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Why can't we send ourselves money yet???

Adam_Alpha

By Adam_Alpha,
Posted on: 2009-08-20 24:31 in Suggestions and Ideas

 

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Originally Posted by BBQ_Pork View Post
An unmodified L1 character can't carry that much.

That's why I said I thought it would be the best we could hope for. After 5 years playing I've learned to be pessimistic about new features. How many times have we seen an explosion of nerdrage when some new release didn't live up to the expectations people imagined they would be?

 

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Originally Posted by stever View Post
Number one reason: Because the devs still never intend to let us do this.

There is slanted wording in your question PP, . . . like
Dang it! Why can't we just hit a button that levels us from 1 to 50 yet?
Or . . . Have you quit abusing your husband yet? (just yes or no answer)

  • Your alts don't even know each other! They have never met. None of them have even been on at the same moment. Why would they send strangers money?
  • Get a 2nd account, and activate it every few months when you build up a need to move the money around.
  • Get a trusted friend, or SGmate to help you.
  • Get married, and have your spouse play, and use that account to help you. (Oh wait . . . )
  • Or just live with the things you cannot change.

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  • My alts all know each other, their in my Sg together, and villian group for that matter. So it would stand to reason they would share for the greater good. Did batman send the Justice League a bill for the watchtower?
  • Ummmm, couldnt a player just make a craptastic free email account, send an "invite a friend" request to himself and then use that 14 days to transfer what he needed? This just wastes the invites, the time and demeens the entire puprose of the invite a friend system. Seems to me there should be another alternative.
  • Friends are always good to use, but it does get old to keep bothering people to help you.
  • "Honey, i have dreamed of the day when we can get married and spend the rest of our lives together, plus a really need someone to transfer 150 million influence to my new blaster. And out of all my other options, i picked you." I cant see that flying personally, but maybe i just married someone with to much self respect to settle with being my mule.
  • he isnt given the choice is he? Which is why he is in here making the suggestion. We have had over the years tons of QoL improvements based on player requests. I can still remember not being able to trade more then 10k influence in one shot. It was insane.


Now the Devs never intended alot of things that still became needed. The devs never intended for a global chat system, never intended for IOs, never intended to nerf pvp, nerf hamiOs, nerf defenses and resistances, nerf ..... well we could go on all night there.

However if not a simple trading mechanism i personally think a SG base addition would be most welcome. Something that can store recipies, something that can store money. We basicly have 2 systems to store salvage in our bases, a system to store hancer, and a system to store inspiration. Being about the only other thing there is we "collect" is recipies and money, i dont see why allowing for a vault to store influence for the SG, or recipies would be to big of a request. Your group would end up paying for it in its rent, and to purchase the item to place, and you could drop something in it, and have it be able to be retrieved by a SG member you choose.

 

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Originally Posted by Sharker_Quint View Post
first off, having a bank in the sg wouldn't help matters only make them worse. all it takes is one person to ruin it. secondly, no matter how much in your own mind your toons know each other they actually do not. the devs have stated before that all toons are separate entities even if from the same account and as such should be self sufficient.

money can be made hand over fist over foot over toe in this game. the answers are simple, find a sg mate or friend or spouse to help transfer or start a second account or go buy what you need withthe toon that has the money, make the item and store it in the sg base for the other toon to grab.

Or you could make a new permission table. Say make a deposite box. It can hold up to 20 items (insp, ehancers, recipies, salvage) and unlimited money. You on one character deposite what you like to into the box, then you are prompted on who the deposite box is intended for. You select a character from your SG list of toons. When that toon is log in he gets a prompt saying a deposite has been reserved for him in the base. He goes into the base and picks it up. He would be the only one that can pick it up, or the original player/character can cancel the deposite and take his items back. No abuse possible from fly by night SG members.

 

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You're right, and if you've read my responses here, I've never said that I thought a global bank was a bad idea. I also have said that it would be nice if the devs changed their minds, and that they may have changes plannd for "Going Rogue". If we are allowed to take our wealth with us when we cross over they might as well allow a global bank.
As well as having WW and BM tied in to each other for sales. But that is a different QoL issue, but i could see with Going Rogue, people changing sides to slot out a toon for cheaper then changing back so why not just combine the inventories while they work on this character property transfer idea as well.

 

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Originally Posted by QuiJon View Post
As well as having WW and BM tied in to each other for sales. But that is a different QoL issue, but i could see with Going Rogue, people changing sides to slot out a toon for cheaper then changing back so why not just combine the inventories while they work on this character property transfer idea as well.
My fingers are crossed, but I've learned not to get my hopes up. It was mentioned that it's possible the devs won't let us take our wealth with us when we crossover. I think that would be a really bad idea, and I can see subs getting cancelled over it.

 

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Originally Posted by Forbin_Project View Post
If they did that I think it would tick off a huge portion of the playerbase, which would hurt the sales of GR and instigate rash of cancelled subs.

The smart way to do it would be to handle a crossover similar to a server transfer. You only take what's carried by the character with you. Everything else you lose. (I don't see them allowing co-op SG's because not everyone may buy GR)
With multiple currencies in abundance, I wouldn't be surprised to see a third type of INF. Redside INF only available when you are redside, blueside INF only available when blueside, Greyside Inf only available greyside.

Yes, this would mean villains need to earn everything again blueside and vice versa. And earn/grind for greyside inf from scratch as well.

And time wasting (much like current inf transfers) for those who mule enhancments over sides to sell for extra.

I don't suffer from altitis, I enjoy every minute of it.

Thank you Devs & Community people for a great game.

So sad to be ending ):

 

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Originally Posted by tanstaafl View Post
With multiple currencies in abundance, I wouldn't be surprised to see a third type of INF. Redside INF only available when you are redside, blueside INF only available when blueside, Greyside Inf only available greyside.

Yes, this would mean villains need to earn everything again blueside and vice versa. And earn/grind for greyside inf from scratch as well.

And time wasting (much like current inf transfers) for those who mule enhancments over sides to sell for extra.
I think the would tick off a lot of people too.