Store Selections...Read

[konidias]

Originally posted by Kaimetsu
Having the shopkeeper reserve stuff for you completely defies the point of having a random stock selection.

That's true. I feel a better system would be supply and demand. The shop owner stocks things people buy frequently. Then raises the price on those things.

For example, four rings in the shop

Ring (dex+1)
Ring (speed-1)
Ring (dam+1)
Ring (cha-1)

Okay, now if people constantly buy the dam+1 and dex+1 ring, the other two rings would not be restocked as much as the dam+1 and dex+1. However, the frequently bought rings would raise in price every time they are purchased.

Items that aren't bought very often would slowly lower in price and wouldn't appear as much. Therefore, you end up with items you want, being in the shop most of the time, but at a bit more expensive, and items you don't want, not appearing as often, and being relatively cheap.

Some might say, "well people could cheat it and not buy a good ring for a long time and then it would get dirt cheap". But I highly doubt the greedy players of 2k2 are going to wait it out, and then, how long do you wait? Someone might think the current price is fine, and buy the ring right out from under you, then the ring will raise in value, and you will be waiting for it to drop again. It would be a gamble to get the lowest price items that you could.

edit: ALSO, items would always have varying prices, which is a good thing, because having an amulet or something at a defined price, makes it boring, as you can only buy it for so much, and sell it for so much. It would be nice if you could buy a ring at a low price, and when the price appreciates, you could sell it to someone for more. Sort of like investments.