@BasinCity wrote:
I wouldn't say they are incompetent, as they have developed a compelling, fun app. They have, however, not done a good job of implementing a player-friendly exchange.
...even during late night hours when server loads would normally be light.
I tracked over 200 visits to the exchange to get just one dozer blade...
Hopefully someone from EA is reading and will pass on how frustrated we all are.
I didn't count visits, but had a similar experience yesterday trying to get one more storage lock. The thing is, the 30-second timer just means I don't see a new batch of sales when I go back to the Global HQ, and instead see the list I just looked at. It doesn't keep me from twitching city after city looking for the items I need. Ultimately, I found the lock listed as a side-item when I clicked on an unrelated item that looked like a good buy, when no locks were listed in the main listing.
Also, don't forget that the game has a significant global audience, so late night for you may be prime time for someone else.
Responding to some of the FAQ thread OP:
"Global Trade HQ has been a very popular feature"
Haha! Do you know what is far more popular? Toilet paper. By your logic, toilet paper is possibly the most popular product in the world! Probably only water is more popular.
"Certain items have a higher demand than others, and generally the high demand items will sell a lot quicker than the low demand ones.
If we added a feature that would enable players to search for a specific item type, it would make the high demand items sell incredibly fast...."
How about solving supply and demand the same way real markets do? Don't have price ceilings. If I could put my nails up for sale for 500 simoleons each instead of 20, it would NOT be a race to see who can tap it first, but a rational choice of whether something is actually worth the value requested.
There are no suggestions that could make this steaming pile of dung better. Global trade makes me turn the game off and play something else. Fix it.
Its also hard to find items like flour bags or fruit and berries. Perhaps adding advance search.
