EverQuest: Dragons of Norrath Interview

MMORPG.com has published an interview with EverQuest community relations manager Alan Crosby about the recently released Dragons of Norrath expansion. Here we go:

Q: The barter zone is a new, highly touted feature of Dragons of Norrath. How exactly does it work? Is it part of the bazaar, or a separate entity? Can all players use the barter zone, or only those with the Dragons of Norrath expansion?

A: Bartering allows players to offer trades to other players without being present. So If I wanted 10 spider silks, I could put up an offer to trade money or other items for the silk. Then folks could come to me and trade me spider silk for the money or the items. It is almost the opposite of the bazaar which allows players to offer items in exchange for cash. Now you can offer cash or items, in exchange for items. Originally the Barter zone was a stand alone zone, however as of our most recent update, we have combined the barter and the bazaar zones. Any player can make transactions with a player who is bartering but only those with the expansion can place themselves in barter mode.