Linking Trade Totems
issueid=2244 06-10-2015 03:31 AM
Bejaymac
Linking Trade Totems

In the year and a bit I've been in game I've seen a few "trade centers" come and go, and most large tribes have a "marketplace" for other tribes trade totems, yet these totems are usually empty except for the hosts totem.

The problem is that to put items on the totems at these places, means dragging stuff clear around the map, and tbh most just can't be assed doing that.

Linking together the totems from one tribe would allow these places to flourish, as items placed on one totem would appear for sale on the rest of that tribes totems.
Issue Details
Issue Number 2244
Issue Type Feature
Project Suggestions
Category Unknown
Status Rejected
Priority 5 - Medium
Suggested Version Unknown
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06-10-2015 06:12 AM
Xsyon Citizen
i remember xsyon said its not his intention to do that and player have to stock totems they places in diffrent places becauz there wouldnt be any travle needed anymore. everyone could just ally and sell stuff right in the place where the customer is.

i agree people are able to check what is offered in each places but there should be still the effort to go there and buy it.

would be like, you see the junk mail and put a fingertip on the product ant it appears right next to you in real.

06-10-2015 11:49 AM
Xsyon Citizen
I see your point pwnuts. Maybe there is a middle ground: Items can be stocked from any totem and would appear in all. However, buyers would still have to travel to the nearest totem to buy the goods. This would still require travel but would make it easier for the seller to keep his/her totems stocked. Lets face it, stocked totems stimulate the economy, empty totems do not.

06-10-2015 01:34 PM
Xsyon Citizen
Now that totems can be globally seen from anywhere (you walk to your own trade totem and see what is on ALL totems in the world) it makes finding what you need easier, you don't have to worry as much to talk a trade totem some other place.

There is a reason why areas are good for trade centers and living in the middle of an extreme zone is harder. Extreme zones give more rare items, it's because it's harder to get to them. Removing the need for travel at all messes up the game in many ways.
2 of the major ways it messes it up is 1)People will never leave their tribe area, and 2)Harder to live areas would have no real reason to live there.

07-08-2015 05:22 PM
Although I agree that this would probably increase actual trade it would detract from the game, further encouraging players to just stay in and near their own tribe land.

If travel is such a huge detraction, I would rather focus on improving that. Mounts will be part of the upcoming creature update and I could always increase speeds on roads or even supporting a limited type of teleport system like in many games (but making it costly).

Physically gathering players together is a primary goal to make Xsyon feel more alive and welcoming to new players.

Thanks for the suggestion though!