04-07-2009, 06:47 PM
Then what shard have I been playing all these years? :eek:
The vendor area on XUO that I am talking about was divided into 4 different areas and had sandstone colored walls. I think it had a green floor. The top left section had the prize stone and a few other stones like arrows and regs, and there was a a little lake/fountain in the middle. That description help? I know it was on a XUO. When I get home I'll see if I have a screen shot of it...
Yes Jiraiya, you are right; vendors can change from one day to the next, which is why you should be able to turn them back into a deed and move them. Now if anyone is concerned that someone will do this just so they don't have to spend another 1k to buy another contract, you can make it so there has to be 2k gold left on the ticket to be able to re-deed it or add a 5 minute decay time so you have to plant him again.
Now what incentive do you have for moving your guy around as you change what he sells? Well if we did have sections and one day you sell animals you would put your vendor in the animal section so when someone who is looking for animals goes to the animal section (since they know vendors there have animals) they will see your guy. 1 week later if you stock him with scrolls instead, again someone looking for scrolls will go to the supplies section so if you don't move your vendor there's less of a chance you sell your items.
Another option that would require more work, is that you go to a 'master' vendor and tell him what you are looking for. Then he tells you the names of the one or two lowest priced vendors. This also makes some competition between players to check the prices of other vendors and make your prices better.
I know for me shopping is really annoying because every day I have to check every vendor just to see if there's a good price on scrolls or pots when only 2 or 3 vendors have them.
The vendor area on XUO that I am talking about was divided into 4 different areas and had sandstone colored walls. I think it had a green floor. The top left section had the prize stone and a few other stones like arrows and regs, and there was a a little lake/fountain in the middle. That description help? I know it was on a XUO. When I get home I'll see if I have a screen shot of it...
Yes Jiraiya, you are right; vendors can change from one day to the next, which is why you should be able to turn them back into a deed and move them. Now if anyone is concerned that someone will do this just so they don't have to spend another 1k to buy another contract, you can make it so there has to be 2k gold left on the ticket to be able to re-deed it or add a 5 minute decay time so you have to plant him again.
Now what incentive do you have for moving your guy around as you change what he sells? Well if we did have sections and one day you sell animals you would put your vendor in the animal section so when someone who is looking for animals goes to the animal section (since they know vendors there have animals) they will see your guy. 1 week later if you stock him with scrolls instead, again someone looking for scrolls will go to the supplies section so if you don't move your vendor there's less of a chance you sell your items.
Another option that would require more work, is that you go to a 'master' vendor and tell him what you are looking for. Then he tells you the names of the one or two lowest priced vendors. This also makes some competition between players to check the prices of other vendors and make your prices better.
I know for me shopping is really annoying because every day I have to check every vendor just to see if there's a good price on scrolls or pots when only 2 or 3 vendors have them.