Hi so I have a trader friend trying to get a shop but all of them are full in every province he's searched. I have a trader with a
crossing shop and I was wanting to ask if it were possible to expand the trader shops and allow the owner of the shop to rent out a side room to other traders. This could help us pay our rent and expand the shops so more than one trader can sell from it.
I was wondering what everyone thought about this. Thanks!

It's a failed system that desperately needs fixing. There are quite a few run downs shops with anywhere from 2 to 8 repair messes in them just sitting and wasting our time and space. I get that they don't want someone to lose a shop on a single rollover but really when the shop is basically destitute and obviously hasn't been re stocked or repaired in months it is time for the eviction to happen for others to get a chance. Maybe let 2 rent cycles roll around and if the same messes are still there boot them. There is absolutely NO good reason to let them sit there unused other then laziness regarding system maintenance.

I wouldn't call it a failed experiment, but the easiest solution seems to be to either add a waiting list or create new door types restricted to higher level traders. For example: Booth, alcove, nook, opening, or recess. It would also be nice to have a transfer option. Auto move your shop elsewhere to a new location as soon as a new opening shows up.

People worked very hard to get those shops, ran the obstacle course and actually got one. Personally I spent 5+ hours camping and waiting, took a day off work too. I think if you flood the market with shops, that would make some folks unhappy that bought their shop for RL cash, or did the work to get one. But I also think that while other traders are waiting, they should be able to sell things. So I would suggest instead of giving shops to everyone, make the waiting a little less harsh by utilizing a system already in place. The trader tables, maybe extend the time a trader can use a table to 24-48 hours? With a smaller number of items available to be placed. I also think shop hoarding might be an issue, meaning a person will make multiple accounts and/or traders and fill multiple shops. Not sure how that can be handled tho.

I would agree.

And just because someone spent RL money, because people in DR will monetize anything they possibly can, as a reason to not improve a system... is flat out ridiculous.

But it isn't challenging because it is skill based. It isn't challenging because it makes sense within the game world. It is challenging because it is an old system that hasn't really been looked at or improved in probably 15+ years.

While I applaud you for finding a way to overcome the challenge presented by a broken system, that doesn't mean it is good as it currently is and shouldn't be improved.

>The only thing currently challenging about trader shops is the remaining fact that there are idiots that have 10 different repair messes and haven't tended their shops in months and should have been evicted numerous cycles ago but the system doesnt oversee this properly.

Exactly this! There should be a system that checks to see if the shop has been maintained, both stocked and cleaned, every few weeks or at minimum, once a month. If it isn't, the trader is evicted and their items boxed for them to pick up later.

I originally said three, but there was only 2 people waiting for a shop in the crossing and 1 in shard this last turnover. I know because I was trying to help a friend get one, it was my buddy and one other guy doing the search. We checked shard and haven to see if there was any chance at making the run....just saying