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Joseph Valenti  Registered Member #68 Joined: Mon Aug 08 2011, 04:35AMPosts: 500 | The Nero office has just started selling magic item and formal component phys-reps for out of game cash. Thanks to some feedback we changed it to sell only items that expire 1 year from purchase, so that 2 year items can be distributed via the game and made by players. This will be a test that lasts about 2 years – through 2012 and 2013. If we stop the program, it will end December 31, 2013, though all items sold will still be good until they expire. These are the draft Guidelines; 1. The Nero office and NERO Chapters will sell Game Phys-Reps for Cash Money to; a. Improve the game atmosphere; and b. Improve revenue generation to increase overall customer base. 2. The phys-reps will include the magic item or equipment tag for use in-game; 3. NERO Members buying better phys-reps will improve everyone’s game. 4. This will Add Phys-Reps to the Game Without Increasing Event Production Costs. 5. Magic Items Phys-Rep with Effects. a. Jewelry, formal magic components and magic items. 6. Production Equipment a. Potions b. Scrolls c. Alchemy d. Armor e. Weapons 7. Under the following PURCHASE limits (We want everyone to have a good time but we also do not want our storylines, mysteries and adversaries to be ‘walked over’ because of an over abundance of formal magic components, production equipment and magic items); a. Absolutely must have nice phys-rep for the item. b. Please, no selling just the tag without verification of a proper phys-rep. c. Phys-reps for swords, armor, shields, etc. are usually made by the buyer, and therefore should be made in-game and not be purchasable for cash. d. Maximum Two Magic Items per character per year purchased with cash and/or Goblin points. e. No Triangle Trade – i.e. Purchasing items to give to your friend who will give it to your character. f. Purchased Magic Items always expire in 1 year or less, and must have 3 or fewer effects. i. National prefers that 5 effect items be made by players in-game. ii. National prefers to reserve 2 year durations for Treasure Distribution and player made items. e. Maximum One-Hundred Formal Magic Components purchased with cash and they must have a phys-rep or they cannot be sold. The idea is to re-use the phys-rep after its purchased. f. We will add a field that identifies the item as ‘purchased’ so that it is inherently not steal-able. g. Purchased items are not spirit linked to a player character, but cannot be stolen and are ‘not left behind’ when a pc permanently dies. h. Found-on-the-ground ‘purchased items’ are not usable by the finder, and should be turned in so we can get the item back to the player. i. Buying gifts for other people is fine, and encouraged. ‘Gifting’ should not be used to circumvent the limits. Thus far, we have sold 3 magic items. One person bought two items, one for himself and one for his friend, because - I am paraphrasing the buyer - he and his friend haven’t been able to get a magic item in-game after playing for 14 months. I have not asked the latest buyer ‘why’ yet but will keep you informed. | ||
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| Joseph Valenti Registered Member #68 Joined: Mon Aug 08 2011, 04:35AMPosts: 500 | Some answer The reason why the SHOP on the nerolarp.com site was updated prior to any announcement being made was because my worker who put them on the site did so very quickly (actually a good thing) and I found myself too busy to start a conversation with the owners. I figure that I got bogged down in Goblin Point for Magic Item proposal from my staff, Coin Alternative discussions, Bank Discussions (since the owners told the DB guy to add a bank to the DB), and some other topics. We will be updating the NEROLARP Shop sovenier section this week with better descritptions of the items. The items are all made by NERO members. We just got a large bunch of awesome leather goods from another player and will be adding that batch to the site. So, by buying a magic item phys-rep, and getting a magic item tag with it, we are all helping NERO members earn money and we are helping NERO national earn money. | ||
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| jhayes21 |
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Janelle Hayes, Owner - PRO Registered Member #115 Joined: Mon Aug 08 2011, 04:53AMPosts: 132 | I have a few questions. Not to sound stupid, but... Are these MI's only available through the national site or are chapters encouraged to buy their own phys-reps and sell MI's? If the MI is coming from the local chapter, am I correctassists aiming that it does not come out of Treasure distribution? If one is purchased through the National site, the tag comes with the phys-rep, right? And National is issuing the tag? Is the cost of the item based on the quality of the phy-rep? If someone already has a cool phys-rep, can they buy just the tag? Or does the tag only come with a sold phys-rep? How do we prevent players from buying cheaper magic items at other chapters? Just some initial questions. Thanks, Janelle | ||
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| spicemwe |
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 Registered Member #177 Joined: Fri Aug 19 2011, 01:04PMPosts: 61 | I would love to know what the IG cosmology reasoning for this one is. "f. We will add a field that identifies the item as ‘purchased’ so that it is inherently not steal-able. g. Purchased items are not spirit linked to a player character, but cannot be stolen and are ‘not left behind’ when a pc permanently dies. h. Found-on-the-ground ‘purchased items’ are not usable by the finder, and should be turned in so we can get the item back to the player." | ||
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| Corey.Kump |
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| Registered Member #66 Joined: Mon Aug 08 2011, 04:34AMPosts: 140 | spicemwe wrote ... I would love to know what the IG cosmology reasoning for this one is. "f. We will add a field that identifies the item as ‘purchased’ so that it is inherently not steal-able. g. Purchased items are not spirit linked to a player character, but cannot be stolen and are ‘not left behind’ when a pc permanently dies. h. Found-on-the-ground ‘purchased items’ are not usable by the finder, and should be turned in so we can get the item back to the player." I am fully in favor of scrapping that text. It would make more sense to instead rule that a player may only benefit from one Purchased Item within a particular logistical reset, regardless of who purchased it. In-Game reason? I agree that there should be something - but a lot of things could make sense in this regard. They could be considered small-time artifacts - and you can only attune one artifact in a short period of time. | ||
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| Registered Member #177 Joined: Fri Aug 19 2011, 01:04PMPosts: 61 | Or we could just make them spirit linked or spirit locked, but your idea is pretty good too. | ||
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| dukratha |
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| Registered Member #9 Joined: Mon Aug 08 2011, 03:44AMPosts: 70 | If you're going to put in that rule (they can't be stolen) then I would go with linking or locking them as well. Though, I am not sure why they can't be stolen... | ||
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| Registered Member #177 Joined: Fri Aug 19 2011, 01:04PMPosts: 61 | I can understand not wanting the item you paid for with OOG monies to be stolen. Maybe provide the option? Some people might be willing to take that risk for an additional effect? Also I think that if you don't want it snatchable at all, it shouldn't be able to be shared either. | ||
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| dukratha |
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| Registered Member #9 Joined: Mon Aug 08 2011, 03:44AMPosts: 70 | These items aren't rendered indestructible? | ||
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| jasonmote |
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Owner, NERO Highborn  Registered Member #197 Joined: Mon Aug 29 2011, 08:41AMPosts: 468 | Yes, they are Rendered (for free also). | ||
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