All of you know that 2 people cannot be talking to an NPC at once. I suggest we change that for Traders.
I have 2 possible suggestions.
#1 - Allow merchants to have 2 people speaking to them at once
#2 - Extend the trading time to one minute.
I know of reasons why #1 might not be implemented, so I am going to talk about number 2.
The system was implemented to keep people from 'hogging' the trader. This simply does not work, if I wanted to keep someone from talking to an NPC all I would have to do is switch out between speech and barter and the timer resets. Same if I wanted to extend my shopping time.
Many merchants have a VERY large selection of goods, that cannot even be browsed within the 30 second time limit.
I don't like being rushed when I'm trying to trade with someone, even though no one else is around. It takes me a good amount of time just to do the math with caps when I'm bartering (trading items for items, then evening out the balance with caps)
That is why I think it should be implemented, open for criticism and reprimands.