Whats the point of the iphone Auction House application?

[Fabrio]

I have an iphone 3gs which i have a ton of apps on but barely use any besides ebay/weather/paypal and safari. I have been playing the AH recently to save tons of gold for Catalysm and now I see this new app for the Auction House.

Why should I spend $3 a month to use the AH? It's not like getting to the AH is hard. In-fact using the touch screen is a lot slower when I am listing a lot of items. Why would I want to spend my lunch break posting auctions from work on my phone when I could just come home and do it faster without wasting my hour break and not wasting more money on the game.

If anything blizzard should pay me the $3 a month to use the app over logging ingame to do it faster/easier. Less people logging in = less bandwidth for blizzards server therefore they pay less to run servers etc.

[Abandon]

If you don't think 3 euro a month is worth it, nobody is forcing you to buy it. This feature is for people who *do* think that it is worth 3 euro a month.

Also, it looks like you completely missed the point of this application. You are not supposed to use it instead of the actual auction house when you are home and at your computer, so it being slower does not matter at all. You are supposed to use it if you want to put up auctions but do not have access to a computer. People with jobs, ect. Not everyone works so close to where they live that they can go home, put up all of their auctions, make food, eat, and get back to work in an hour. When I was in college, it would have taken an hour and 20 minutes just to get from college to my place.

If you don't like it, that's fine. Don't expect everyone to agree with you that it's bad just because you couldn't figure out how to use it and because you are not the target audience.

[Fabrio]

You are supposed to use it if you want to put up auctions but do not have access to a computer. People with jobs, ect.

If you don't like it, that's fine. Don't expect everyone to agree with you that it's bad just because you couldn't figure out how to use it and because you are not the target audience.

Ahem I said I wouldn't use it at work either during work hours and I wouldn't waste my hour break to post auctions on the AH.

[Abandon]

Ahem I said I wouldn't use it at work either during work hours and I wouldn't waste my hour break to post auctions on the AH.

That's nice for you. Some people don't have to spend an entire hour putting up auctions. They could put up one or two things in a minute or two.

I am guessing this is for situations where you would be wasting time anyway. Bus journeys come to mind.

[TroyBlade]

What's the point of buses?

I can walk short distances to get where I need to go and save my money or if it's a long journey, I can drive.

I'm not going to waste my lunch break on buses and think that fact is so interesting that I need to tell the world.

[ItachiZaku]

Bus journeys come to mind.

If you can't afford a car, you shouldn't have an iPhone

[Fabrio]

What's the point of buses?

I can walk short distances to get where I need to go and save my money or if it's a long journey, I can drive.

I'm not going to waste my lunch break on buses and think that fact is so interesting that I need to tell the world.

That is completely different. If you're going to try make a witty remark at least make sure it makes sense before you post it.

Oh and I don't take public transport.

[Dindrielle]

I think its a pretty good idea,
Most of my monday-fridays end up being 7am-9pm due to the immense travel time to and from university. Its good tobe able to use the auction house remotely to check on whether things are selling and also to keep an eye out for any bargains that come up during the day as by the time i log on after 9pm (i play in perth australia so closest server time is midnight australian east coast) most of the good sales from both the afternoon and evening players have gone.

For me this is a big plus but as OP said there are people who dont want to be involved in the game when they are out and so hence for them this is pointless.

[Griefel]

The point is $$$.
Search for the "Activision-Blizzard" thread somewhere around these forums, it gives a more detailed answer why $$$.

[Abandon]

If you can't afford a car, you shouldn't have an iPhone

How stupid are you, exactly? How are owning a phone/MP3 player and passing your driving exam, paying for a car, paying for insurance, paying for upkeep and maintenance even remotely similar?

I mean, you are able to figure out that they don't cost anything close to the same amount, right?

Also, in college I tended to sleep on the bus to catch up on sleep. It ended up getting me an extra 2 hours sleep a day. They tend to frown on you falling asleep while driving a car.

[Vook]

Why should I spend $3 a month to use the AH? It's not like getting to the AH is hard. In-fact using the touch screen is a lot slower when I am listing a lot of items. Why would I want to spend my lunch break posting auctions from work on my phone when I could just come home and do it faster without wasting my hour break and not wasting more money on the game.

If anything blizzard should pay me the $3 a month to use the app over logging ingame to do it faster/easier. Less people logging in = less bandwidth for blizzards server therefore they pay less to run servers etc.

Translation: This app doesn't fit my needs, so I'm going to QQ about it.

[boseguy22]

Lol plain and simple. Gold farmers need easier access!

[wut?]

If you can't afford a car, you shouldn't have an iPhone

Did you read that in your "Working classes and how they should spend their money" handbook?

Paying for an iphone is substantially cheaper than paying for driving lessons, tests, buying a car, paying insurance, road tax, petrol etc.

retard

[Abandon]

Lol plain and simple. Gold farmers need easier access!

I hate it when Gold Farmers fly over to my country, take a taxi around to my apartment, break in and steal my iPhone so that they can put stuff up from my characters on the Auction House and sell it. Even though they can't actually get the gold off of my account with the application, I'll think twice before installing it now.

Just in case.

[wut?]

I hate it when Gold Farmers fly over to my country, take a taxi around to my apartment, break in and steal my iPhone so that they can put stuff up from my characters on the Auction House and sell it. Even though they can't actually get the gold off of my account with the application, I'll think twice before installing it now.

Just in case.

I think he meant actual gold farmers as opposed to account thieves. I can see how the app would benefit people that spend hours on the AH to make their gold for whatever purposes but personally I won't be purchasing this particular method of playing wow....and I don't have an iphone because I can't afford a car :P

[Winfernal]

The point is $$$.
Search for the "Activision-Blizzard" thread somewhere around these forums, it gives a more detailed answer why $$$.

There is allways $$$, but thats not the only answer. Hes looking for a reson why anyone should want to buy this. You are not forced to.

[Abandon]

I think he meant actual gold farmers as opposed to account thieves. I can see how the app would benefit people that spend hours on the AH to make their gold for whatever purposes but personally I won't be purchasing this particular method of playing wow....and I don't have an iphone because I can't afford a car :P

I doubt that, the application doesn't have support for any Auction House Addons which most Gold Farmer AH Bots use. As the OP said, it's slower than actually just using the Auction House, so I don't think that it would be a huge issue, unless they start buying them iPhones to take into the bathroom to boost efficency.

[wut?]

I doubt that, the application doesn't have support for any Auction House Addons which most Gold Farmer AH Bots use. As the OP said, it's slower than actually just using the Auction House, so I don't think that it would be a huge issue, unless they start buying them iPhones to take into the bathroom to boost efficency.

That's more along the lines of what I meant. When they have to leave the computer for whatever reason, they can use the app....how much gold does a person really need :P

[bengaltd]

What's the point of buses?
I can walk short distances to get where I need to go and save my money or if it's a long journey, I can drive.
I'm not going to waste my lunch break on buses and think that fact is so interesting that I need to tell the world.

Win ^
Also, the point of the remote AH is not for the OP or players like him. Blizzard recognizes that every server has a small group of people who play the AH consistently and this gives them the freedom to continuing posting and reposting auctions whenever they're bored at work or school or wherever as long as they are willing to pay the fee $$$. Actually this is probably bad news for amateur auction house users, there will be no time of day that your auctions are safe from the big boys!

[Abandon]

That's more along the lines of what I meant. When they have to leave the computer for whatever reason, they can use the app....how much gold does a person really need :P

Haha, if they are going to be that efficent, they could save money and instead of buying everyone an iPhone, just buy everyone a bucket. No more bathroom breaks!