Vendor Map

[Namine]

Your main problem with vending map:

-doesn't solve the so-called "vending lag" problem when you want to shop. You just transfer the problem out of prontera into another map. You still lag the moment you enter the vending map if you lag whenever you want to shop.

-lanes? maybe. Organized? Not really. It's still rows and rows of random shop, and people can just as easily stack shop on each other compare to Prontera, so a new map doesn't really solve those existing problem.

-if all shops are kicked out of the world into this map only, what happens to those OTHER maps with vendors and merchant? Rule change so convenient stores cannot exist anymore? Everyone vends in vending map only? If such rule doesn't exist and people can still vend anywhere they want within limits of the current rules, then... why have this vending map at all? No reason to move out of Prontera then.

-technical side, there is something called the "vending tile GAT" set so that players may only vend on certain tiles, which is very ideal for most vending maps. Unfortunately, this requires a source code edit and a recompile. While browedit's website provides the source code change, I believe that the server does avoid recompiling unless necessary cause it results in a relatively long down time for the day to get it done.

-business side: most new players pop out of Prontera. Server looks horribly dead when your "capital city" is void of shops. GM's business perspective will say vending map is a horrible idea because you are essentially shooting yourself at your first impression for new players to look lively and having an economy. (No, new players won't read or check out the npc that warps you to the vending map. If we have people asking what is our rate every day, what makes you think that they will read server description saying that there's a vending map?)



So there you go for "problems to solve first" before you talk about vending map.

@whosell though, I'm not going to touch it with a 5 foot pole.