I suppose they put those limits in place before crafting came along, so they were enough for most at the time.
Then like everything else to do with bases never bothered to look at it.
It might even be something as mundane as keeping database sizes manageable - 18 storage units, with up to 1,000 (near enough) items in each gives 18,000 items to keep track of. Multiply that by several thousand for all the bases that could do the same, and you're into 10s of millions of items.
Sure, in practice most bases won't have nearly that many bins, but it's generally a good idea to design for worst case scenarios so you don't get any nasty surprises later.
There is a limit, somewhere...
The NHU base dissapeared several times, and apparently the cause was too many items in it. Dunno the exact number.
Out of interest, why is there a flat limit on cerain items regardless of base size ?
I'm specifically thinking workshop storage here. It seems to be limited to 18 regardless of base size.
I currently see no point in the additional upkeep of the next size up without additional storage.
We have several members who gain the fieldcrafter badge. This innevitabbly leads to mass storage of crafted enhancements which other members can use.
We've filled up 8 enhancements tables, and would love to have more, but with the insp storage and salvage storage we can't, even though there is physically room.
I'd like to see a removal of the overall limits and just stick with room based limits. i.e, if a workshop can hold 9 storage items, it can hold 9 storage items, regardless of base capacity.
Fahie