Back with the old poor district near spawn, there were one room hovel regions that were worth 30r a month. They had limited space, and the price for rent was worth the regals.
Today, we have one room regions going for 300% that value, up to 1000% the value. This racking up of rental prices does not provide incentive to the Regalian rental region market. While the regions do serve as a money sink, the amount currently invested is too high for players to experiment with various smaller regions, choosing rather to spend regals on much larger properties and creating "ghost town" districts.
I propose the following changes to regalian housing:
I think by reducing the price of these smaller regions, it would give players a reason to take a risk and try a new venue for their RP. It's a lot less impacting on a wallet if you only waste 30 regals on a RP attempt than 300r. 300r rental regions for one room regions discourages even the most dedicated RPer from trying new things.
I recall a thread or poll earlier on this exact topic, and I'd like for World Staff to look into this matter in the near future for the sake of RP innovation. I think with the current player numbers, having 30r rental regions will not make a large impact on the amount of player housing. If it does, the values can always increase. But for now, let's try 30r a month and see how well it works out. I think it's worth a shot to give incentive to try new RP avenues.
Today, we have one room regions going for 300% that value, up to 1000% the value. This racking up of rental prices does not provide incentive to the Regalian rental region market. While the regions do serve as a money sink, the amount currently invested is too high for players to experiment with various smaller regions, choosing rather to spend regals on much larger properties and creating "ghost town" districts.
I propose the following changes to regalian housing:
- All slum properties to be reduced to 30r a month.
- At present a player is given a small region (arguably smaller than the old poor district regions) for 300% the current value. By lowering the price, I can not say that they will magically be f/illed, but they may encourage players to perhaps take a gamble at the district properties.
- All asylum regions should be lowered to 30r a month
- They are basically the same thing as the old poor district regions, and as such should bb the same price.
- All dockfront and ecksdorn regions should be reduced to 30r a month
- These regions are 50r more expensive than the slum regions, and offer no change in surface area. For the same reasons stated above, they should be reduced.
- All reedroad and wetfootpass regions should be reduced to 30r a month.
- These regions are slightly larger one room rents, but they cost 300 a month. I recall fondly that when these regions were released to the public, they were avoided like the plague, and have remained unoccupied ever since (over 90% of the regions are unrented as I type this). They need to have their prices adjusted.
I think by reducing the price of these smaller regions, it would give players a reason to take a risk and try a new venue for their RP. It's a lot less impacting on a wallet if you only waste 30 regals on a RP attempt than 300r. 300r rental regions for one room regions discourages even the most dedicated RPer from trying new things.
I recall a thread or poll earlier on this exact topic, and I'd like for World Staff to look into this matter in the near future for the sake of RP innovation. I think with the current player numbers, having 30r rental regions will not make a large impact on the amount of player housing. If it does, the values can always increase. But for now, let's try 30r a month and see how well it works out. I think it's worth a shot to give incentive to try new RP avenues.
