Xenthos2012-08-13 23:27:41
I posted this in the simple ideas thread, but I wanted to give it a bit more visibility / delve into it further:
The idea is that you can take a completed curio set, and for a very large pile of gold (say between 500,000 to 1,000,000 gold), trade it in for a specific other curio set; or for 100,000 gold, you can trade it in for a random other completed curio.
This accomplishes a few things.
1) It creates a large gold sink.
2) It allows players to "trade backwards"; people are focusing on buying the new curio collections, and not the old ones. A trade system like this will allow you to buy packages and trade with people, and then spend a large amount of your stored gold to "swap".
- That means that you can go backwards and get the asp, for example, by using up your stockpiles of gold.
It encourages trading; even if you're not trading for a set that you want, you're trading to complete a set that you can trade for one you do want. It means that even the less-desired sets are more sought-after and those stuck with piles of those pieces have something that others will want to trade for.
If you don't have the gold for a tradein, you'll still be building your sets as per normal, it just provides an alternative in order to dump tons of gold out of the game.
The idea is that you can take a completed curio set, and for a very large pile of gold (say between 500,000 to 1,000,000 gold), trade it in for a specific other curio set; or for 100,000 gold, you can trade it in for a random other completed curio.
This accomplishes a few things.
1) It creates a large gold sink.
2) It allows players to "trade backwards"; people are focusing on buying the new curio collections, and not the old ones. A trade system like this will allow you to buy packages and trade with people, and then spend a large amount of your stored gold to "swap".
- That means that you can go backwards and get the asp, for example, by using up your stockpiles of gold.
It encourages trading; even if you're not trading for a set that you want, you're trading to complete a set that you can trade for one you do want. It means that even the less-desired sets are more sought-after and those stuck with piles of those pieces have something that others will want to trade for.
If you don't have the gold for a tradein, you'll still be building your sets as per normal, it just provides an alternative in order to dump tons of gold out of the game.
Xiel2012-08-13 23:31:57
A *whole* curio on top of the 500k price for one specific piece? Sorry, I like to bash gold up and all, but I don't think that's feasible. If you're looking for 10 different pieces, you're looking at exchanging 10 whole curios and 5mil.
I can see a piece for a piece and and a gold fee, maybe, but not a whole curio.
Edit: Oh wait, it's a whole set for a whole set. The equivalent then is fine. Silly me.
I can see a piece for a piece and and a gold fee, maybe, but not a whole curio.
Edit: Oh wait, it's a whole set for a whole set. The equivalent then is fine. Silly me.
Xenthos2012-08-13 23:33:35
Xiel:
A *whole* curio on top of the 500k price for one specific piece? Sorry, I like to bash gold up and all, but I don't think that's feasible. If you're looking for 10 different pieces, you're looking at exchanging 10 whole curios and 5mil.
I can see a piece for a piece and and a gold fee, maybe, but not a whole curio.
Edit: Oh wait, it's a whole set for a whole set. The equivalent then is fine. Silly me.
Yes, a whole curio for a whole curio (with a hefty fee tacked on).
Unknown2012-08-13 23:39:21
Don't think TPTB will go for it but I like the idea.
Xenthos2012-08-13 23:40:15
As a further note, right now I am done trading-- I'm just going to hold my pieces until the next curio release and try to do some trading then. However, if I could keep building up for a complete set to trade in, I'd be doing so (and helping others complete their curios to boot)!
Orabel2012-08-23 18:36:06
I love this idea!! Especially because No one knows what these completed set's powers will be and I guarantee you that at least half the people are going to want a different set by the end of this! And after the first 5 minutes, trading and trying to find the crap you need is exhausting and annoying.
