fodev.net
15.08.2009 - 23.06.2013
"Wasteland is harsh"
Home Forum Help Login Register
  • November 25, 2024, 03:06:57 pm
  • Welcome, Guest
Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Play WikiBoy BugTracker Developer's blog
Pages: [1]
  • Print

Author Topic: Barter and Merchant stock timeout  (Read 1335 times)

Nappist

  • Offline
Barter and Merchant stock timeout
« on: April 24, 2010, 07:54:55 pm »
This seems designed to irritate players. I understand why there's a timeout for having their stock open in the first place; it's to prevent people from hogging all the space.

But for players, especially new ones, having it only open for 16-30 seconds is extremely irritating. I've had it shut down just before I was about to complete a trade. The only thing this accomplishes is for me to go through the conversation and open up the inventory AGAIN.

It would be better to just extend the time to a fixed amount (2-3 minutes), or, the timeouts only start occurring when the person looking at the stock isn't doing anything (scrolling, attempting to buy, etc.)
Logged

Desert Pilot

  • Offline
Re: Barter and Merchant stock timeout
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2010, 08:01:20 pm »
Well still players could hog the trader and sit there all day even scrolling.
Even more annoying than the timeouts is waiting to get to the trader in a crowded NCR.
And it would make it hell for the players waiting.
So this wouldn't be to good of an idea.
Logged

vedaras

  • King of the wasteland
  • Offline
Re: Barter and Merchant stock timeout
« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2010, 08:51:56 pm »
just raise your barter skill to extend timeout.
Logged

Michaelh139

  • Goin for 900,000...
  • Offline
Re: Barter and Merchant stock timeout
« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2010, 10:08:20 pm »
Quote from: vedaras on April 24, 2010, 08:51:56 pm
just raise your barter skill to extend timeout.

Raising your barter skill extends timeout!??!?  WHY WASNT I INFORMED OF THIS!?  lol >.>
Logged
Whenever I say something, imagine \"In my opinion"/ being in the front of every sentence.

Nappist

  • Offline
Re: Barter and Merchant stock timeout
« Reply #4 on: April 24, 2010, 10:24:48 pm »
Quote from: Desert Pilot on April 24, 2010, 08:01:20 pm
Well still players could hog the trader and sit there all day even scrolling.
Even more annoying than the timeouts is waiting to get to the trader in a crowded NCR.
And it would make it hell for the players waiting.
So this wouldn't be to good of an idea.

Yes, because a player really wants to sit around, scrolling back and forth a screen, for minutes on end. I don't mind waiting in a crowded NCR, but canceling like that only causes MORE delays in the end: The people waiting there just re-open the conversation and try to buy again. Massive waste of time.

On the one hand it encourages players to move quickly, but still...
Logged

Avoral

  • "... to anioły kiedyś zaśpiewały mi ta pieśń..."
  • Offline
Re: Barter and Merchant stock timeout
« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2010, 01:05:29 am »
Quote from: Michaelh139 on April 24, 2010, 10:08:20 pm
Raising your barter skill extends timeout!??!?  WHY WASNT I INFORMED OF THIS!?  lol >.>

WIKI and description of skills and other shits next time...
Logged

Michaelh139

  • Goin for 900,000...
  • Offline
Re: Barter and Merchant stock timeout
« Reply #6 on: April 25, 2010, 11:36:53 pm »
Quote from: Avoral on April 25, 2010, 01:05:29 am
WIKI and description of skills and other shits next time...

I'd already looked in there. when i looked up barter the description was very vague...
Logged
Whenever I say something, imagine \"In my opinion"/ being in the front of every sentence.

Izual

  • Roaming entertainer.
    • Youtube
  • Offline
Re: Barter and Merchant stock timeout
« Reply #7 on: May 08, 2010, 08:50:06 pm »
Ok, locked.

P.S. I'll update wiki with more clear informations.
Logged
My Youtube channel.

"Another problem is that we listen to the vocal players, who in many cases are wrong-headed."
- J.E. Sawyer
  • Print
Pages: [1]
 

Page created in 0.099 seconds with 21 queries.