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[darkstarpoet1]

i had also been thinking of another way for people to make crafter friends. say you want to get a canvas robe made, but none are for sale in the wards and you cannot find anyone to make the item for you. allow the option for you to go and order it from the npc in the guild.

they could place the order and the crafters, when they come into the guild and check for orders, see someone wants the robe and who that person is. the npc could set the price it charges and set a price it'll pay the crafters to make the item. the crafters would gather the materials and make the item and turn it into the npc in the guild and a message would go to the person that ordered the item.

they could make it to where the crafters got guild marks or materials for the completion of the order as well as the fee for making the item. it seems like it would be an incentive for crafters to help others as well as a way for people to make friends that do craft.

[Konachibi]

i had also been thinking of another way for people to make crafter friends. say you want to get a canvas robe made, but none are for sale in the wards and you cannot find anyone to make the item for you. allow the option for you to go and order it from the npc in the guild.

they could place the order and the crafters, when they come into the guild and check for orders, see someone wants the robe and who that person is. the npc could set the price it charges and set a price it'll pay the crafters to make the item. the crafters would gather the materials and make the item and turn it into the npc in the guild and a message would go to the person that ordered the item.

they could make it to where the crafters got guild marks or materials for the completion of the order as well as the fee for making the item. it seems like it would be an incentive for crafters to help others as well as a way for people to make friends that do craft.

What you are proposing is a player-operated leve system.

This sounds like a very good idea (b'.')b

When I first began to read your post I was thinking you were going to suggest a 'craft finder' tool to the option menu.

As it turned out what I was thinking you were thinking and what you were actually thinking were quite different, and your idea is far better. Also I'd end up spending hoooouuuurs hanging around at the weavers guild just making and handing over the needs of the many.

This also means that crafters would be seen as a more beneficial part of the game, as you wouldn't be forced to only be able to buy the things they choose to create and sell, you could dictate the thing you want and I'm sure crafters would be only too happy to go along with it for the means of gaining gil, xp and guild marks.

[darkstarpoet1]

What you are proposing is a player-operated leve system.

This sounds like a very good idea (b'.')b

When I first began to read your post I was thinking you were going to suggest a 'craft finder' tool to the option menu.

As it turned out what I was thinking you were thinking and what you were actually thinking were quite different, and your idea is far better. Also I'd end up spending hoooouuuurs hanging around at the weavers guild just making and handing over the needs of the many.

This also means that crafters would be seen as a more beneficial part of the game, as you wouldn't be forced to only be able to buy the things they choose to create and sell, you could dictate the thing you want and I'm sure crafters would be only too happy to go along with it for the means of gaining gil, xp and guild marks.

exactly. that's also the reason i wanted it to show who placed the order and show the person buying who filled the order. it would break down some of the language barriers and allow you to see who needs help and who is willing to help. i think the game needs more ways to interact with each other because more interaction means more chances to make friends and in a mmo a friend can be a great thing.

the xp, gil, and guild marks would just be a way for you to entice more crafters to take part and help out. most would likely do so already, but an extra incentive never hurts.

[User201109011315]

exactly. that's also the reason i wanted it to show who placed the order and show the person buying who filled the order. it would break down some of the language barriers and allow you to see who needs help and who is willing to help. i think the game needs more ways to interact with each other because more interaction means more chances to make friends and in a mmo a friend can be a great thing.

the xp, gil, and guild marks would just be a way for you to entice more crafters to take part and help out. most would likely do so already, but an extra incentive never hurts.

That's what was so good about this game at release when the population was high. You could go to any crafting guild and ask someone to make you something.

I made so many aquiantances this way, english and japanese alike.

If they streamlined it with an actual hard-coded system, that would probably help a lot of people.

[darkstarpoet1]

That's what was so good about this game at release when the population was high. You could go to any crafting guild and ask someone to make you something.

I made so many aquiantances this way, english and japanese alike.

If they streamlined it with an actual hard-coded system, that would probably help a lot of people.

yes, when the population was high and you went into any guild there was 20+ people in there of all ranging levels someone was always willing to help. the problem i run into now is although i can make most of my own items the server is dead. i am always making items for friends for free and mostly only ask for the cost of the guild support or shard cost or materials. i just enjoy helping people. on my server if you go into a guild and ask for help there's usually only 1-2 people in the guild and maybe one is high enough to help.

at least this way if you go in and nobody is there you could order it and an inflated price(it'd have to be for the market to not get destroyed by buying from a npc) and it could stay up for a set amount of time. this would keep people from sitting in the guild and waiting for someone to come in to help them out. i stated inflated, but i am not talking about a drastic increase, but a small amount higher than that item can be expected to be purchased in the wards.

[Konachibi]

yes, when the population was high and you went into any guild there was 20+ people in there of all ranging levels someone was always willing to help. the problem i run into now is although i can make most of my own items the server is dead. i am always making items for friends for free and mostly only ask for the cost of the guild support or shard cost or materials. i just enjoy helping people. on my server if you go into a guild and ask for help there's usually only 1-2 people in the guild and maybe one is high enough to help.

at least this way if you go in and nobody is there you could order it and an inflated price(it'd have to be for the market to not get destroyed by buying from a npc) and it could stay up for a set amount of time. this would keep people from sitting in the guild and waiting for someone to come in to help them out. i stated inflated, but i am not talking about a drastic increase, but a small amount higher than that item can be expected to be purchased in the wards.

Perhaps include a service charge for advertising your wanted item in the guild?