The Bazaar of Nexus/Luclin

[Ashimar]

People have been saying Luclin damaged Everquest because of the Bazaar.
But in retrospect- The Bazaar was an empty and desolate zone for the longest
time even after more expansions were released after Luclin. I think it was sometime before the Planes of Power expansion that the Bazaar became
a player merchant zone.

Was it like that on every server?
on Rodcet Nife that's how it was.

[Messianic]

Originally Posted by Ashimar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

People have been saying Luclin damaged Everquest because of the Bazaar.
But in retrospect- The Bazaar was an empty and desolate zone for the longest
time even after more expansions were released after Luclin. I think it was sometime before the Planes of Power expansion that the Bazaar became
a player merchant zone.

Was it like that on every server?
on Rodcet Nife that's how it was.

You played on Rodcet Nife? What was your character name(s)?

[burkemi5]

why did everyone hate the bazaar so much?

[Ashimar]

Originally Posted by Messianic [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You played on Rodcet Nife? What was your character name(s)?

Ashimar was my first ever character. 32 Human Cleric :P
Kandayin Oakplume (WE WAR)
Waddy Waddykins (GNM WAR)
Ndayr (DE SK)

Lots of friends on there too
Chorum (Half Elf Bard)
Wanforezek (BAR WAR) (R.I.P MARK)
Airlia (HUM CLR)
Nikely ( WOOD ELF RNG)

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[Messianic]

Originally Posted by Ashimar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Ashimar was my first ever character. 32 Human Cleric :P
Kandayin Oakplume (WE WAR)
Waddy Waddykins (GNM WAR)
Ndayr (DE SK)

Lots of friends on there too
Chorum (Half Elf Bard)
Wanforezek (BAR WAR) (R.I.P MARK)
Airlia (HUM CLR)
Nikely ( WOOD ELF RNG)

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I know I remember Waddy Waddykins - but I probably just saw him somewhere and liked the name [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I was Madmmiller, human monk and Hayaet, Dark Elf Wizard...

[Ashimar]

Originally Posted by Messianic [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I know I remember Waddy Waddykins - but I probably just saw him somewhere and liked the name [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I was Madmmiller, human monk and Hayaet, Dark Elf Wizard...

Yeah i used to have TONS of screenshots of various players from the server during the glory days. However i remember seperating the good shots from the
bad ones and eventually the folder of good ones became lost in time.

Madmmiler sounds pretty familiar. Waddy was an actual gnome too in a story.

[burkemi5]

Originally Posted by uygi [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

IIRC it wasn't immediately implemented? I quit very shortly after Luclin for a while because I felt the PvP immune zones had wrecked the game. Came back and played PvE after that...

The issue with the bazaar was it gave us, metaphorically, Internet shopping. Is shopping even remotely the same now as it was even 10 years ago? No way... back then you had to go to the store, call them on the phone or read their ad in the paper. In EQ prices were very temperamental; HUGE difference between being in EC when there are a ton of buyers and when there are very few. As much as it would be a pain, I think removing item links would bring us the rest of the way back to original EQ economy, except that now you can easily tab out and very quickly and reliably find item stats. I used to have to go search on a list by slot on Alla back then...

The bazaar i remember is when you had to sit there, logged in, and people would find you, run to you, and basically buy your wares as if you were a merchant. there was a useful search function and everything. I thought it was a great way to buy and sell, but then again I only started playing in the middle of kunark. I don't really see how this is as horrible as everyone makes it seem; I guess i am not as much of a purist.

[Mcbard]

All of the trading on T-marr was happening there before PoP for sure. It took a couple of months to happen, but I remember rolling into EC and wondering where everyone went. I was devastated.

[guineapig]

Not everyone hated the bazaar, Only the people that could either 2-box or the ones that were online all the dame time.

For people that only had limited play times it was basically the only way to sell stuff effectively without having to cut into what little play time I had.

I was a huge fan of the bazaar for that reason.
This is why I have bags and bags full of mid-level gear that will probably never go up for auction and tons of researched spells that I usually just sell to random vendors. I don't have enough play time to actually spend a chunk of it selling stuff in EC.

[Ihealyou]

The bazaar created a more efficient market by giving buyers and sellers more and better information. Anyone that hates it is an America hating commie.