11-14-2007, 04:15 AM
Tons of awesome solid ideas here. Glad I read the post, thank you Horacio for linking it to me. A few ideas of my own regarding the whole system, some might be just other peoples re-stated, or a different spin on it.
I like the idea of the agencies for approval and building. I also think the idea about whether people can choose to have their design unique or ready for mass production is great. Unique you can't make money off, mass production deeds have a commission attached to them by the original architect. I agree that architecture as a skill should have like GM Carpentry and Smithy required to achieve, but at that point anyone and everyone (who is an architect) could sell there house designs through the Agency, or even from there private vendors, but an agency fee could be attached to each deed, or you have to goto the agency and pay a fee for the deed to be placed.
Another idea is that maybe a blank lot could be made, just flat plains of ground out in the middle of nowhere, and the agency could have access to this giant plot. Each mass production deed that is approved could then be placed as a static, with no doors or something (this area would be guarded, no macroing allowed, time limit on each visit, maybe a pits rune out or you can recall out), each lot could be numbered with a sign, the house style number, description and price(i.e:#221 Stone Four Bedroom With Tower 220K). Then people who are shopping for houses could contact an agent, and the agent could provide a rune to this house touring zone, and be free to look around at all the different placed houses and designs, to see what is really right for them. This could also include static house designs and standard UO houses, for people who wanted to check those out too.
I realize this would probably be a lot of work for the team, but they are just my ideas.
Thanks,
BACoustic
I like the idea of the agencies for approval and building. I also think the idea about whether people can choose to have their design unique or ready for mass production is great. Unique you can't make money off, mass production deeds have a commission attached to them by the original architect. I agree that architecture as a skill should have like GM Carpentry and Smithy required to achieve, but at that point anyone and everyone (who is an architect) could sell there house designs through the Agency, or even from there private vendors, but an agency fee could be attached to each deed, or you have to goto the agency and pay a fee for the deed to be placed.
Another idea is that maybe a blank lot could be made, just flat plains of ground out in the middle of nowhere, and the agency could have access to this giant plot. Each mass production deed that is approved could then be placed as a static, with no doors or something (this area would be guarded, no macroing allowed, time limit on each visit, maybe a pits rune out or you can recall out), each lot could be numbered with a sign, the house style number, description and price(i.e:#221 Stone Four Bedroom With Tower 220K). Then people who are shopping for houses could contact an agent, and the agent could provide a rune to this house touring zone, and be free to look around at all the different placed houses and designs, to see what is really right for them. This could also include static house designs and standard UO houses, for people who wanted to check those out too.
I realize this would probably be a lot of work for the team, but they are just my ideas.
Thanks,
BACoustic
