Add an "outdoors" Bazaar building for player cities.

Add an "outdoors" Bazaar building for player cities.
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MantaRay

MantaRay

Proposal
An open-air bazaar building would improve player cities for guests and residents, allow for interesting RP and player-event opportunities. The function of this building would be to provide a shared space for players to place their vendors, but Mayors may prefer to use an open-air building for other events, such as concerts or as a social space, it also allows for outside entertainment to be provided, without low duration inspiration.
Justification
An outdoors Bazaar would allow people visiting or living in the city a nice one stop-shop for all their purchasing needs. Having no roof would help to make the environment look lighter and less stuffy. Bazaars and bustling marketplaces are a staple of the Star Wars aesthetic, and will add improved RP for players wishing to run their own auctions, etc.
Motivation
Though many guild halls function as a mall, space is limited, and many of the rooms in the hall go unused, or are not ideal for vendor placement. By having an outdoors marketplace, more players can participate. This also allows mayors the ability to have an open mall and a citizens-only mall, as a perk for living in the city, if they wish.
Add an "outdoors" Bazaar building for player cities.
 
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CFarf said:
This is a fun idea, and the visuals definitely feel very Star Wars. Some of the limitations of the current system have already been pointed out, so I’m curious: would purely decorative outdoor bazaars still feel enjoyable, or would they risk coming across as a half-implemented feature?
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You talking storyteller vendors that look the part, but don't actually sell anything? Yeah I'm not sure that would suffice. It would be better than nothing, but...
 
savacc said:
You talking storyteller vendors that look the part, but don't actually sell anything? Yeah I'm not sure that would suffice. It would be better than nothing, but...
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I was thinking of a real working player vendor, not a decoration. Realism would improve the mood of the city and the players.
 
I like the idea having a open air area without a merchant tent needed, My only question/concern would be someone puts up a vendor and then they don't play for months and we don't have a way to get rid of the offending vendor, I would also turn off all ability to bark if the vendor is outdoors it would get very annoying outside.
 
Felixx said:
I like the idea having a open air area without a merchant tent needed, My only question/concern would be someone puts up a vendor and then they don't play for months and we don't have a way to get rid of the offending vendor, I would also turn off all ability to bark if the vendor is outdoors it would get very annoying outside.
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The indoor vendor also has rules. But that's exactly why the PV is good to discuss. An empty inactive vendor is really annoying even in a building.
 
Felixx said:
I like the idea having a open air area without a merchant tent needed, My only question/concern would be someone puts up a vendor and then they don't play for months and we don't have a way to get rid of the offending vendor, I would also turn off all ability to bark if the vendor is outdoors it would get very annoying outside.
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As long as it was tied into the existing player vendor system, and subject to the same rules, there would not be an issue with empty or unattended vendors.
No barking vendors I can certainly support.
 
The "building is in the game. You just need to enable player vendors. ( Mayor or Militia)
 

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Rinna said:
Elég biztos vagyok benne, hogy a képernyőkép a SWOTR-ból származik. Vannak hasonló, vászonárnyékra emlékeztető struktúrák az SWG-ben is.
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Bit of a workaround, but you can actually do this now with a merchant tent if you walk in and out of it to "load" the inside. See example below, me accessing Mirage Plaza's public bazaar tent outside. Decorate surrounds with storyteller and gardens/find good terrain for creating a market type feel.

We could also have a new structure with an open top roof, so its indoors but simulating an outdoor tent. Appreciate you would have to actually walk in and out the structure to load and see the vendors and terminals, though.

Really like the PV and support.
 

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KayDroma said:
Bit of a workaround, but you can actually do this now with a merchant tent if you walk in and out of it to "load" the inside. See example below, me accessing Mirage Plaza's public bazaar tent outside. Decorate surrounds with storyteller and gardens/find good terrain for creating a market type feel.

We could also have a new structure with an open top roof, so its indoors but simulating an outdoor tent. Appreciate you would have to actually walk in and out the structure to load and see the vendors and terminals, though.

Really like the PV and
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Then let me answer. If you go in, only you can see the inside. And the market doesn't look like that. My suggestion is just to complement the mercantile tent.
 
I have thought on this some more, could have a new open Merchant tent that is open on all sides like a sunshade, and let all cities sell a permit even the normal game cities not just player towns. You would have to be online for the tent to be erected and persist in the world (think Droid). Once you log off the tent logs off with you but your permit is good for 24 hours. This would fulfil your desire to have your wares out in the open selling to passing players, And it would be a credit sink in game for the permit. I would say 10k fee. the new tent would be a product of Architect and DE. the Architect makes the Merchant tent, and it is a required mat for a new Merchent droid that would act as a mobile vendor/awning. You would need Artisan xx4x to use it so it would keep the skill levels low, and would have 30 storage like any other pit droid+ Vendor Feature.
 
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Felixx said:
I have thought on this some more, could have a new open Merchant tent that is open on all sides like a sunshade, and let all cities sell a permit even the normal game cities not just player towns. You would have to be online for the tent to be erected and persist in the world (think Droid). Once you log off the tent logs off with you but your permit is good for 24 hours. This would fulfil your desire to have your wares out in the open selling to passing players, And it would be a credit sink in game for the permit. I would say 10k fee. the new tent would be a product of Architect and DE. the Architect makes the Merchant tent, and it is a required mat for a new Merchent droid that would act as a mobile vendor/awning. You would need Artisan xx4x to use it so it would keep the skill levels low, and would have 30 storage like any other pit droid+ Vendor Feature.
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First off, new idea needs a new PV. Second, how does this tie into the existing vendor system? How does anything get sold? What happens to items for sale when the tent owner logs off?
 
savacc said:
First off, new idea needs a new PV. Second, how does this tie into the existing vendor system? How does anything get sold? What happens to items for sale when the tent owner logs off?
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I don't think this is a viable option. You need a permanent vendor like in houses. And only in player cities. And the sale would happen the same way as in houses.
 
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