5 replies to this topic

[Fingerman]

I'd like to suggest that studios may have access to a shared inventory where other teammates may purchase items donated by same studio members. My vision:

 

Have Misty's Atelier be a smaller button. Below the Washing Machine, have a same sized button that would function much like the others, where a pop up would occur.

 

The pop up window will look similar to the 9 item section where we get new goods daily. There will be an option to donate item and replace one item already in inventory. Nine items max, or the developers can choose to make it 6. Either way, this is still an option players would love to see.

 

Other players from the same studio (no other studio) may purchase one of these donated items by spending 10 diamonds. 

 

For the players, this creates a team work environment and a feeling of not completely wasting our previously spent diamonds, especially where 19 diamonds were spent on re-rolling for better refinements. For the developers, this is another option to have players spend diamonds. Both players and developers benefit.

 

[Rochu]

Would the items have level requirement? Or are their stats reduced to the level of the purchasing player?

Also, if you would be able to trade refined items, it would definitely not benefit the developers, since people would need to re-roll refinements a lot less.

 

While some kind of additions to the studio aspect of the game would be cool, I don't think it would work having trading in the game, since most of its point is in just gathering better items.

[redman]

very true, plus additional time on coding.

 

how about instead we make trading available in studios, within small selected level ranges?

like +/- 3 levels

 

that way new players arent overwhelmed, and we can have in house "hand me downs", haha

[AngelicaSynn]

or have a special section of the shop only studio leaders and advisors have access to, where items can be purchased only with (donated) studio funds or studio diamonds... only a team leader or advisor can buy them for the team, and only a leader or advisor can assign them to a team member... once assigned, they become that member's item permanantly.

[redman]

on refinements, lately i think 'skill' refinements come up very often (at least on my end).

 

and at higher levels, 90+, it makes better sense to spend game "money" on skills, than clothing as areas that boost points like "by refinement", "by skill booster", & "by studio", dont recalculate if you change clothing (ie. go nude)

 

by sharing refined clothing, with poor skills, this offers a chance at balancing the game for non diamond spenders to have decent "refinement abilities", albeit poor stats against top tier studios

 

conversely, current diamond spenders may spend real cash for diamonds etc for more Energy to earn more cash, or directly for more cash (pending) for that competative edge on skill points

 

overall, making this game more exciting(?) exending playtimes

[Fingerman]

These are good points and I'm sure the developers could figure ways to make this work. I might consider adding the following restrictions to my idea:

 

Since a roll of a refined item is 19 diamonds, then it would be fair to charge the same amount for donated items that have been refined.

 

As for level requirements, the donated item can not be purchased by a studio member exceeding more than 10 levels below the person who donated the item.

 

There should be a daily time limit. Everyday the game resets and gives us a new set of energy, new goods, and new chances for free washing and refinements. Whatever items that are left in the donated area, completely disappears.  

 

Additionally, once an item has been donated and bought, it cannot be donated again. Where missiles have numbers, the donated item can have a "D" to show it is a donated item and will be blocked from donating again.

 

As to whether people will buy less diamonds because of this suggestion, can't say. I will say this, I've spent about $30 a month since I started playing (and a bit more when promos are out). But I've learned not to spend diamonds on refinements and I don't recommend it. Why? Because 1) I'm eventually going to throw that item away, sometimes sooner than expected based off what my next free roll gives me. 2) When I re-roll for refinement, I only get 2 slots (chances) of getting something better where if I wait for a new item, I get 3 slots. Personally, I would spend on re-rolls again if I knew I could eventually donate my items to the less financially fortunate. 

So, by donating, I give a diamond spending opportunity to my team mates who are not spending real money on the game. And for those players, this may create a diamond buying opportunity if that player knew their rarely purchased diamonds would give them better spending results.