I have a job, 3 kids and a wife. Only play when I can squeeze it in on a day off at night. I think having in game trading between players sounds great, but realistically is a bad idea. In many MMOs with trades there are people that maliciously take advantage of the system. For example: "Bots" or programmed AIs. The bots are usually used to stay in the vicinity of respawning enemies. They repeatedly kill these enemies automatically upon appearing to gain the XP or loot for the owner. Another type of bot will go around to known farming points on a map for the sole purpose of collecting materials. What's so bad about that you say? Well they use the currency they've attained to go and purchase weapons and trade it with gamers for real world cash. So player "A" will buy a legendary gear from a sell bot for $100. These bots ruin the game experience and the in game economy. Many people hate the pay to win systems in game and essentially that is what can potentially happen in the hands of the wrong people. Even if Bots are not used and real people start doing these things it usually does not end well. Said person promises a buyer a certain equipment for $50. The cash transfers over but the equipment does not. The kid that lost his $50 calls the police saying he was wronged. Who's the police going to arrest? John smith from planet Zulu? Edit: The real world cash I'm talking about is usually done out of game through a system like Pay Pal

The release for the game is September 9th, Kids will have homework and school daily and won't have off except weekends unless they do what I did when I was a kid and sneak in some time :). Except for those lucky few who don't go to school or work or etc.

You know what's a good thing freedom honestly all legendaries look to be lvl cap weapons so nobody is just gona give up an amazing gun they can use just let us trade it's not a big deal I personally won't use it but others might enjoy it

I go to work, I go to school, I have a girlfriend, yet I still do not want a player to player trading system. No valid points in your post.

I should be able to give the exotic gear I will never use to friends who would use it for only 1 glimmer.

Nope, life isn't a reason for game changes.

I'm hoping that bungie will not implement a trade system. No matter how hard you try to regulate it, it gets abused. Just take a look back at any game with trading. Your idea seems like the best one yet but there is always someone who can find loopholes or glitches to ruin the trade system. Which would then ruin the game.

I see one loop hole in this and sorry if this has been addressed already, how would this stop multiple items. if something is say exotic then what is stopping me from trading 3 or 5 uncommons to equal that glimmer or mark price? would you put say a 1 or 2 item limit so someone cant trade 4 items to equal it?

There are going to be an unheard of amount of weapons to choose from in this game and giving a little freedom to make our Clan fire teams more efficient in Raids would be more practical. What would you gamers say to a system where you could only trade Weapons within the same Tier, (Common, Uncommon, Rare, Legendary & Exotic) 1 for 1 ratio & the same LvL of the item. The weapon would have to be completely upgraded and locked in. This will encourage players to try different weapon out and get a feel for weapon before they decide to spend their time upgrading a gun before they trade it away. We already know higher LvL weapons will require more time, items & experience to master. Each weapon has different kinds of scopes and rounds that can be modified once its locked in. Another factor being someone has the gun but not the sights or type of rounds you like. Or after all the time spent using it, you realize it's a part of your tool box of doom for PvP or PvE. Trade time would be after strike or Raid and only with a fire team that is comprised of your clan members. If we did a Raid or Strike together as a team then I don't mind sharing with my teammates, if I like what they have to trade. I tried to touch of a couple of points that I saw were reoccurring. Let me know what you guys think positive or negative, their were a bunch of really great points in the thread already. Looking forward to playing this game either way.

When you allow trade you put in motion the economy wheel and it's clear that bungie for now have nothing planned for that. It will eventually come but adding trading without be prepared to manage ecnomy/moneysinkers and be ready to deal with money-seller is bad idea