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Can owlrepo.com be even more amazing?

Discussion in 'Suggestions' started by fSharp, May 21, 2024.

Would you like to have owlrepo.com with real time data?

  1. Yes!

    7 vote(s)
    58.3%
  2. No!

    2 vote(s)
    16.7%
  3. Well...

    3 vote(s)
    25.0%
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  1. fSharp
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    owlrepo.com has an incredibly easy to use and beautiful UI which has tremendously helped a newb as myself getting into the FM. However, infrequent\inconsistent sampling of prices potentially leads to outdated\inaccurate display of trends. This is caused duo to relaying on manual price submissions.
    Motivation: Implementing the suggested changes, would help to stabilize the market as prices of common items would have a clear history pricing (let's say the prices go waaaay up one day. Who remembers what the prices used to be? Only the veteran players. For newbs (or even players of 6+ months) it could be hard to gauge if those price changes are temporary or not)

    # Suggestion
    1. Create a GET API to query FM prices (MapleLegends server side).
    2. Fetch FM prices periodically on owlrepo to have Real-Time prices as well as frequent sampling for more accurate tracking of trends (owlrepo.com server side).

    # Why is this suggestion a QOL improvement

    1. Ease of getting data on prices and follow trends.
    2. Low level items to have a more reasonable price.
    3. Positive introduction of FM to newbs (as even selling pig ribbons would get him 10xmessos, suggesting learning the FM is worth it)
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    4. As prices are known, most likely people will trade more with each other instead of vendoring.
    5. More items available making crafting more accessible.
    5. Potentially harder to scam (new) players as more data is being made available.
    6. Removes the need for one more type of (owl) mule.

    # Counter arguments
    4. More trading in an old school server means in some point good items will saturate the market as the BiS won't be replaced over time and unless the playerbase will increase...

    # Introspection
    This could potentially render IG owls ineffective, which could make this suggestion problematic since spending NX could be a joyful experience that would no longer be a part of shopping in the FM. Even so, I still believe the advantages to outweigh the disadvantages.


    # P.S (counter to Introspection above)
    This thread's suggestion is to be distinguished from my earlier suggestion by not giving the search for players, but only keeping a database of more sampling accessible to all (instead of tracking in a personal Excel sheet).

    To illustrate the difference, in this thread the suggestion does not harm the value of "good spots" in the FM, as players will still have to use Owls (and not everybody uses Ch-Room in their store name).
     
    Last edited: May 22, 2024
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