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So sniping auctions is a thing. I get it... But I don't like it. I snipe too, but that's because I learned I have to snipe for things I want or pay a high amount for it...

Sometimes I just wish the Auction House was like a stereotypical auction. Where a bunch of people gather and the highest bid win within the time frame.

The stereotypical auction favours the rich, but at least people have some shot at winning if they are willing to pay a little more.

The current auction system favours those who are online(have time), have money, have fast fingers and/or fast internet.
Sounds like lots of ways to win! NOT! If someone else has all the above and all you have are a couple of those, you're not gonna win.

Like I said before, you can always interact more and get rich then you could bid more and win.
But can you bid 8x more than the average price? Especially when there are hundreds of Pokemon?

Yes, this is a game. I can play or not play. But don't you want more people to play (with)?

Auction House been like this for years and I don't think it will change. But I just wanna say, that the cycle of sniping in auctions will eventually cause a lot of players to avoid the AH and then avoid PokeHeroes entirely.

Players quit for a variety of reasons, but the vicious sniping is probably one of the few reasons they quit. It's because it's no fun.

Btw, I don't mind the average sniping, but when people mass snipe it just annoys me... Like if you sniped 6/10 auctions I'm bidding on, it's okay. We all want Pokemon. But if you snipe on 9.9/10 of the auctions I'm bidding on.... (Oh especially when they bid on everything around the one your bidding on, then when it's time, they snipe yours...)

Very funny. So much fun.

But yea, just wanted to rant despite nothing will change.

If you read this and I sniped something from you, I'm sorry but I did it cuz that's the way things run here.

If you read this and you've sniped something from me before, no hard feelings.

However, if you're reading this and you're the type who is that annoying sniper, well congratulations on reading this! I thought you were nice but I was wrong... I won't tell you straight to your face cuz I'm sucking it up cuz PH allows sniping (and I don't like confrontations like most people do). Good luck on your goals. I'm probably gonna be contributing to your goal unintentionally, but whatever. I hope you meet your goal soon so more people can have "fun".

Ya, I understand snipers can help get people bidding higher. But it's still annoying as heck. If you want me to bid higher, I will if I want it. But if you make me bid higher cuz I now need it cuz someone keeps sniping em, then I'm not longer a happy camper. If you want me to bid higher, I will if it meant I had the equal chance everyone did. I know this would hinder certain goals but what is it you want? A few happy campers or hundreds of happy campers?

Snipers can also get people trade more instead and in turn interact with others more. I'm probably sure they do, but how many more people do snipers make people unhappy and leave? How many more people could have enjoyed the game and in turn traded more and interacted more?

Maybe a small hardcore group of players is better than a big happy community? 🤷