Cross-Faction Trading in Patch 9.2.5 - Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 221
WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-Up Hello! Welcome to the 221st edition of the WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-up! What a strange week it has been for gold making. The Mage Tower is now in full-time position which is fantastic for old world crafts. 9.2.5 opens up Cross Faction Trading which is huge and the Legendary market sees a strange addition that has left many confused as to it's purpose. We also discuss further why the economy seems broken as a result. My name is Samadan and I'll be your guide through the World of Gold Making!
9.2.5 Cross Faction TradingOne of the major additions to 9.2.5 is the start of opening up cross faction play. As gold makers, this is huge because the inability to send items and gold in the mail between factions severely limits not only character choice, but being able to trade directly with the other faction outside of the auction house. Another aspect hinted at, but not yet implemented is cross-realm trading. This would completely expose markets on all servers and have a significant impact on the economy as a whole.
In the screenshot we can see people trading items (not just dropped dungeon loot, but runes as well) and gold cross-faction. Wowhead says «without any restrictions» on trading, it's unclear to me right now if that means it also allows cross-server trading, I presume not. That said, even cross-faction but same-server this would be great if it goes live like this. I play both factions and being able to move things back and forth via mail (I craft some stuff on one faction, some on the others, so gold piles up lop-sided, it's a pain) would be huge. This also would open up payment for carries/boosts, though they are harder to come by now. For people like myself (Horde-Proudmoore) whose gold Read more on wowhead.com
