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LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the new tweak to SHOP.
Thanks so much!
Mellicent
I noticed that it only starts using larger coin sizes for gold and platinum, but what determines decimals? At first, I thought it was as long as the decimal only went one point in, but it doesn't seem to be consistent.
some gypsy marauders for 3500 Kronars
a silver chased clasp for 5500 Kronars
a glittering topaz and gold clasp for 1.6 platinum Kronars
a star-etched carving knife for 4 gold Kronars
Why aren't the first two 3.5 gold and 5.5 gold kronars?
some gypsy marauders for 3500 Kronars
a silver chased clasp for 5500 Kronars
a glittering topaz and gold clasp for 1.6 platinum Kronars
a star-etched carving knife for 4 gold Kronars
Why aren't the first two 3.5 gold and 5.5 gold kronars?
>Why aren't the first two 3.5 gold and 5.5 gold kronars?
Probably is based on how many digits there are. Or when the price gets to platinum.
Hunta Talna Kortok, built by Gor'Togs, for Gor'Togs
http://www.angelfire.com/rpg2/caraamon/home.html
Weapons for Sale:
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Combat Balance List:
http://www.angelfire.com/rpg2/caraamon/balance2.xls
Probably is based on how many digits there are. Or when the price gets to platinum.
Hunta Talna Kortok, built by Gor'Togs, for Gor'Togs
http://www.angelfire.com/rpg2/caraamon/home.html
Weapons for Sale:
http://www.elanthipedia.com/wiki/User:Caraamon#Wares
Combat Balance List:
http://www.angelfire.com/rpg2/caraamon/balance2.xls
>>At first, I thought it was as long as the decimal only went one point in, but it doesn't seem to be consistent.
Basically, I started collapsing the numbers when they started to get unmaintainable - I feel like '3500' is a really easy number to grok, but when you start getting into '30000' it starts to become a sea of zeroes where you have to stop and think. If I add things like 3.5 gold, it will also be expected to add 3.5 silver and 3.5 bronze, when in reality people are more comfortable with '350' and '35'.
The question of consistency vs readability is a tough one. I might go with a decimal for golds but leaving all three digits for silvers and below, if that makes it more readable. Informal poll?
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"The ninety and nine are with dreams, content but the hope of the world made new, is the hundredth man who is grimly bent on making those dreams come true." -E.A.P.
Basically, I started collapsing the numbers when they started to get unmaintainable - I feel like '3500' is a really easy number to grok, but when you start getting into '30000' it starts to become a sea of zeroes where you have to stop and think. If I add things like 3.5 gold, it will also be expected to add 3.5 silver and 3.5 bronze, when in reality people are more comfortable with '350' and '35'.
The question of consistency vs readability is a tough one. I might go with a decimal for golds but leaving all three digits for silvers and below, if that makes it more readable. Informal poll?
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"The ninety and nine are with dreams, content but the hope of the world made new, is the hundredth man who is grimly bent on making those dreams come true." -E.A.P.
My personal preference is that if values such as 4000 Kronars are going to be displayed as 4 gold Kronars then I'd like to see all values(including 3500) at or above 1000 Kronars displayed with decimals. Anything below would just be Kronars and would have all the place values.
Haven't checked it out In Game yet but looks like a really awesome release :)
Thank you Socharis.
~Leilond
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Haven't checked it out In Game yet but looks like a really awesome release :)
Thank you Socharis.
~Leilond
http://www.elanthipedia.com/wiki/Leilond
http://soundsoftime.bravehost.com
On a completely unrelated note, decimals for auctions would be great, too.
Xxxxx just bid 14001617 lirums!
Did they just completely smash by bid by 1000 plat or did they only bid at a slightly bigger increment? No way of finding out without counting digits, all while the game is scrolling furiously!
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Malkien
Xxxxx just bid 14001617 lirums!
Did they just completely smash by bid by 1000 plat or did they only bid at a slightly bigger increment? No way of finding out without counting digits, all while the game is scrolling furiously!
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Malkien
>>On a completely unrelated note, decimals for auctions would be great, too.
I'd post that in the Suggestions forum. Auctions are totally out of my scope for now.
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"The ninety and nine are with dreams, content but the hope of the world made new, is the hundredth man who is grimly bent on making those dreams come true." -E.A.P.
I'd post that in the Suggestions forum. Auctions are totally out of my scope for now.
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"The ninety and nine are with dreams, content but the hope of the world made new, is the hundredth man who is grimly bent on making those dreams come true." -E.A.P.
>>I can dig it. Unless anybody really hates gold notation without silver and bronze notation I'll probably do that.
How would this affect the standard notation that many Traders use for putting 2-3 numbers at the end of a long price to indicate the weight of a weapon, or number of charges on a gweth?
Could it be changed so that a price of something like 150025 (price/weight of a LE dao) or 250153 (price/weight of an LP balaclava) could be listed as "15 platinum and 25 kronars" and "25 platinum and 153 kronars" respectively?
Or better yet if there was a way for the Trader to write a short note so that the price was 150000 kronars would be shown as "15 platinum kronars, 25 stones" (with the bolded part being the short note input by the Trader), that could work awesome too
Apu
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How would this affect the standard notation that many Traders use for putting 2-3 numbers at the end of a long price to indicate the weight of a weapon, or number of charges on a gweth?
Could it be changed so that a price of something like 150025 (price/weight of a LE dao) or 250153 (price/weight of an LP balaclava) could be listed as "15 platinum and 25 kronars" and "25 platinum and 153 kronars" respectively?
Or better yet if there was a way for the Trader to write a short note so that the price was 150000 kronars would be shown as "15 platinum kronars, 25 stones" (with the bolded part being the short note input by the Trader), that could work awesome too
Apu
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>>Or better yet if there was a way for the Trader to write a short note so that the price was 150000 kronars would be shown as "15 platinum kronars, 25 stones" (with the bolded part being the short note input by the Trader), that could work awesome too
If I had to pick, I'd rather just have everything silver and under be 1-999 kronars, and the Traders who used bronze/copper pricing to point out weights got a way to add stone weight to the tags.
That, or allow Traders to install a "MAMA's Certified scale" in their shop, so when someone uses the SHOP verb in a room tagged with it, the verb also includes weight information.
If I had to pick, I'd rather just have everything silver and under be 1-999 kronars, and the Traders who used bronze/copper pricing to point out weights got a way to add stone weight to the tags.
That, or allow Traders to install a "MAMA's Certified scale" in their shop, so when someone uses the SHOP verb in a room tagged with it, the verb also includes weight information.
>>How would this affect the standard notation that many Traders use for putting 2-3 numbers at the end of a long price to indicate the weight of a weapon, or number of charges on a gweth?
if yyou shop a single item eg : shop broadsword
it will still give you the exact price including wight in coppers if they put it there
if yyou shop a single item eg : shop broadsword
it will still give you the exact price including wight in coppers if they put it there
Will an item being sold for 60123 Kronars be displayed as 6.0123 Platinum Kronars, 6 Platinum Kronars or 60123 Kronars?
~Leilond
http://www.elanthipedia.com/wiki/Leilond
http://soundsoftime.bravehost.com
~Leilond
http://www.elanthipedia.com/wiki/Leilond
http://soundsoftime.bravehost.com
>>Or better yet if there was a way for the Trader to write a short note
I have plans to do something like this sometime. It's a lot better than trying to accommodate all of the clever ways you guys store information.
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"The ninety and nine are with dreams, content but the hope of the world made new, is the hundredth man who is grimly bent on making those dreams come true." -E.A.P.
I have plans to do something like this sometime. It's a lot better than trying to accommodate all of the clever ways you guys store information.
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"The ninety and nine are with dreams, content but the hope of the world made new, is the hundredth man who is grimly bent on making those dreams come true." -E.A.P.
