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Thread: Vendors in Private Buildings?

straiceil
Sat Sep 06, 2003 9:23 pm
#1

Vendors in private buildings. Why not? I want to put one in a private PA hall. Why can't I? What's the rational?


Will this change?


Sorry if this is a repeat post. Search not so good.


Thanks for responses




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marqie
Sat Sep 06, 2003 10:32 pm
#2

Vendors are for shops, and shops are open to the public. That is there thinking.


What you do, is set up a small house, put a vendor in it. Make it public, and set a access fee of 10,000,000. Then add all the PA members to the entry list (no fee)




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xevious999
Mon Dec 20, 2004 9:55 pm
#3
Newb merchant here, with only Artisan Business III. I've seen vendors placed in private buildings, but how/what level?


Thanks for any input.


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Elyssa
Mon Dec 20, 2004 10:09 pm
#4
The building must be "public" to place a vendor in it but a merchant can put an entry fee on it (up to 50k) to keep out most people.



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PaladinX333
Tue Dec 21, 2004 10:32 am
#5
Does anyone know the reason why vendors can't be put in private structures? Guilds and various businesses have some very legitimate reasons for having vendors in private structures. I have always wondered why this particular restriction exists.
Elyssa
Tue Dec 21, 2004 11:31 am
#6
I'm not 100% certain, but I think it was to prevent people from using them as storage vendors.

Now that skills are required to operate a vendor, this is largely a moot point.

Personally, I'd rather see them implement directed sales (person, faction, guild, etc.) than worry about changing the private buildings thing.



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Elyssa Alexander (Elder Merchant Correspondent)
12pt. Master Structures Trader / Elder Jedi / Mayor, City of Metropolis
Shop Crazy Durni, Inc., now open in Metropolis, Corellia (885 -6605 Gorath)

"Why the big secret? People are smart, they can handle it."
"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it."

Elyssa was 1000% correct
-Pawlin
pervel
Wed Dec 22, 2004 3:57 am
#7




Elyssa wrote:

I'm not 100% certain, but I think it was to prevent people from using them as storage vendors.

Now that skills are required to operate a vendor, this is largely a moot point.

Personally, I'd rather see them implement directed sales (person, faction, guild, etc.) than worry about changing the private buildings thing.






If that ever was the point, it was always moot. It doesn't take long to figure out that you can just put items on the vendor at price 99999999.


The thing is that changing the private buildings thing would probably only require one developer during half of his lunch break to change. It would go a long way to implement directed sales with almost no effort.


Cafa
Wed Dec 22, 2004 11:21 am
#8




PaladinX333 wrote:

Does anyone know the reason why vendors can't be put in private structures? Guilds and various businesses have some very legitimate reasons for having vendors in private structures. I have always wondered why this particular restriction exists.






Because the devs haven't a clue how this game is played from a crafter/merchant POV.


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