A Fable II Online Trading Post

PhilistineEars · 09-29-2008, 01:24 AM

Hey All,

This idea only works if you can actually trade items in coop. But, if you could, I think it would be a great idea to establish a "forum market" something akin to an Ebay or Craigslist.

People that may be looking for an item that they need right away can sell it to another person or trade for another item. Granted this negates the entire economic system that was created for Fable II but 'tis just a thought. The only coop-type economy that I know of is the paid henchmen, so gold/experience/renown for services rendered.

I don't know if trading actual items from your inventory is possible. Perhaps you can discard items and have someone pick them up off the ground... who knows.

Just a thought.

-PhilE

jaconcox · 09-29-2008, 02:09 AM

well one of the achievments

Warning, this is a spoiler!

Soldier By Name · 09-29-2008, 02:42 AM

Actually that is a great idea, depending on the supply/demand.

PhilistineEars · 09-29-2008, 02:45 AM

Thanks for the info jaconcox. The implication seems to be there, so this could work possibly. I just thought it would be an added dimension to the forum if there was a bartering sub-forum.

"Ye Olde Pawn Shoppe" If it just so happens that you've come across an item while erm... wandering through someone's house, you could fence it online if you couldn't get rid of it in the game.

-PhilE

Skotekal · 09-29-2008, 02:51 AM

Interesting, I like the ideas.

Rolandk73 · 09-29-2008, 02:59 AM

Dropping wouldn't work. People would just take the cash and leave before dropping the item.

PhilistineEars · 09-29-2008, 03:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Rolandk73

Dropping wouldn't work. People would just take the cash and leave before dropping the item.

You bring up a good point... I don't know if there's truly a way to guarantee a person's cooperation with the trade. It would really have to be set on the honor system, which unfortunately isn't always the most effective way.

Hahaha... I can just see it now...

A shady deal going down at the Bowerstone Docks in the middle of the night:

Hero #1: "Hey, you got the shinnies?"

Hero #2: "Yeah I got the gold, you got the stuff?"

Hero #1"Off course I got the swag, but I want to see the shinnies."

Hero #2: "You'll see the gold when I see the stuff..."

haha Scarface all over again...

But I digress. Since this is all merely speculation at this point, you could somehow manage it in the forum through a sort of Street Cred Rating. In the end though you'd have to choose trading partners wisely... Honor vs. No Honor among thieves, hard to know whose going to follow what philosophy.

-PhilE

hobbes_pwn · 09-29-2008, 05:18 AM

would it be at a certain time or something

PhilistineEars · 09-29-2008, 06:13 AM

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Originally Posted by hobbes_pwn

would it be at a certain time or something

No, it wouldn't have to be a particular time. I was just narrating the stereotypical underworld deals that seem to always occur late at night down on the docks. This system wouldn't have to be utilized only by the ne'erdowells. Just arrange a meeting whenever to have both parties online at the same time and complete the transaction.

The basic mechanics would be to have people post things that they are looking for and then set up a meeting within someone's game to make the trade/deal.

-PhilE

Jiin · 09-29-2008, 01:33 PM

without a doubt the xbox.com fable2 forums will be overloading with trading posts and will be most popular, but they do a whole lot of flaming and arguing on those forums, so it would be good to have a closed trade forum for members of this site

Rubnwonout · 09-29-2008, 04:33 PM

So are items going to be random say like diablo, thats the only way I see this working in anyway.

Nordberg · 09-29-2008, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhilistineEars

You bring up a good point... I don't know if there's truly a way to guarantee a person's cooperation with the trade. It would really have to be set on the honor system, which unfortunately isn't always the most effective way.

Hahaha... I can just see it now...

A shady deal going down at the Bowerstone Docks in the middle of the night:

Hero #1: "Hey, you got the shinnies?"

Hero #2: "Yeah I got the gold, you got the stuff?"

Hero #1"Off course I got the swag, but I want to see the shinnies."

Hero #2: "You'll see the gold when I see the stuff..."

haha Scarface all over again...

But I digress. Since this is all merely speculation at this point, you could somehow manage it in the forum through a sort of Street Cred Rating. In the end though you'd have to chose trading partners wisely... Honor vs. No Honor among thieves, hard to know whose going to follow what philosophy.

-PhilE

I love this idea...brings up a new aspect to the game.

There are a couple of ways around this though.

1. Once both/all of the traders are in the same world, they stand on one end of the street say 100 feet away. Drop the items and/or gold invovled. If the amount of gold dropped isn't the correct amount, then the item sold would be picked up by the original owner. Once the amount of gold is correct the item is dropped and the people make there ways to the items traded.

2. If there is some shady people trading, they would get their names smeared all over the forums. Soon people would completely avoid those people.

Just my thoughts on this subject.

Jiin · 09-29-2008, 05:05 PM

lol, thas great. but like in fable 1, theres random drops and items from quests

Soldier By Name · 09-29-2008, 09:09 PM

It's possible there's something like a lock box that you can "drop" stuff in for your friends or whoever, and they have to deposit the correct amount of money or certain named item to recieve whatever you left. I mean, Peter didn't tell us everything in the game.

Twilight · 09-29-2008, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rolandk73

Dropping wouldn't work. People would just take the cash and leave before dropping the item.

Just Disconnect.