So I've thought about having a FSP or/and Gold Upgrade for Mailbox time. For example currently it is 24hrs before item is destroyed in your mailbox. If you bought the Upgrade it could last 32hrs or more. I don't know exactly what the cost would be for each upgrade but it would be a fair price and not be to the point where your mailbox would act as a permanent storage system. I thought it could be useful for the players who constantly buy items from AH, and it could be a little cool feature to the game that might save FSP or gold for players if their computer or internet faces downtime and they cannot get their items from mailbox. This is just an idea that I thought of. Tell me what you guys think?
Mailbox Time
Started by Melons, Dec 15 2012 00:08
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#4
Posted 15 December 2012 - 01:44
So I've thought about having a FSP or/and Gold Upgrade for Mailbox time. For example currently it is 24hrs before item is destroyed in your mailbox. If you bought the Upgrade it could last 32hrs or more. I don't know exactly what the cost would be for each upgrade but I thought it could be useful for the players who constantly buy items from AH. It could be a little cool feature to the game that might save FSP for players if their computer or internet faces downtime and they cannot get their items from mailbox. This is just an idea that I thought of. Tell me what you think?
If it was so expensive, that it couldnt be abused, I wouldnt have a problem with this. 10k per Item level per hour extended?
#5
Posted 15 December 2012 - 02:00
Not a bad idea. Maybe +1hr to mailbox time @ 25-50fsp - Capped at 10-15hrs + A few more in gold upgrades.
#6
Posted 15 December 2012 - 02:07
So I've thought about having a FSP or/and Gold Upgrade for Mailbox time. For example currently it is 24hrs before item is destroyed in your mailbox. If you bought the Upgrade it could last 32hrs or more. I don't know exactly what the cost would be for each upgrade but I thought it could be useful for the players who constantly buy items from AH. It could be a little cool feature to the game that might save FSP for players if their computer or internet faces downtime and they cannot get their items from mailbox. This is just an idea that I thought of. Tell me what you think?
If it was so expensive, that it couldnt be abused, I wouldnt have a problem with this. 10k per Item level per hour extended?
Well this is an idea and it can be changed. But I did say that I don't know what the price will be so the community or HCS will have to decide on that one.
#7
Posted 15 December 2012 - 02:18
The biggest drawback is people wanting to use the extended time as an an extra backpack slot. I can agree with a short extension of time but only at a high enough cost to prevent abuse. Whether that's a really high fee one time or a pay as you go per item charge needs to be explored. Payment by item level isn't the most practical way to go since most potions are low level and pot sellers would have a big advantage. Payment by player level isn't fair either since it would punish those that choose to level up as high as possible.
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#8
Posted 15 December 2012 - 02:26
The biggest drawback is people wanting to use the extended time as an an extra backpack slot. I can agree with a short extension of time but only at a high enough cost to prevent abuse. Whether that's a really high fee one time or a pay as you go per item charge needs to be explored. Payment by item level isn't the most practical way to go since most potions are low level and pot sellers would have a big advantage. Payment by player level isn't fair either since it would punish those that choose to level up as high as possible.
Yes that is one of the first problems I thought of when I posted this. I guess you could either A. Put a max limit for time or B. Make the cost of upgrading high. There are probably more ways to prevent abuse of this but we haven't thought of them yet. But your point about potions is very true and payment of level isn't probably the best choice right now.
#10
Posted 15 December 2012 - 16:49
Since I play on a library computer and they are not open on Sundays (and sometimes whenever they feel like taking the day off; usually when I have something valuable in the A.H) I have lost ALOT of expensive items. I've always wanted the Mailbox to be for 36 hours.
The only GOOD thing about the short time span is it gets rid of the overpopulated rare items.
The only GOOD thing about the short time span is it gets rid of the overpopulated rare items.
#13
Posted 08 December 2013 - 22:20
Even though it wouldn't be useful for me I voted yes. I hear so many times I lost this or that due to down time. It would mean less support tckets which would save the cows a lot of time. Win win IMO. 
I say FSP upgrade. One thing I never understood though why not just have items return to my bp if space is available? Then if no room have the mailbox.
I say FSP upgrade. One thing I never understood though why not just have items return to my bp if space is available? Then if no room have the mailbox.
#14
Posted 09 December 2013 - 00:41
One thing I never understood though why not just have items return to my bp if space is available? Then if no room have the mailbox.
Hoof has commented (or was it BG? - one of 'em anyways) that he likes that idea ... hopefully it'll progress from "like" to "done"
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#15
Posted 09 December 2013 - 02:58
Hoof has commented (or was it BG? - one of 'em anyways) that he likes that idea ... hopefully it'll progress from "like" to "done"
Really? That's awesome!
#16
Posted 09 December 2013 - 17:38
Yes that is one of the first problems I thought of when I posted this. I guess you could either A. Put a max limit for time or B. Make the cost of upgrading high. There are probably more ways to prevent abuse of this but we haven't thought of them yet. But your point about potions is very true and payment of level isn't probably the best choice right now.
A high cost won't really prevent abuse - it would only limit abuse to the richer players. There definitely needs to be a limit regardless of price.
That said, I love this idea.
#17
Posted 09 December 2013 - 21:54
A high cost won't really prevent abuse - it would only limit abuse to the richer players. There definitely needs to be a limit regardless of price.
That said, I love this idea.
Yes, I agree. A limit sounds like a very good idea.
#18
Posted 10 December 2013 - 03:00
i dont like it simply because as it is you can post a listing for 48 hours and get 24 in mailbox,,,thats 72 hours between log ins and pleanty of time to reset it. Adding more time only encourages more inactivity
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Posted 13 December 2013 - 02:08
I dunno. If that's a truly big problem, then something should be done about the misuse of the AH as 48 hour storage. I don't care for that particular loophole, but I do like the idea of being able to get more time in the mailbox. I work strange hours on occasion, and often miss the mailbox time limit. Perhaps it could be done the way PvP protection is now dished out, a month or two months at a time, something like that. In that configuration it would be even less likely to be abused. The idea seems to be good, the nit picky little details can be worked out. +1
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