Oct 26th 2010, 21:19:21
I didn't say it wouldn't help you. I understand that it's a feature that would allow many players to achieve a higher final NW.
But the ability to understand the ebbs and flows of the market is one of the skills of this game. Your suggestion makes that skill much less valuable. As a result, the difference in finishes between the truly brilliant players and those who merely follow codified strategies would be compressed.
This is an issue that was discussed ad nauseum when the recall goods feature was first implemented. The strong majority opinion was that making the feature more powerful than it currently is would be detrimental to the game. Many believe it's too powerful as it stands. I don't say this to discourage you from expressing your opinion, but rather so that you enter this discussion forewarned that it is not a hereto unthought of possibility -- rather it is a much discussed topic upon which many people have strong opinions.
If you wish for your suggestion to get anything but a cursory glance from most members of this community, you will need to present a detailed argument listing its advantages, an acknowledgement of the disadvantages (and ways of mitigating them) as well as a justification for why you believe the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. Without doing that, your opinion on this subject is likely to be discounted on the assumption that you saw a feature that would be of benefit to you in some circumstances, but gave no thought to its implications throughout the game as a whole.
If you truly wish to push for this change, I wish you luck. I will almost certainly be among those disagreeing with you. You won't convert me, however, if you argue well you may convince some players that this change would be good. If you convince enough, you may even be able to convince the admins to reopen the issue in general and institute this change.
-Fooglmog
Guy with no clue.