There's a few things that are quite regularly seen on market ads, that seriously need an IQ Check.
Things that are tacked on to ads that, if the person thought about it for even one second, they'd slap their forehead (and hopefully knock themselves unconscious *evil grin*) at how wrong, and even downright dumb it makes them look.
Let's run an IQ Check on the most common ones...
1) PM Me
As opposed to what? Exactly what other way would a person respond to an ad? By PMing themself? By logging off? By dropping their pants and doing the Twist to polka music?
Even the bots have to be PMed, so they're not an excuse to use this phrase either.
Worse is the people who post their ad without it, realise they made the ad without it, and make a second message just to say "PM me".
End it, please. For the sake of common sense.
2) Not a Bot
Not as bad as the first, as this is a remnant of a time when people saw more bot ads than actual humans posting on market.
But that's what it is, a remnant. Anyone who's been on market more than 15 minutes knows or asked and found out about #ignore_bots .
The overwhelming majority of people have used this command, since market isn't even usable without it. So every ad they see is from "not a bot".
Kill the redundancy, don't use this anymore.
3) PM me fast
"PM me" was covered in (1) above, this is about that final word... fast, quick, or any other word with similar meaning.
IQ check here: Do you honestly think this is going to make any difference whatsoever in "how fast" people respond to you? Or if they choose to respond at all?
One of the seriously troubled advertisers I watched use this was doing it every 5 minutes for over 3 hours. Obviously it wasn't working... though he should have known that before he even typed the words.
All it does when I see "PM me fast" is make me want to PM the word "fast" to the person. It's honestly the best and only response they deserve. ;)
4) Selling (item) PM me for price (and location)
Yo, bonehead, you had the space to type that, so you had the space to just type the price (and location). Instead of wasting your own and other people's time making them PM you to get that info, post it. People will see you overprice things, and not respond, saving both you and them time.
Is the price negotiable? Just say so. The above just says you're hiding your attempt at greed.
Number of ads I respond to where the price isn't stated in the ad: none. And I'm not the only one. By not giving the price, or at least a ballpark negotiable figure, you've lost quite a few potential buyers. IQ Check: Losing potential customers is a BAD thing. Repeat that as a mantra.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Burning the Midnight Potion
Well, I said yesterday I wanted to get another Potion level...
You advanced to level 88 of potion!
...so I got it. ;)
Got quite a few things planned, including working on more levels for crafting, engineering, tailoring, manu, and to a lesser extent alch and pot. May even toss out another load or two of arrows to work on ranging, though just to work on it, doubt I'll get the next level any time soon as it is very low priority at this point.
Working on some stock at the moment, but getting back to crafting today. 500 more moon medallions are planned, which should get me another crafting level and then some.
As usual, woke up to yet another invasion. This is just getting damn tiring. The words "same shit, different day" ring in my head every morning when I log in. When are "the powers that be" gonna grasp that they've made invasions a joke, nothing special or even looked forward to anymore?
You advanced to level 88 of potion!
...so I got it. ;)
Got quite a few things planned, including working on more levels for crafting, engineering, tailoring, manu, and to a lesser extent alch and pot. May even toss out another load or two of arrows to work on ranging, though just to work on it, doubt I'll get the next level any time soon as it is very low priority at this point.
Working on some stock at the moment, but getting back to crafting today. 500 more moon medallions are planned, which should get me another crafting level and then some.
As usual, woke up to yet another invasion. This is just getting damn tiring. The words "same shit, different day" ring in my head every morning when I log in. When are "the powers that be" gonna grasp that they've made invasions a joke, nothing special or even looked forward to anymore?
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Silence is Not Golden
Back, after 5 days away. 5 long days. 5 days of no harvesting, no potting, no alching, no watching clops drop...
Scary.
Back to potting for now, time for another level. ;)
Scary.
Back to potting for now, time for another level. ;)
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Ranging Pots and Naralik's a Hazard
More game updates woken up to this morning. Among them...
Ranging Potion
Not makeable, bought at C2 NPC for 15kgc each. A potion that permanently increases your chance to pierce armor while ranging by 1%. Can be used to bring your chance up to 60%.
At first look, it's interesting, and maybe later (heh, the price probably dictates "later"), it would be good to use. I've used 1, just "because". I'm just a sucker for trying new stuff I guess, despite the bad experiences doing that before.
So my "Archery AP" is now 1(%) according to the #arm command. Doubt that'll be a huge difference.
But I don't want 60% now anyway, as there's a trade-off with these that may make you reconsider taking them too early. That is, you're gonna end up killing things faster. That includes those critters you're shooting off the NC wall trying to raise your ranging level. Which will mean slower leveling.
Not recommended if you're trying to get your ranging level up, best saved for once you feel you've gone as far level-wise as you think you ever will with the skill. Remember, at this time there's no way to remove it.
Hazmat Storage moved to Naralik
No change can be made without it screwing with harvers. Coal harvers got the screw this time, and possibly dung (I don't harv dung yet so can't verify this).
However, it does make collecting some other items much easier. The Lenny bait that sit in SRM harving wormwood/henbane may find Naralik much easier and safer.
So... dunno what to think of this just yet. At least it's outside, always a good thing harv-wise. Need to take a look around and see what other harvables will be better harved there.
Update - I took a peek at the "local" harvs...
- Wormwood - As stated before, nothing can be done without screwing harvers. Some wormwood that was directly north of the new sto loc has been removed.
Having said that, there's some up by the magic school that's not too far away, so not too big a deal.
Other interesting harvables that will mean more people in Naralik: BSFs, impatiens, swamp candles, tiger lily, nightshade, henbane
Sunflowers also available, path to sto only slightly longer than in MM. MM will probably stay preferred for it.
Red Roses and Snaps are also available if you don't care to hang out in VotD, walk to sto about the same as VotD.
There's a couple other things, but those are the most interesting from what I've seen.
Overall, definitely interesting for flower harving, a detriment to coal though. I don't think it'll change much for harving on Grubani though, as the problem there is the creatures that live there mostly.
Ranging Potion
Not makeable, bought at C2 NPC for 15kgc each. A potion that permanently increases your chance to pierce armor while ranging by 1%. Can be used to bring your chance up to 60%.
At first look, it's interesting, and maybe later (heh, the price probably dictates "later"), it would be good to use. I've used 1, just "because". I'm just a sucker for trying new stuff I guess, despite the bad experiences doing that before.
So my "Archery AP" is now 1(%) according to the #arm command. Doubt that'll be a huge difference.
But I don't want 60% now anyway, as there's a trade-off with these that may make you reconsider taking them too early. That is, you're gonna end up killing things faster. That includes those critters you're shooting off the NC wall trying to raise your ranging level. Which will mean slower leveling.
Not recommended if you're trying to get your ranging level up, best saved for once you feel you've gone as far level-wise as you think you ever will with the skill. Remember, at this time there's no way to remove it.
Hazmat Storage moved to Naralik
No change can be made without it screwing with harvers. Coal harvers got the screw this time, and possibly dung (I don't harv dung yet so can't verify this).
However, it does make collecting some other items much easier. The Lenny bait that sit in SRM harving wormwood/henbane may find Naralik much easier and safer.
So... dunno what to think of this just yet. At least it's outside, always a good thing harv-wise. Need to take a look around and see what other harvables will be better harved there.
Update - I took a peek at the "local" harvs...
- Wormwood - As stated before, nothing can be done without screwing harvers. Some wormwood that was directly north of the new sto loc has been removed.
Having said that, there's some up by the magic school that's not too far away, so not too big a deal.
Other interesting harvables that will mean more people in Naralik: BSFs, impatiens, swamp candles, tiger lily, nightshade, henbane
Sunflowers also available, path to sto only slightly longer than in MM. MM will probably stay preferred for it.
Red Roses and Snaps are also available if you don't care to hang out in VotD, walk to sto about the same as VotD.
There's a couple other things, but those are the most interesting from what I've seen.
Overall, definitely interesting for flower harving, a detriment to coal though. I don't think it'll change much for harving on Grubani though, as the problem there is the creatures that live there mostly.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Too Much of a Good Thing Is...
Woke up this morning to yet another invasion in progress.
It's not a surprise anymore. It's the norm. Exact same time pretty much every single day.
There was a time when an invasion was something to look forward to. A change of pace from the normal daily play. It's just happened so much these days that it's gotten... boring is the best word I can think of at the moment.
I used to stop everything I was doing, and go join in the fun. Now I find myself skipping the overwhelming majority of them because it's just too much. It's impossible to participate in them and at the same time get anything else done.
Short of the rare special drop, invasions are a loss overall and you can only lose so much before you have to actually earn more to pay for that loss. Daily invasions don't offer the time to do that.
And daily invasions just make them "less special". The constant flood of them have made them not even remotely as exciting or something to look forward to as they once were.
I can't be the only one thinking this. Even the regular fighters have to getting tired of the same thing every day. Or?
It's not a surprise anymore. It's the norm. Exact same time pretty much every single day.
There was a time when an invasion was something to look forward to. A change of pace from the normal daily play. It's just happened so much these days that it's gotten... boring is the best word I can think of at the moment.
I used to stop everything I was doing, and go join in the fun. Now I find myself skipping the overwhelming majority of them because it's just too much. It's impossible to participate in them and at the same time get anything else done.
Short of the rare special drop, invasions are a loss overall and you can only lose so much before you have to actually earn more to pay for that loss. Daily invasions don't offer the time to do that.
And daily invasions just make them "less special". The constant flood of them have made them not even remotely as exciting or something to look forward to as they once were.
I can't be the only one thinking this. Even the regular fighters have to getting tired of the same thing every day. Or?
The Levels, They Keep Coming! Run!
Just so non-Joule days won't feel unappreciated, I got a couple more levels...
You advanced to level 87 of harvesting!
Heh, and topping that off, got an enrichment stone, a binding stone, and made an EME.
That was last night before bed. Today making a load of HEs as well as more Magics, got yet another EME as well as...
You advanced to level 103 of Alchemy!
Back to a lot of harving to mix FEs to mix silver bars to eventually whip into moon medallions to continue getting usage out of the Crafting god. Short of tailoring I still look at it as my poorest-leveled skill, and as an all-rounder that irks me. Definitely rectifying that situation, heh.
Tired of one ass in the game. Had a temporary #ignore, now a permanent one. Heard he made an ass of himself with a couple others I know in-game as well.
Hiked my prices on HEs and LEs to reflect the artificial silver price hike. They asked for it. People who complain, I blame them.
It did spark some attention though. Within 10 minutes of my first couple ads there was debating on the price going on in channel 6. And unlike the last couple days, there was suddenly a ton of requests and even a couple sales of silver for 2gc today on market channel. In a couple cases by people who were against boycotting the price hike. Guess they weren't so against it after all.
Future of it all? My prices will stay up until the still-stupid people wise up and silver goes back to normal. Or they stay up until the next inevitable price hike. I won't let alchemists pay for this stupidity, and will do everything possible to ensure every item affected goes up in price right along with the ing cost.
You advanced to level 87 of harvesting!
Heh, and topping that off, got an enrichment stone, a binding stone, and made an EME.
That was last night before bed. Today making a load of HEs as well as more Magics, got yet another EME as well as...
You advanced to level 103 of Alchemy!
Back to a lot of harving to mix FEs to mix silver bars to eventually whip into moon medallions to continue getting usage out of the Crafting god. Short of tailoring I still look at it as my poorest-leveled skill, and as an all-rounder that irks me. Definitely rectifying that situation, heh.
Tired of one ass in the game. Had a temporary #ignore, now a permanent one. Heard he made an ass of himself with a couple others I know in-game as well.
Hiked my prices on HEs and LEs to reflect the artificial silver price hike. They asked for it. People who complain, I blame them.
It did spark some attention though. Within 10 minutes of my first couple ads there was debating on the price going on in channel 6. And unlike the last couple days, there was suddenly a ton of requests and even a couple sales of silver for 2gc today on market channel. In a couple cases by people who were against boycotting the price hike. Guess they weren't so against it after all.
Future of it all? My prices will stay up until the still-stupid people wise up and silver goes back to normal. Or they stay up until the next inevitable price hike. I won't let alchemists pay for this stupidity, and will do everything possible to ensure every item affected goes up in price right along with the ing cost.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Joule Day, Good Old Level Day
Your overall level is now 120!
During Joule, natch. Mostly making HEs and various potions this Joule, but hit the indicators a bit for some engineering experience...
You advanced to level 34 of engineering!
During Joule, natch. Mostly making HEs and various potions this Joule, but hit the indicators a bit for some engineering experience...
You advanced to level 34 of engineering!
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