Banks, Safe deposit boxes.

DerBatz. · Post by **DerBatz.** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 3:46 am

As a newbie I'm wondering if there are such places in Dasaria. If not would it be possible to construct some?.
I'm thinking un-openable boxes with individual keys for your items and somewhere to stash your gold so you don't have to risk losing it on death. It's just a thought...

Mark Hawkwing · Post by **Mark Hawkwing** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 3:51 am

as a player,

first WELCOME here and have fun here!

Second, I don't think there's such a system here. Maybe cause when the server resets, it would just wipe out your bank box!

Meldvion · Post by **Meldvion** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 5:17 am

A long way back, we had a banker which handed you banknotes instead of gold. This kept gold from disappearing when you die, though, and upset the balance of economy rather harshly.

The echoes of the roars that rose when the banker disappeared can still be heard... lingering up in the Telkhmar mountains.

broncoblitz · Post by **broncoblitz** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 7:03 pm

Interesting sidenote though... It has actually been possible for quite some time to have persistent containers.

A guy by the name of Wormil who played here a while back said he had pretty much developed a persistent chest about a year ago.

Sooo... I guess my point is that it is possible to have persistent containers like storage boxes and the like.

Though i have no idea how resource intensive such a thing would be on a PW like Dasaria

Kell · Post by **Kell** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 5:02 am

broncoblitz wrote:Though i have no idea how resource intensive such a thing would be on a PW like Dasaria

Seeing that it can give already serious lag problems when Peribo is overload on gems, I can only imagine what it would be like when a whole lot of "peribo's" are overload on gems or items.

Could always try though.

DerBatz. · Post by **DerBatz.** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 9:57 am

Perhaps some kind of encrypted local save file could hold the details and opening the chest only allows access to the Item data. That way the server wouldn't need to hold any data at all. The local Save file would have to be well encrypted though to stop abuse. As to the Bank idea perhaps putting a cap on how much you can save would solve the economic effects. It would surely make it easier when it comes to buying a house.

Holly · Post by **Holly** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 3:03 pm

Honest question:

Why would anyone need a persistant container?

Wyvern · Post by **Wyvern** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 3:10 pm

Exactly, Holly. I would like to see the reasons why it is needed. Essentially we are talking about online mules at the end of the day, or am I missing something?

DerBatz. · Post by **DerBatz.** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 4:58 pm

It's just that I've found that as I progress I gather more & more possessions. It can be a pain carrying it around all the time. Especially when I get killed. (happens a lot.)

DM Agony · Post by **DM Agony** » Sat Oct 30, 2004 12:37 am

I can see what Derbatz is saying, I feel that as a persistent player a character tends not only to build a reputation but his wealth if he/she chooses to would accumulate also. I could surely see someone like Loki and Judas having a treasure horde of goodies that they cherish and would rather not see on their person.

Is this good for Dasaria?

I don't know, honestly I don't. Would I have liked to see this, honestly, absolutely. As far as business on the Scripter/DM's plate to add, I couldn't tell you how hard this would be to add nor if the rest of the team even sees it the way I do.

Mad Season · Post by **Mad Season** » Sat Oct 30, 2004 1:40 am

Reasons for a persistent chest:

1) You have an item you got from a DM that is weaker than you use now, but you'd like to keep it for sentimental reasons and you don't want to pack it around.

2) You have a few things that are really cool but don't fit your character and you're saving them as gifts for for lowbies. I regularly walk around with 5 sets of armor and several full loadouts of weapons and scrolls to use as gifts / bribes.

3) You're a crafter and want to store large masses of raw materials for use later.

Smithboy · Post by **Smithboy** » Sat Oct 30, 2004 3:52 am

Mad Season wrote: 3) You're a crafter and want to store large masses of raw materials for use later.

Brissa is carrying around a lot of bags in her pack full of raw materials

DerBatz. · Post by **DerBatz.** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 9:06 pm

I think I'll do some research on Article creating and see what I can come up with. If nothing else it'll help me learn the mechanics of the game engine.