I think most can agree that the 90 days housing cycle for idocs isnt ideal for the long term health of the game.
But before I get burnt in effigy ( put your torches down) consider something like this.
Allow a character to put his account into a maintenance cycle for a reduced flat fee ( as compared to 14.99/month for 12 months) for 6 months or a year. The house and all their items on that account are secure but unusable.
You cant open the doors in your house....
you cant access any characters..
you cant open a chest in a house with the account in that state.
now dump the 90day account decay cycle down to 15-30 days. Lets face it... If I dont pay my hydro bill for 30 days my lights go out. If I dont pay my car loan...my car can be repossessed...etc
So why should you be allowed to keep your housing active and accessible without paying
But what this does is allows a player to keep what they have ( castles ..collectibles etc) with no risk of losing them because you forgot which day you needed to reactivate.
Real life is crazy...you have a year of account safety and your decorated castle is safe to encourage you to comeback.
I think this would be a win win for everyone ( yes I fully expect Bonnie to complain this would take too much work to program,,,she says that for any great idea that isnt hers)
Will free up housing spots long term...
Allows a player to take a break without losing something ( I have left UO twice for prolonged periods over the years and had to start over,,,I know it sucks)
EA/BS gets money still in the coffers.....
ok let the flame war begin!
But before I get burnt in effigy ( put your torches down) consider something like this.
Allow a character to put his account into a maintenance cycle for a reduced flat fee ( as compared to 14.99/month for 12 months) for 6 months or a year. The house and all their items on that account are secure but unusable.
You cant open the doors in your house....
you cant access any characters..
you cant open a chest in a house with the account in that state.
now dump the 90day account decay cycle down to 15-30 days. Lets face it... If I dont pay my hydro bill for 30 days my lights go out. If I dont pay my car loan...my car can be repossessed...etc
So why should you be allowed to keep your housing active and accessible without paying
But what this does is allows a player to keep what they have ( castles ..collectibles etc) with no risk of losing them because you forgot which day you needed to reactivate.
Real life is crazy...you have a year of account safety and your decorated castle is safe to encourage you to comeback.
I think this would be a win win for everyone ( yes I fully expect Bonnie to complain this would take too much work to program,,,she says that for any great idea that isnt hers)
Will free up housing spots long term...
Allows a player to take a break without losing something ( I have left UO twice for prolonged periods over the years and had to start over,,,I know it sucks)
EA/BS gets money still in the coffers.....
ok let the flame war begin!
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