Stevie
Well-known member
- Location
- Ireland
Brief Summary:
As things stand, the ‘meta’ for making money right now is trucking. No other job can compete with the amount of money you make trucking. Balance needs to happen so we can have people working in every sector.
Detailed Suggestion:
There are jobs in the city that underpay by a lot.
(I will not include orange/apple farming as these are jobs that get you started on the server.)
Let’s have a look at a taxi driver for example. I join the server everyday from 4pm-1am. Just from one session alone 4pm-8pm we have received a total of three calls. One of them was me and the other two were I quote “where can I get weed” and “help I am locked in pd station”. There is always 185 people on the server and for only 2-3 people to call a taxi is ridiculous.
Another job that needs improving is mining. Again, comparing mining to trucking, you will never ever get as much money from mining as you would from trucking. Getting past the first level is a struggle on its own. If you were to truck, you will be 300-400k up by the time you levelled up your mining. Even when mining is levelled, the amount of money you make is nowhere near comparable to trucking.
Mechanics are basically nonexistent (I mean they’re out of jobs) on the server. Most of the calls I receive as a taxi driver is “Stuck on highway, need a repair kit (or fuel).”. I have never signed up for that job so I can’t say for sure how busy that sector is but if I was to make an educated guess comparing it to taxi driving, I highly doubt that it is.
Fixing the issues:
These are just suggestions, if people have any other ideas that would work better please comment below and I will update the post.
Taxi Driving and Mechanics:
A system could be added with daily objectives to for eg: Call a taxi (or mechanics) every 24 hours (IRL time) to come help you out. These daily objectives introduce reward system so it’s worthwhile for players doing them.
Mining:
There are three ways, I’ve came up with to fix mining, it’s up to the devs to pick the best one or come up with a better solution.
1.) Increase the speed of mining and lower the amount of weight it takes up in your inventory.
2.) Increase the base sell prices to NPC’s that will make the job worthwhile.
3.) Collect a job from the whiteboard “like at the trucking depot” and mine x of certain material. Once the goal is reached the extra money will be payed out.
The Pros:
· Will reduce the mayhem that currently happens at the trucking depot.
· Provide more fun ways for people to make money.
· It will bring back the need for other services and let people choose from a wider variety of jobs.
· More enjoyable RP for taxi drivers, mechanics and people hopping in for the ride.
The Cons:
· None.
Does this suggestion change balance on the server?
Yes, however I think it will change the balance in a positive way. Re-working the current jobs can provide more fun ways to RP and change things up every once in a while, instead of doing brainless trucking.
As things stand, the ‘meta’ for making money right now is trucking. No other job can compete with the amount of money you make trucking. Balance needs to happen so we can have people working in every sector.
Detailed Suggestion:
There are jobs in the city that underpay by a lot.
(I will not include orange/apple farming as these are jobs that get you started on the server.)
Let’s have a look at a taxi driver for example. I join the server everyday from 4pm-1am. Just from one session alone 4pm-8pm we have received a total of three calls. One of them was me and the other two were I quote “where can I get weed” and “help I am locked in pd station”. There is always 185 people on the server and for only 2-3 people to call a taxi is ridiculous.
Another job that needs improving is mining. Again, comparing mining to trucking, you will never ever get as much money from mining as you would from trucking. Getting past the first level is a struggle on its own. If you were to truck, you will be 300-400k up by the time you levelled up your mining. Even when mining is levelled, the amount of money you make is nowhere near comparable to trucking.
Mechanics are basically nonexistent (I mean they’re out of jobs) on the server. Most of the calls I receive as a taxi driver is “Stuck on highway, need a repair kit (or fuel).”. I have never signed up for that job so I can’t say for sure how busy that sector is but if I was to make an educated guess comparing it to taxi driving, I highly doubt that it is.
Fixing the issues:
These are just suggestions, if people have any other ideas that would work better please comment below and I will update the post.
Taxi Driving and Mechanics:
A system could be added with daily objectives to for eg: Call a taxi (or mechanics) every 24 hours (IRL time) to come help you out. These daily objectives introduce reward system so it’s worthwhile for players doing them.
Mining:
There are three ways, I’ve came up with to fix mining, it’s up to the devs to pick the best one or come up with a better solution.
1.) Increase the speed of mining and lower the amount of weight it takes up in your inventory.
2.) Increase the base sell prices to NPC’s that will make the job worthwhile.
3.) Collect a job from the whiteboard “like at the trucking depot” and mine x of certain material. Once the goal is reached the extra money will be payed out.
The Pros:
· Will reduce the mayhem that currently happens at the trucking depot.
· Provide more fun ways for people to make money.
· It will bring back the need for other services and let people choose from a wider variety of jobs.
· More enjoyable RP for taxi drivers, mechanics and people hopping in for the ride.
The Cons:
· None.
Does this suggestion change balance on the server?
Yes, however I think it will change the balance in a positive way. Re-working the current jobs can provide more fun ways to RP and change things up every once in a while, instead of doing brainless trucking.