Petition to allow Froobs into Guild City HQ

[DragonBrother]

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[Jenshiye]

Brap

[Jenshiye]

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[babaoroody]

For a purely economic and selfish viewpoint, expanding a market, like including froobs in the player shops, is good for everyone in the market. Simple capitalism 101.

I say open up all org buildings and functions to froobs. To do otherwise is to defeat the purpose of orgs.

[Gunfytr]

Nope..they want expansion material, buy the expansion.

[Dementek]

Nope..they want expansion material, buy the expansion.

Agreed, actually.
I upgraded because I wanted to see all that cool stuff. Seeing it given away for free would cheapen the fact that my 6-month plan costs me near a days pay.
8 hours of hard labour, plus gas, lunches, etc for that day, so I can play a game.
I'm already paying taxes to support people that just don't feel like working.
If they can afford the internet connection required, they can afford to pay the damn subscription if they want to see the Org HQ's.
I was a froob for a long time, but I'm sick of hearing froobs in-game bitch about all the cool stuff "they're not allowed to have".
Proud to be a froob and wear the t-shirt? Well, proud to be left out, then.

[enigmatia]

I agree.. to disagree. I only got expansions because as org leader, in order to get the org a city (and at the time tower fields before NW became free) I needed expansions I was told. I'm not big on the expansion playfields, had them for 4 months before I even went over to SL.. now I utilize them here and there, but again, I'd probably still be a froob or near froob, if it hadn't been for my original reason, AND as a org leader, with some RP'rs in our org, it's nice to be able to hold meetings indoors like inside the HQ main room, or a org only party without outside interference in our HQ club area. I'm not saying allow the people who don't pay to utilize the org shops or anything else with a benefit paid players get, but buildings on rubi-ka should be accessible by froobs and paid players alike.. it offers nor takes from anything other than adds to the atmosphere. They don't get city buffs, they aren't able to host AI raids, they can't use symbiants or other SL/AI/LE tagged enhancing items.. it's just a danged building inside of their orgs city. My 2 tin cents.

[Darkirmi]

I think froobs need to see what they are missing. For example, let them into the city shops, but don't let them purchase. Let them use GMS, but again, don't let them purchase. This will make them want expansions more and will have the added benefit of keeping the prices closer of they can compare to the going prices on GMS.

Instead of LE machines telling froobs that they must have LE to use the machine, let them look and see what they are missing. But make them have LE to buy.

But I'd like to see froobs allowed into city HQs just so we could actually use the HQs. As it stands, if you have one froob in your org, you can't use the ballroom for any org function, because you are excluding someone. Let them in, but don't let them use the TS machine, the orbital strike machinery or the plastic surgery clinic. Let them see exactly what they are missing.

If you want to add something else to limit them, make them team with a paid player to enter. There is no way a froob can even comprehend how nice the HQs are until they see them.

An org president should be able to access the CC to do all the presidential only things even if its a froob toon. They should not be able to build, destroy, add CRU or raise/lower the cloak. But just because you had some personal disaster that kept you from paying you account one month, you shouldn't have to pass your org leadership.

I'll see your 2 cents Enigmatia and raise you 10...

[enigmatia]

An org president should be able to access the CC to do all the presidential only things even if its a froob toon. They should not be able to build, destroy, add CRU or raise/lower the cloak. But just because you had some personal disaster that kept you from paying you account one month, you shouldn't have to pass your org leadership.

I'll see your 2 cents Enigmatia and raise you 10...

I'll take that 10 anytime.

For some time our org has had to deal with lowbies being run down during meetings, even parties - by the 150+ lvl mobs from the swamps in SAV. It's terribly annoying and disheartening to not be together as a whole inside the org HQ.. I agree with Dark's post 100%, but most of all, above all. I would like to have all my org mates able to sit down inside HQ and have a meeting for once.. I wait for that day, and till FC gives in and realizes this is for a purely aesthetic and social aspect, not to take away from revenue or a paid players experience.. I'll keep bumping this thread.

And yes, it is quite bothersome to worry about where and what will happen when my time to pay each year comes up and I am org leader, sure I could hand over leadership temporarily to a general while I fix my account but then that brings up the 'once you go paid, you can never go back' issue..

[viandante]

So when is this going to be done?

[aramsunat]

bump!

allow froobs get into the HQ but giving them city bonuses or allowing them to use the ts buffer / orbital strike etc is not neccessary but welcome

[Thorgir]

I think I need to add myself to the list of supporters too.

The doors shouldn't check for expansions, the individual features inside like the TS machine should do the check. Some Dev got lazy and chose the easy route of just locking all non-expansion folks out requiring just one check at the door.

[aramsunat]

back to top!

[Gorathon]

signed

[Cyclotol]

Death to all freeloaders!!

you want the silverspoon? pay for it

/boot

[schloops]

The more they get the better.. bump.

[Jenshiye]

*Good bye bump.*

(For now.)

[Windguaerd]

Signed by Windguaerd/Windkeeper/Noticiero.

Make it so.

[Flyingengi]

Signed by Windguaerd/Windkeeper/Noticiero.

Make it so.

It is already so next patch.

[Xaun]

Instanced Cities:

Macrosun has taken it upon himself to create the instanced cities that have been long requested by the player base. This will be difficult...but he feels he is making good progress. The instanced nature of these playfields will make it impossible to have player owned shops...but the city bonuses and alien attacks should now be available to everyone. This is a long way from completion but at least work has begun on this issue that has been with us for a long time. "Normal" cities will still retain value due to their size and their player shops...but more AI content will now be available to all. I'm hoping we can also grant fr00b access to the org HQ's at the same time.

Coming soon.