maniac said:MA could always introduce a fee they could charge the borrower. I rather see them doing that.
Faustian said:I think we already have enough FEEs ingame.
1 ped for auction.
5 ped for PVP3.
10 ped for return TP from space.
Next thing you know they'll tax my taxes
Avery said:Well, PE is a virtual universe, so don't be too surprised when it happens Soon we'll have as many taxes as we have irl
Faustian said:I think we already have enough FEEs ingame.
1 ped for auction.
5 ped for PVP3.
10 ped for return TP from space.
Next thing you know they'll tax my taxes
Skam said:dont forget the % from deposits.
Skam said:dont forget the % from deposits.
Dirk said:If the system does not do it automatically, then just trade the current TT of the item when you loan it:
I loan you a gun, Tt is 50 ped, you give me 50 ped
You return the gun at TT 30 ped, I give you 30 ped
perhaps you repaired it, so you return it at 95 ped, so I give you 95 ped.
It does balance out, and it ensures that the decay is payed for by the correct person.
ron said:so if u want some1 to borrow ur stuff or rent it or whatever u can put a time limit when it automatically will be returned to ur inventory/storage. this is for being safe and dont risk being screwed or robbed
Devil Doll said:Good idea ron, or the other option is a decay limit. ie: once 100 PEDS of decay goes through the item it reverts back to the original owner. This way the decay issue is taken care of as well.
*spank me if someone suggested this earlier*
DD
rstock said:So... When the decaylimit is reached, I see this happen
Faustian said:A Question for Marco if he desided to read this.
Is there any chance what so ever that MA will introduce a "Lending System"?
Where one avatar can safely lend his equipment to a friend or an associate for fee or free if he wishes with out fear of loosing it do to a thief or scammer?
Many continue to talk and wish for this. I think it's time for some answer if you don't mind please
Any insight will be appriciated
Well atleast he didn't say NeverMarco|MindArk said:There is always a chance for it - however, it is not a priority right now in any way. Why? Because it is a very, very, complex system, and one that have to work in any possible situation. I am not saying it cannot be done, I am just stating that we currently elect to put the MA development resources into other areas instead, as we believe that will bring more and better content to PE as a whole.
Marco|MindArk said:There is always a chance for it - however, it is not a priority right now in any way. Why? Because it is a very, very, complex system, and one that have to work in any possible situation. I am not saying it cannot be done, I am just stating that we currently elect to put the MA development resources into other areas instead, as we believe that will bring more and better content to PE as a whole.
mb, i can explain this for you (what do you know, an MA in business IS worth something lol, i just thought it was resume decoration )MindBuster said:Umm, that % is the banks fee, got nothing to do with MA.
And im pretty sure it's right and MA arent setting it too high, with my first three withdrawals i got the money from the same bank, later MA lowered the deposit fee, then i got my forth withdrawal, and that was from a completely different bank, probably one that was cheaper than the bank MA used before.
Zasz said:mb, i can explain this for you (what do you know, an MA in business IS worth something lol, i just thought it was resume decoration )
everyime you use your credit card, the money is paid from the CREDIT COMPANY to the company recieving the money (MA). the credit company then charges YOU the money, with a high %. but heres what most people dont know-- not only do credit companies make the % off YOU, they also charge the business in question 3-6% (depending on which credit company and what countries are in question) taken off the top of the sale. so, evey time you put 10 usd into MA, MA loses a given amount due to what the credit card takes.
so i figured you had accidentally said "withdrals" instead of "deposits" lol. sry...Skam said:dont forget the % from deposits.
Zasz said:something i noticed NOBODY caught onto....
this is one of the most, possibly THE most, scammable systems ive ever heard described. heres a few scenarios:
scene 1) uberVet 1 lends item to scammer 2. Scammer 2 gives item to scammer 3, an accomplice. when the return time comes, PE cant withdraw the item from scammer 2s inventory because it isnt there. this is easily fixed by an electronic tag on each lent-item, but everything takes time and money, but theres another problem
scene 2, the problem with the solution to scene 1) uberVet lends item to scammer 2. scammer 2 goes to scammer 3, an accomplice. scammer 2 DROPS ITEM. electronic "lending" tags are ERASED! scammer 3 picks up item.
scene 3) uberVet A lends item to scammer B. scammer B sells item to rich-kidNoob C. if theres an electronic tag on the item, when time is up, item dissapears from rich-kidNoobs inventory to uberVets inventory. guess who eats cost, and guess what designers say "not our problem"???
this system will take a helluvalong time in implementation, and MA knows that. lets hope they put that limited time and research into something FAR MORE succeedable and usefull before turning to something it would take several VUs time to create.and rstock... reps for the drawing!! lol.