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Title: Remove barter time or add some better filters
Post by: Jhazard on December 11, 2010, 07:19:39 pm
I'm aware it was suggested here http://fodev.net/forum/index.php?topic=10255.0

And after reading some comments like "And with the filters on the barter menu, it really only takes 30 seconds if you know what you're doing."

Right...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUvdB8qWwt4

As you can see, 29 seconds wasn't even enough to reach the end of the list, let alone pick one.

My suggestion:
- Remove barter time and so people don't abuse it, make it so the timer appears only if someone else tries to speak with the npc
- or add more specific filters (SG, EW, BG on different filters for example)
Title: Re: Remove barter time or add some better filters
Post by: LagMaster on December 11, 2010, 07:54:47 pm
yes, yes, double yes, even a triple yes!!!!!!!
+over 9000
Title: Re: Remove barter time or add some better filters
Post by: Snackish on December 11, 2010, 08:02:52 pm

My suggestion:
- Remove barter time and so people don't abuse it, make it so the timer appears only if someone else tries to speak with the npc


That is a great idea but i'm guessing it'll be hard to script such a thing to put into the game.
Title: Re: Remove barter time or add some better filters
Post by: Doctor Eex on December 11, 2010, 08:16:53 pm
Already increased up to 45 sec?
Title: Re: Remove barter time or add some better filters
Post by: Michaelh139 on December 12, 2010, 01:40:07 am
Already increased up to 45 sec?
only when talking normal, not bartering. >:(
Title: Re: Remove barter time or add some better filters
Post by: Jhazard on December 12, 2010, 03:43:10 am
Ye, you can see that on the video
Title: Re: Remove barter time or add some better filters
Post by: Gnoff on December 12, 2010, 04:04:43 am
Imo the one thing that would fix it is if radios/melee weapons had their own tabs.
Title: Re: Remove barter time or add some better filters
Post by: runboy93 on December 12, 2010, 10:35:19 am
Or maybe barter default timer can increased like normal dialog timer?
45 seconds to default give little extra time for shoppers.

And there should be filter for "Radio", because there is only radios ATM..
Title: Re: Remove barter time or add some better filters
Post by: backora on December 12, 2010, 11:05:47 am
Why don't you increase your barter skill? If you want to be good at trades you need barter skill. I think 300s maximum is not so bad, is it.

This suggestion only brings work for devs but no improvement benefit to the game.
Title: Re: Remove barter time or add some better filters
Post by: wezu on December 12, 2010, 11:31:20 am
Can you say "stackable items"?

But I have this strange feeling it has been suggested before... a hundred and seven times  or so. Must mean it's a stupid idea, right?
Title: Re: Remove barter time or add some better filters
Post by: Reginmund on December 12, 2010, 01:14:54 pm
what next? deterioration filter for weapons?
Title: Re: Remove barter time or add some better filters
Post by: avv on December 12, 2010, 01:44:28 pm
Can you say "stackable items"?

But I have this strange feeling it has been suggested before... a hundred and seven times  or so. Must mean it's a stupid idea, right?

Better item stacking would be much better than simply increasing barter time. If items stacked properly, we'd actually need to spend less time shopping because of optimized merchant inventory.
Title: Re: Remove barter time or add some better filters
Post by: runboy93 on December 12, 2010, 01:45:51 pm
Can you say "stackable items"?
Hmm.. radios is always just same radio.
They don't have detoration or anything.
So why not stackable?
Title: Re: Remove barter time or add some better filters
Post by: JovankaB on December 12, 2010, 02:02:40 pm
Because they have different radio stations set. Sure it would be better to just reset it automatically to 0 when you sell it.
Title: Re: Remove barter time or add some better filters
Post by: OskaRus on December 12, 2010, 03:06:43 pm
Good feature would be some advanced filter. Under the standard filter would be input field. When you would want to buy Sniper Rifle and not want to scroll through zilons of mauser you yust write *sniper* and it is filtered most likely by name of item. Or that filtering via say dialog.
Title: Re: Remove barter time or add some better filters
Post by: Jhazard on December 12, 2010, 03:15:07 pm
Why don't you increase your barter skill? If you want to be good at trades you need barter skill. I think 300s maximum is not so bad, is it.

This suggestion only brings work for devs but no improvement benefit to the game.

Derp, problem? make alts
Great solution

Can you say "stackable items"?

But I have this strange feeling it has been suggested before... a hundred and seven times  or so. Must mean it's a stupid idea, right?

If it has been suggested that many times, means a lot of people feel like the way it is isn't working, not the other way around, right?
Title: Re: Remove barter time or add some better filters
Post by: cannotspace on December 16, 2010, 02:11:44 am
Someone said that more than one could trade on same merchant at same time before wipe, is it true?
Title: Re: Remove barter time or add some better filters
Post by: Vindict on December 16, 2010, 02:15:58 am
yes, it is