Current issues:
Entering housing takes loading time so some people with slower connections that don't see a reason to enter will avoid going inside.
Houses have max item slots which for the large houses is still a bit too low, especially for the garden.
My suggested fix:
Move the instancing load to the garden/plot. Every time someone exits a duty they'd simply return to the front of the house like was already the case.
In this situation the slots and items (exterior & interior) will be shared and can be used everywhere on the plot. No more loading time means members are more likely to enter houses.
Since people might avoid getting on other people's plots due to the load time, you could tempt them to load it anyway by showing a clear number above each plot sign showing the amount of players currently on the plot. People who are looking for active FC's or simply someone to socialize with may find their way to you this way.
I realize this suggestion makes it more difficult to get to the market since you'd automatically get loaded into the housing instance and technically since the house and garden would now be 1 instance you'd have to load to get outside, so I suggest adding an option that allows you to teleport to the closes marketboard (free of charge).
Friends would ofcourse still be able to use the "teleport to private or FC house" but would teleport directly on the plot.
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Entering housing takes loading time so some people with slower connections that don't see a reason to enter will avoid going inside.
Houses have max item slots which for the large houses is still a bit too low, especially for the garden.
My suggested fix:
Move the instancing load to the garden/plot. Every time someone exits a duty they'd simply return to the front of the house like was already the case.
In this situation the slots and items (exterior & interior) will be shared and can be used everywhere on the plot. No more loading time means members are more likely to enter houses.
Since people might avoid getting on other people's plots due to the load time, you could tempt them to load it anyway by showing a clear number above each plot sign showing the amount of players currently on the plot. People who are looking for active FC's or simply someone to socialize with may find their way to you this way.
I realize this suggestion makes it more difficult to get to the market since you'd automatically get loaded into the housing instance and technically since the house and garden would now be 1 instance you'd have to load to get outside, so I suggest adding an option that allows you to teleport to the closes marketboard (free of charge).
Friends would ofcourse still be able to use the "teleport to private or FC house" but would teleport directly on the plot.
Continue reading...