affects every player who uses it.
[EDIT2] *facepalm*...alright!!! oh good grievance...my cousin didn't put the same exact search fields as me when i finally saw his screenshot, even when i had told him specifically how and what to put while at the game menu.
BUT...i learn something at least. i finally learn that certain items will not be shown in the results even if you search for it accurately. You have to search for it inaccurately for it to appear.
For example: Ring of Malice lvl 53 has the following stats -
+9-18 Damage
+55 Vitality
+50 Dexterity
If i try to search with the preferred stats: All Damage, Dexterity, Vitality, the ring will not appear in the search results. BUT if i try to search with ONLY: Dexterity, Vitality, the ring DOES appear in the search results.