One-time event: The Great Merit Vendor Apocalypse
By
BrandX,
Posted on: 2010-12-10 01:09 in Suggestions and Ideas
Agreed. Before i18/GR we had one Merit vendor standing beside every trainer and Market location (except that dude standing by himself in the middle of Port Oakes), and one at almost every train and ferry.
In Praetoria, we have groups of 3 dotted all over the place, as well as extras in the "standard" spots listed above. It's not like they can only talk to one PC at a time, so there's really no need for so many.
Personally, I would rather see them all deleted (not converted), except the ones at the markets. Adding a merit trade-in to trainers - if the system allows it - would be acceptable as well.
At least the Praetorian Merit Vendors don't wear that horrible gold-and-maroon color scheme.
@Roderick
Quote:
I approve of this suggestion!
|
Originally Posted by Quinch
Do we really need half a dozen merit vendors per zone, sometimes so close to each other they might as well pass the time by brawling?
Kill them. All of them. Each and every one. Replace them with NPCs that are already frequently visited, accessible and thematically fitting, like, oh, trainers. Add a dialogue option saying something along the lines of "I would like trade in my merits" and voila, the problem of the random costume button victim overpopulation is solved. |
BrandX Future Staff Fighter
The BrandX Collection
I'd have no complaints about moving merit vendors or thinning out their herd a bit, but the trainers wouldn't be my first idea for a replacement. Have you noticed how easy it is to get jostled out of a purchase interface when someone walks past too close to you? (And sometimes just when the wind changes, it seems like.) Trainers are put there specifically for people to run up to and gather around; they have too much of a crowd already.
But yeah, I definitely don't see a need to have clumps of Merit vendors so close together. At least spread them around the zone a bit more.
Could they be killed by a holy fire from the skies? Or a zombie pops up out of the ground and chows on them?
Wait. One Merit Vendor NPC runs around beheading them shouting "There can be only one!" 
total kick to the gut
This is like having Ra's Al Ghul show up at your birthday party.
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Quinch
Do we really need half a dozen merit vendors per zone, sometimes so close to each other they might as well pass the time by brawling?
Kill them. All of them. Each and every one. Replace them with NPCs that are already frequently visited, accessible and thematically fitting, like, oh, trainers. Add a dialogue option saying something along the lines of "I would like trade in my merits" and voila, the problem of the random costume button victim overpopulation is solved. |
I think part of the reason they created multiple merit vendors is so they prevent lag-inducing "gathering points" like the markets are.
Granted, merits don't run as freely as Inf does. But still.
Clicking on the linked image above will take you off the City of Heroes site. However, the guides will be linked back here.
At least make sure they don't look so damn hideous! I mean, yellow and purple? Really?
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Zwillinger
GG, I would tell you that "I am killing you with my mind", but I couldn't find an emoticon to properly express my sentiment.
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Captain_Photon
NOTE: The Incarnate System is basically farming for IOs on a larger scale, and with more obtrusive lore.
|
Quote:
I agree with the OP, and I think the 'Highlander Solution' is a sane, efficient, and reasonable way of achieving the desired end.
|
Originally Posted by SwellGuy
Could they be killed by a holy fire from the skies? Or a zombie pops up out of the ground and chows on them?
Wait. One Merit Vendor NPC runs around beheading them shouting "There can be only one!" |
Arc #6015 - Coming Unglued
"A good n00b-sauce is based on a good n00b-roux." - The Masque
Quote:
And yet, there are Merit Vendors in every market. Go figure. |
Originally Posted by Hyperstrike
I think part of the reason they created multiple merit vendors is so they prevent lag-inducing "gathering points" like the markets are.
|
Main Hero: Chad Gulzow-Man (Victory) 50, 1396 Badges
Main Villain: Evil Gulzow-Man (Victory) 50, 1193 Badges
Mission Architect arcs: Doctor Brainstorm's An Experiment Gone Awry, Arc ID 2093
-----
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Nethergoat
it's NEVER too late to pad your /ignore list!
|
I would kill for the ability to get a badge title of "Merit Vendor".
... And yes, I really do mean kill. Probably thousands of hellions or something.
Quote:
Make it purchaseable for a thousand reward merits. If that doesn't prove to them you're dedicated to keeping merits off the streets...
|
Originally Posted by seebs
I would kill for the ability to get a badge title of "Merit Vendor".
|
Do we really need half a dozen merit vendors per zone, sometimes so close to each other they might as well pass the time by brawling?
Kill them. All of them. Each and every one. Replace them with NPCs that are already frequently visited, accessible and thematically fitting, like, oh, trainers. Add a dialogue option saying something along the lines of "I would like trade in my merits" and voila, the problem of the random costume button victim overpopulation is solved.