Shop Wars - should it come back?

[Sideswipe]

When I got Blockland, the first server I ever hosted was a Shop Wars minigame.
Basically, how it worked was you would make your little store selling anything available, and as you sell more things you can make your shop bigger and have more locations and items.

The most popular shop with the most money (and working events to buy and sell) will prevail!
NOTE: VCE and Buy and Sell events are not included: the addons I use now are as affective if not more.
This is not an actual minigame, it doesn't need one to work.

should I host this again

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[Lord Furdle]

Wait so is this an RP?

[otto-san]

sounds like it could be p fun if done right

[QuadStorm]

sounds like it could be p fun if done right

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I say go for it.

[Farad]

I don't understand what's being sold and what motivates people to buy anything

[Sideswipe]

I don't understand what's being sold and what motivates people to buy anything

that was the only problem the first time I hosted it

I say go for it.

okay, but that problem is going to be a big problem

[QuadStorm]

okay, but that problem is going to be a big problem

yeah, you need to give people an incentive to buy stuff at all, and from certain stores, since it'd probably end up becoming more of a popularity contest if not

maybe there can be people that are consumers that have to spend the money to obtain some goal/rank? but then the consumers would want to be shop owners and vice versa

[Lord Furdle]

Maybe have it so people have to buy food/water? then have other items such as hats and security bots you can purchase.

[Sideswipe]

yeah, you need to give people an incentive to buy stuff at all, and from certain stores, since it'd probably end up becoming more of a popularity contest if not

maybe there can be people that are consumers that have to spend the money to obtain some goal/rank? but then the consumers would want to be shop owners and vice versa

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Maybe have it so people have to buy food/water? then have other items such as hats and security bots you can purchase.

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I KNOW!
Making a poll.

[Sideswipe]

ahem
bump
sorry I just had to

[jes00]

Another problem. Where will money enter the market from? Will people just get money randomly for no reason?

[Xphifre]

host it, it sounds fun

[UnRegistered]

Id suggest to try it again and see how it goes. I'd probably check it out anyhow.

As another suggestion. If people buying items is still a problem (as a broad and probably needs to be elaborated statement) make a system that has fake customers. Let me explain, it would sorta become more as a tycoon. These fake customers will act like a normal user but obviously not visible and they will come to buy random stuff and leave.

The only problem I see now is the fact: "How to make this?". I could see something like this being created, but since the long period of time of me not playing the game my knowledge of eventing escapes me. If someone could make an addon adding a similar possibility, I think this would be an excellent gametype/gamemode.