What would you all think of a NPC that sells commonly botted items at lower prices? I realize this would be a problem for newer players/lower level characters, but in general those newer accounts are also the ones we catch buying zeny most commonly anyway.
Personally I would rather they continue with the item conversions (Treasure Boxes to WCC) rather than sell these items for pure zeny. While sure, it would be a good zeny sink, it also hurts new players trying to hunt and sell those items.
I'd personally like to see Treasure Boxes added to more monsters and new options added to them. Other options for items to convert:
2carat Diamond
Gemstones (Garnet, Peridot, Sapphire, etc.)
Muscovite, Biotite, Phlogopite, Citrin, etc. (These have become relatively worthless lately... Give them some value again)
Monster Dolls
The Random MVP Drops that can be used for Summoning (the otherwise useless ones)
Frozen Rose
Old Card Albums
OBBs / OPBs
Obviously we need to be careful about not adding things that can be bought from NPCs, which do include some gemstones, dolls, etc... But some are just monster drops that are relatively useless.
Things that these items can be traded in for:
EDP Materials (Cactus Needles, Karvos, Bee Stings, Venom Canines)
Acid Bomb Materials (Fabrics, Immortal Hearts)
Witch Starsand
Dead Branches
Glistening Coat Materials (Mermaid Heart, Zenorc Fang, Alcohol)
I'm a little skeptical about putting 3rd class items on the list... Prickly Fruits, +20 Stat Food Items and the like seem to be selling pretty decently without much bot help and, until the balancing patch, probably need to stay at the prices they're at. I'm guessing it would need to be changed in the future, though.
So, any other ideas for things to trade in or that you'd want to trade in for? Discuss.
tl/dr: Beat bots by trading in worthless items for commonly used materials.
Edited by Ralis, 16 August 2011 - 12:58 PM.