Monthly spawn-region market

[VanDerProtofsky Profile]

I think that for five to seven days from the 1st of every month, the signshop rules should be relaxed for a specific region within a town's spawn radius. Specifically:

• Each town should have a parcel of park/green belt reserved within the 100 block radius of their spawns
• Players should be allowed a day (1st of each month?) to set up tiny SignShop stalls in said park in a randomly chosen (or all?) town
• The resulting market should be allowed to stay for up to four or six days (perhaps with events also?)
• On the final day, players will have to take down their stalls and restore the park to how it was
• Maybe have a maximum of three to five signs per stall?

With a temporary market like the above, I'd hope the benefits were to:

• Allow players to sell off their goods closer to the larger sources of foot traffic
• Allow players to raise awareness of their builds or larger shops elsewhere
• Allow the community to come together to help set up and take down stalls
• Only increase strain in spawn-region lag for a few days per month in a predictable pattern

Thoughts?

[scotjr79 Profile]

Make sense and then we don't end up with a bunch of shops that are abandoned or unstocked. I like the aspect of having it rebuilt every month, makes it a challenge to stand out or be different.

[PosterAnonymous Profile]

So... You want a Market that can be easily packed up, or Flea as it were, since it's technically not 100% legit/because if it were to remain too long it would become a lag zone/eyesore?



Honestly, I'd like to see shops closer to spawn with a low number of signs per shop limit (including Buy, Sell, and Lift signs). Something like 10-15 signs max. If you had 10 shops near each town with 10-15 signs each you're looking at a max of 150 signs total. Not sure if that would still be too many lag-wise, however. You'd also need to have a rule about no chests, which wouldn't be too big of a deal since chests in another area can be linked to signs via redstone.

[Inertpyro Profile]

I'd prefer to just have a shopping district say a few hundred blocks away from spawn. We could add a new portal in the lobby or a rail line to get there.

[asim0v Profile]

Players are free to build a shopping district, mall, or whatever for shops just as long as it's 100 blocks from the edge of a city region. I can't promise anything, but we will at least consider adding a portal to the location that becomes the commerce hub.

[VanDerProtofsky Profile]

So... You want a Market that can be easily packed up, or Flea as it were, since it's technically not 100% legit/because if it were to remain too long it would become a lag zone/eyesore?

Yep. I reckon it would be a good compromise between the current rules and the known issues with sign lag. I should clarify my suggestion's intent in that it would have to work in agreement with the mods and rules, not to circumvent them.

I too would like to see permanent shops closer to the spawn. It's a little annoying to run further each time to get something I need from a shop but I can perhaps empathise with the current rules in place.

Although a lobby portal to a shopping district is also a nice (perhaps better) idea, Inert.

[gregor1942 Profile]

honestly the 100 block distance is not that far. repin_JC's store is 100 blocks from the edge of leoville and it is like a 10 second run. so if someone were to in an area, where no one frequents make a shopping center at the edge of that 100 block radius then that would really be good

[MrThursty Profile]

I've been putting stuff together to build a shopping district / flea market area.


I'm more than willing to build it. Just need an agreeable location.


I was thinking way out in the wilderness with a portal to a nether road, probably somewhere in the desert so we don't have to deal with rain. But, if a closer location suits, I'm definitely not picky.

Any suggestions as to location, size limits, etc?

[HGLCraft Profile]

I support the monthly Fleamarket in a town centre is a good idea, as it will add some variety and activity - to implement I would suggest
- 1 town centre per month (not spawn)
- Advertised with signs in the lobby / other town centre's
- Region set aside that is within the town centre (so there is no temptation to leave bits behind)

As for the commerce hub, also a good idea and Nether Road is a good way to access it. Once again, nice if the mods can setup some signage to help new payers find it.

I am happy with the 100 block exclusion zone around the towns, it seems to be working.

Cheers
HGLCraft

ps You can check out my shop in North Leoville (on the road directly NOrth of spawn - under the trees)

[TehRage Profile]

I'm currently working on a "public market" solution near Sci-Fi City. I should allow "beta" access to people in the next few days and open it to the public sometime in the next week.