Creature Auctions Bug Topic

Ian • 25 November 2013 at 4:56 PM

Hi friends!

Welcome to Creature Auctions, which has been released to the public. Please post all bugs and things that die here.

Please provide:

1. What you were trying to do
2. What actually happened (paste any errors if applicable)
3. The auction ID (if you have it; we can find it if you don't)
4. Any amounts of EC that changed hands

http://eggcave.com/creatureauctions

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== Change Log
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26 Nov: When viewing "My Bids," now ordered by auction close time (ASC), instead of the bid time
26 Nov: Notification sent when you've been outbid
26 Nov: Notification sent when your auction has received a new bid
26 Nov: Added search by species feature
26 Nov: "My Bids" page columns "Highest Bidder?" and "Bid Amount" bugs fixed (now correct)

3 Dec: Changed bidding system! Your total escrow for an auction is now your max bid, instead of each individual bid being held in escrow.
3 Dec: You'll now see the "Starting Bid" amount for auctions with 0 bids instead of just "0 EC" as current bid
3 Dec: Added an option for "0 hours" when creating an auction
3 Dec: Users that you've blocked cannot bid on your creature auctions
3 Dec: When a creature is won, it'll be automatically removed from any of your Cove Lists
3 Dec: As an economic tool, visit the "Auctions Log" to see the past 30 days of creatures and what they've sold for

4 Dec: Create CaveCash currency auctions

9 Dec: Creature Auctions restored, EC balances corrected from system glitch that added EC when placing bids

10 Dec: Removed un-auctionable creatures automatically from the "Create Auction" creature list

11 Dec: Fixed the "endless refresh" bug on Closed auctions

16 Dec: Fixed the "Invalid currency type" error when creating new auctions
16 Dec: On hovering over an auction listing, the option to open in a new window appears

18 Dec: Search auctions by username

23 Dec: Creature Auctions public
23 Dec: Added "Hover For Stats" on auction listings

27 Dec: Fixed a glitch when returning escrows to users for a dead creature
27 Dec: Cleaned out the Processed Log, made it shorter and cleaner

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== Current Suggestions
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1. The ability to outbid yourself (essentially replace your highest bid with an even higher amount)
2. A way to close an auction without waiting until it expires (or modify an existing auction)
3. Adding Auction link on Profiles ==> DONE
4. Total "buy out" option
5. Ability to set a reserve price with the auction
6. Anonymous bidding
7. Lock name changes for creatures in auction

sophia123 • 25 November 2013 at 5:58 PM

hi ^^

well i didn't noticed any problems till now, but i think it would be good to get a notification, if someone bids for my creature...

iloveu2 • 25 November 2013 at 6:51 PM

@sophia123 or when you have been outbid.

novrain62 • 25 November 2013 at 8:01 PM

@Ian - Creature Auction #31

1. placed a bid
2. winning bid
3. i got outbid, so I then was losing bid
4. rebid; so it should tell me I'm winning the bid,
but it reads that i'm losing the bid on MY BIDS

sophia123 • 25 November 2013 at 8:15 PM

@iloveu2 yes^^

@novrain62 i have the problem... Creature Auction #23

Edit: it should be possible to "outbid" yourself to increase the bid (maybe if you want to go for sure or something like that...)

novrain62 • 25 November 2013 at 8:17 PM

@sophia123 - okay, I bid on #23 now what does it say?

** it did read that i can't outbid myself 😊

sophia123 • 25 November 2013 at 8:19 PM

@novrain62 "loosing" again... and i noticed that the "your bid" amount is wrong... it stayed by "1" (my first bid)


edit: if you are the current "winner" you can't bid again... that's what i meant^^

novrain62 • 25 November 2013 at 8:21 PM

@sophia123 - mine says losing - so I will rebid and see if it changes again for both of us

sophia123 • 25 November 2013 at 8:22 PM

@novrain62 i'll wait^^

novrain62 • 25 November 2013 at 8:24 PM

@sophia123 - okay

It's not updating, for sure

sophia123 • 25 November 2013 at 8:25 PM

@novrain62 no update here too

novrain62 • 25 November 2013 at 9:13 PM

bid increments surely not being followed, but is that allowed?
there is no rule on that, so should there be?

cqpkytty • 25 November 2013 at 9:29 PM

There should be a way to close an auction without waiting until it expires. I set a starting price on one of my auctions that I want to change, but apparently I can't. Also, someone's already offered on it.

Deleted • 25 November 2013 at 9:46 PM

I think it would be nice if once you are outbid, you get the ec back that you offered.

Say you offered 10k on a tasma but someone offered 15k and out bid you. I think you should get the 10k back instantly, instead of having to wait for the auction to end to get it back.

crazy4life • 25 November 2013 at 10:06 PM

When looking at your current bids, I think it should be organized by when they expire instead of the last one you bid on.
I have a bid on one that expires in 10min and after bidding on that one I bid on one that expires in 7days, and that one is at the top so I have to carefully look at when they end.

mrsgiggles • 26 November 2013 at 1:23 AM

@Ian Any chance there is a "buy out" option, ie the user can set a price for people who want to just buy the pet/egg right away? Most auctions have this, eg auction bidding starts at 1,000 EC but buyout price is 50,000 EC.

novrain62 • 26 November 2013 at 5:49 AM

I dont like the BUYOUT idea; that can be a trade item.
What would be the point of an auction then?

tamomo • 26 November 2013 at 6:17 AM

but one question.
When you've already post a value of ec.. and next time, after the offer of another person, you want offer again.
It shouldn't lower the difference between the two offers that you did?
when I offer again, it is as if I had double of ec!

squijum01 • 26 November 2013 at 7:51 AM

@leafpoolz

I agree with this. Particularly for the auctions that are getting into the hundreds. Just an example...

Player A bids 300k on an auction and has 250k left over.

They get out bid by 50k and the total is now 350k.

Player A wants to increase bid, but cannot because they only have 250k ec on hand.

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From what I've tested so far the auctions are working as tended. I have a few suggestions that I think would really make these auctions rock out. 😊

1) A way to get bids back once you've been outbid as discussed with leafpoolz

2) A search option to look for particular creatures

3) A notification system to let you know you've been outbid

4) I also agree with what other testers have said about the organization of the bids. Maybe create a sorting option? Like we do with our coves?

That's what I've got so far! Thank you for this opportunity! 😊

disneyland • 26 November 2013 at 1:13 PM

Does it notify you when you are outbid? If it doesn't that should definitely be added.

And if there isn't already, you should be able to cancel a bid if you change your mind, or at least when the auction is over be able to decide if you want to accept the offer or not.

I haven't been through the whole process, I'm just throwing that out there if it isn't already like that 😋

sophia123 • 26 November 2013 at 1:55 PM

one question: will there be a new button on profiles for auctions? you know like the ones for trades, friends, recent posts an so on...

Ian • 26 November 2013 at 3:10 PM

@novrain62 @sophia123

Are the problems you're having with seeing if you're the highest bidder on this page?

http://eggcave.com/creatureauctions/my_bids

My understanding of your problem is that the "bid amount" and "highest bidder?" fields are incorrect. Can you confirm? Ping back.

Change Log

26 Nov: When viewing "My Bids," now ordered by auction close time (ASC), instead of the bid time

Current Suggestions:

1. The ability to outbid yourself (essentially replace your highest bid with an even higher amount)
2. The ability to immediately receive your escrow back (I'm not sure if auctioning systems anywhere else work like this)
3. A way to close an auction without waiting until it expires
4. Adding Auction link on Profiles (of course!)
5. Notifications for events: outbid, when somebody bids on your auction, etc
6. "Buy out" option
7. Search by species (being added!)

novrain62 • 26 November 2013 at 3:12 PM

@Ian - yes. I just checked all My Bids and most that say Losing are not correct. for instance your Suckerlop auction. I am the top bidder. Bids are not updating (Winning or Losing) and some since yesterday

also, the amount(s) of current bid(s) are not updating either on My Bids page. they are a few bids behind. (meaning the amount of ec bid, thus far)

sophia123 • 26 November 2013 at 4:24 PM

@Ian yes, exactly there. and yes, "bid amount" and "highest bidder" are incorrect

edit: tried another auction now... there i am the only bidder at the moment and the page we spoke about shows "winning" for that auction... ( Creature Auction #32)


and maybe it would be nice to see the "starting bid" at the "auction listing" page.

Ian • 26 November 2013 at 5:15 PM

@novrain62 @sophia123

http://eggcave.com/creatureauctions/my_bids

Try now. The Current Bid and Highest Bidder? fields should be correct. Please verify that this is working for your accounts and ping back.

novrain62 • 26 November 2013 at 5:57 PM

@Ian - fabulous 😊 It's working now! Thank you.

Ian • 26 November 2013 at 6:18 PM

@novrain62

Fantastic! Bug officially fixed. 😃 You mentioned earlier:

"bid increments surely not being followed, but is that allowed?
there is no rule on that, so should there be?"

Can you link me to an auction where bid increments aren't being followed?

@faerie_eclair_mallow Notifications added when outbid!

novrain62 • 26 November 2013 at 6:23 PM

@Ian

http://eggcave.com/creatureauctions/view/29

one of my own for example. jumped from 1,040 to 10,000

and then again just now from 10,240 to 20,280

then like this one:

http://eggcave.com/creatureauctions/view/35

jumped from 33,150 to 500,000

(( examples ))

Orderedchaos • 26 November 2013 at 6:34 PM

@novrain62 That's because the bid increment is the minimum amount of ec that a bid has to increase by. If someone really wants a creature they can bid more than the minimum.

novrain62 • 26 November 2013 at 6:36 PM

@orderedchaos - okay, just making sure 😊 thank you!!