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I can tell you right now, that I am really, really anti-shop :(
Every site I've ever been on and participated on that had a shop ended up being a miserable experience. It became less about the writing and more about the stuff, and I really, really want to get Helovia far away from that. I want an environment where the writing and character development overpowers and "stuff" you might get. And I want the stuff to have a story behind it, not just a prize that appears and you can use.
For example, I would much rather earn a sword that has Helovian history from the sun god's forges than just spam-post around to get a prize.
Also, I've seen it turn really bad where people trade and give away stuff, and people with characters who don't do anything have all this stuff when characters who work in the back get almost nothing.
I am okay with a purely IC economy, but I can tell you right now, that I can't implement a store on this site. It just goes against so much of what I love about Helovia, which is community, character development, and most importantly, story.
If I hadn't seen it turn so many sites into such a terrible situation, I would be more inclined to agree with you :(
But I want to thank you, Snow, for your effort put into this idea. I really, really want to use what you came up with on a plot by plot basis! Creating mini-stores and mini-plot points to earn stuff that can still have a story seems like a way I can combine your thoughtfulness into something very "Helovia."
Every site I've ever been on and participated on that had a shop ended up being a miserable experience. It became less about the writing and more about the stuff, and I really, really want to get Helovia far away from that. I want an environment where the writing and character development overpowers and "stuff" you might get. And I want the stuff to have a story behind it, not just a prize that appears and you can use.
For example, I would much rather earn a sword that has Helovian history from the sun god's forges than just spam-post around to get a prize.
Also, I've seen it turn really bad where people trade and give away stuff, and people with characters who don't do anything have all this stuff when characters who work in the back get almost nothing.
I am okay with a purely IC economy, but I can tell you right now, that I can't implement a store on this site. It just goes against so much of what I love about Helovia, which is community, character development, and most importantly, story.
If I hadn't seen it turn so many sites into such a terrible situation, I would be more inclined to agree with you :(
But I want to thank you, Snow, for your effort put into this idea. I really, really want to use what you came up with on a plot by plot basis! Creating mini-stores and mini-plot points to earn stuff that can still have a story seems like a way I can combine your thoughtfulness into something very "Helovia."
