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Time left on auctions
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Vizvayu Koga
#1 - 2011-10-06 15:56:34 UTC
The time left on auctions is not real. According to GMs it is off up to 24hs, and they do that on purpose to prevent auction sniping... and while I understand and agree with the reasons behind this decision, IMO they shouldn't lie to users. This confuses new players, who have to learn the hard way that the time left on auctions is completely false. And even if it says that the auction will end in less than an hour you may have to keep waiting for another 24hs. So I think it should just say something like "Less than a week" (of course this will change depending on the total time of the auction) and stay that way until the auction ends. That way you prevent auction sniping and at the same time don't lie to us users.
Aidan Patrick
Aldebaran Foundation
#2 - 2011-10-06 16:02:45 UTC
Signed... except it should show the time up to when the auction hits 24 hours...

Then; it should say: "Less than 24 hours remaining"

It wont let me have an empty signature...
Vizvayu Koga
#3 - 2011-10-06 16:09:00 UTC
Aidan Patrick wrote:
Signed... except it should show the time up to when the auction hits 24 hours...

Then; it should say: "Less than 24 hours remaining"


Well I believe that is what they're trying to avoid :)
Because people knows that exactly 24hs after that text changed the auction will end.