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    Posted: 06 Feb 2013 at 16:49
Hello, 

I have two suggestions I would like to make in regards to selling goods to other players.

1) When accepting a buy order the game calculates the Total Cost by adding the Total Order Value to the Total Tax Amount. Please see the example below:




This amount does not make any sense in regards to the sale as neither the buyer or the seller is sending or receiving this amount of gold. I suggest having the the Total Tax Amount subtracted from the Total Order Value and changing the term Total Cost to something like Net Gold Received. In this example the amount of gold I would have earned would be 2,102,866.

2) When placing sell orders, the Total Cost calculation works just fine. When deciding to amend a price downwards there is a nice disclaimer that informs the seller that he/she will not receive a tax refund for this action. Please see below:



I would like to see this disclaimer or something similar to it  before pressing confirm during a sell order. This reminder could influence a seller when trying to decide between accepting a buy offer or creating a sell offer that  could potentially be amended or canceled due to competition from other sellers.

I enjoy math and accounting a great deal. My Alliance and the Market in Illyriad is what keeps me coming back everyday  (and motivates me to purchase Prestige every now and then Wink). I would love to see the Market continue to grow and improve.

Thank you.


Edited by BetaMatt - 06 Feb 2013 at 17:43
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Points: 545 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07 Feb 2013 at 01:25
I think this is a good idea. Neve runderstood the "total order value" of a sell order.
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Points: 124 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07 Feb 2013 at 13:15
Agreed. Excellent idea BetaMatt!
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Points: 53 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Feb 2013 at 10:09
Hello again,

To further clarify the importance of request number one I took another screenshot. Please see below:



In an attempt to further my sales I created a second Trader and I sent him to Zhuhai. This hub is closer to me than Centrum but it has a higher tax rate. Despite the higher tax rate, it is actually more profitable for me to sell these Exoskeletons to the highest buyer in Zhuhai (for once Clap). This fact was only clear to me after I calculated the Net Order Value myself. Once again please fix the Accepting Buy Order screen and the "Total Cost" value so that I may continue to make sound financial decisions without having to calculate it myself.

Thanks.
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Points: 53 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 17:57
*bump*

I created a petition on this topic nearly two weeks ago and I have shared the link to this thread a few times in GC but I can't seem to get the attention of  any of the GM's on this matter at all. Cry 

If any of you agree with the simple changes I mentioned earlier please show your support.

Thank you.
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Points: 61 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 18:14
You got my full support. It should be easy to fix, as it seems just replacing the sign to substract instead of adding. But for some reason i believe GM s are a bit busy elsewhere ;)

cheers,
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*bump*

Its been almost two months since the last post in this thread but I'm not giving up! Please comment and show your support.

Thank you :D
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Points: 6903 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Apr 2013 at 02:32
I don't think this change would influence my gameplay experience in any significant way.
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Points: 17 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Apr 2013 at 02:40
what do we care about how much taxes we pay or not that can or should be defined by the player.
anyway, i agree. A too complicated operation is not usefull here. just how many and how much is enough i think for the market after the taxes and all.... who gives a damn ?


Edited by Lord Hogarth - 27 Apr 2013 at 02:41
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I say we remove taxes!
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