Upload my Business!!

[Freudian_slip]

Okay so I've been getting a ton of PM's lately about Businesses, so I figured it might be best to write something up...

For those who are asking for a business, you should know it’s not just that simple to ASK for a business. If you really want a business here’s what I’m looking for when looking into a new business/owner:

1. You do NOT try to turn a NPC shop that sells things that current player shops don’t already own or create items that I could easily have a NPC shop do. Sorry, but that’s money that could be leaving the economy.

2. What I’m really looking for is player service jobs like how food on here is going to be. They will service you inside the store and bring you your food. No more stocking a bunch of donuts and having them pile up on a table. No, they will be served and they won’t be leaving the business and if they do it won’t be a large sum. Other examples are PPA who protects players and BHer who hunts players done for a fee. They sell their services to Era rather than selling items.

3. It’s a huge advantage on your part if you can come up with the levels, gani’s, GFX and scripts on your own, or at least do as much as possible. But beware; I will not upload garbage levels/GFX/etc so do it right the first time.

4. Just because I used food as an example on here DOESN’T mean I want a bunch of garbage food store ideas sent to me. We already have 2 food stores and a possible 3rd if you count SP. I will accept a food store if all the works done, done right and it’s not a ****ty idea.

5. Think outside the box! I’d much rather have a brand new player service job than food, Bounty Hunters and PPA’s! Chances are I’m not going to like your idea if you just steal an existing idea and just change the name of it. Be creative and make your own ideas.

6. Just because it’s a business doesn’t mean on ERA it has to make money, honestly. I consider these community service or Government type tags. If your idea is just helping players or just adding some sort of neat idea to Era that a group does, that’s totally cool with me.


Basically I want businesses that won't screw with the economy, are orginal and you have to be there to make the money

[BlueMelon]

Ok... I dont like the idea overall about the food.
I mean ive seen this fail on other servers.

[Logic]

Making different businesses is hard.

Usually the staff members dosent want to work on the shop.

Dont want to GFX or work on any of the new items.

I don't think its going to happen.

[Logic]

How about a Auto Store. Something simple

Once you perchase a car(Or already have one), you can tune it up a bit.

Once you get enough mileage, you usually need oil. That shop can sell it.

Or if you're going for a sporty type whip, you can put 'NOS' on the car(To make it go faster)

Other items,1-Bigger wheels(Drive off-road easier)2-Slicker Wheels(To drift easier)3-etc.

Just like a store.

Mine for the minerals to make the NOS and other items.

That could add more items into the weapon parts store

[illogic]

I was thinking of another form of transport. We so far have only cars and skateboard.
We need another form. Bicycles...Motorbikes...Scooter Etc.
(As far as i know motorbikes were fully operational back in the day).

Just a suggestion.

[Freudian_slip]

Originally Posted by BlueMelon

Ok... I dont like the idea overall about the food.
I mean ive seen this fail on other servers.

It works plenty fine, it's just it won't make close to the amount of money they make now. I feel right now food businesses are lame and take little to no effort to run because you stock it up and just leave it for a week. I should know, I owned DD with both the old system of serving and the new system of stocking.

I enjoyed the old system much more.

[Freudian_slip]

Originally Posted by Logic

Making different businesses is hard.

Usually the staff members dosent want to work on the shop.

Dont want to GFX or work on any of the new items.

I don't think its going to happen.

Thats exactly why I'm looking more for businesses that could be leveled, gani'd, GFXed and scripted by players already than just ideas. Though if an idea is solid enough, I might throw together a team to work on it.

I already heard 2 ideas I enjoyed on Era, one in which all the work is being done by the players and the other I'm not sure yet.

But yeah, I totally know the feeling. How many times have I tried to have ideas made? rofl. EIA was almost completed till Daz lost Manager then well, the new manager's team *saw* it as too much work, and had a 4 man staff vote on it (not sure why the whole team didnt vote on it) and it was dropped even though I won the player vote. Apparently they didnt think players would vote in my favor? Who knows.

[Logic]

Originally Posted by Freudian_slip

Thats exactly why I'm looking more for businesses that could be leveled, gani'd, GFXed and scripted by players already than just ideas. Though if an idea is solid enough, I might throw together a team to work on it.

I already heard 2 ideas I enjoyed on Era, one in which all the work is being done by the players and the other I'm not sure yet.

But yeah, I totally know the feeling. How many times have I tried to have ideas made? rofl. EIA was almost completed till Daz lost Manager then well, the new manager's team so it as too much work, and had a 4 man staff vote on it (not sure why the whole team didnt vote on it) and it was dropped even though I won the player vote. Apparently they didnt think players would vote in my favor? Who knows.

True, but this staff team will not do ****. There to busy making gang guns and whatnot. Editing peoples houses for money. z.z

[deathbarrier99]

Originally Posted by Logic

How about a Auto Store. Something simple

Once you perchase a car(Or already have one), you can tune it up a bit.

Once you get enough mileage, you usually need oil. That shop can sell it.

Or if you're going for a sporty type whip, you can put 'NOS' on the car(To make it go faster)

Other items,1-Bigger wheels(Drive off-road easier)2-Slicker Wheels(To drift easier)3-etc.

Just like a store.

Mine for the minerals to make the NOS and other items.

That could add more items into the weapon parts store

You try scripting that lol

[salesman]

Originally Posted by deathbarrier99

You try scripting that lol

wouldn't really be hard...I guess it depends on how far you want to go with it.

[ArushenP2P]

I think what you should have is having a system for foods that if a food stays in the store's inventory/stock, or player's inventory for a "x" amount of time, and it will turn spoiled. Also food should be made with logical ingredients meaning the staff team has to create more specific items in the item database of the server for exactly ingredient purposes. Businesses would have to buy ingredients in order to stock their items, and the items they stock must be bought out before it turns spoiled. That would make it a little interesting.

[Andre2006]

When I saw Logic started talking about the cars it just came up my mind that skateboards needs to be fixed, there is no use for a car when a skateboard can go faster then a car since the speed level that you have adds to the board.

[Freudian_slip]

Originally Posted by ArushenP2P

I think what you should have is having a system for foods that if a food stays in the store's inventory/stock, or player's inventory for a "x" amount of time, and it will turn spoiled. Also food should be made with logical ingredients meaning the staff team has to create more specific items in the item database of the server for exactly ingredient purposes. Businesses would have to buy ingredients in order to stock their items, and the items they stock must be bought out before it turns spoiled. That would make it a little interesting.

Problem with the spoil system is if the owner is paying his employees per donut they stock and what kind of donut they stock like I did, it screws it all up. However, I don't think this is how they pay.

Anywho, spoilage system or not, I'm not a fan of leaving thousands of dontus on a wooden table for days on end and selling them, ew.

[CharlieM]

What about like a buisness that sells kills (I kno like opposite of everything era is based on) It could work though...

[Nataxo]

Era News.

All the Lating is done. and I think basically most of the scripts are readdy. if not they aren't difficult. (i cant script though )

We will sell the service of information to Era. selling our Newspaper.

ocacionally if we get enough staff support we can even sell it at streets and even develop a delivery service (like irl the peper boy)

EDIT:

The Car shop is actually a very creative idea, I like it. though I really think Era News should be the next in the line :/