Improve The Economy

[Aralis]

While it was wise at launch to allow players more character slots to fill gaps in the economy , with the player base increasing daily I believe wholeheartedly that the 10 character, 100 lot limit will flood our server irreparably with useless houses and burning harvesters and unstocked vendors of players that were SURE they could do every profession with hose 10 characters and 100 lots.
When is the last time you heard a Chef or a Doctor say in chat "Paying x cpu for X Hunting Skill aquired resource!" NEVER... Why ? Said Doctor HAS a Ranger, It would be insane to support a new and up and coming player by buying his hide or meat.. This is not say that that same doctor wouldnt likely buff that player for free or tip him some cash to get started . (that just who we at Awakening are)
But I point out that on a server with too many character slots players at their best have to TRY hard to support others... At their worst they dont intermingle except to group for a fight.
What was the best AND worst part about Jedi? Any player will tell you ... There were few and they were cool then there wee too many and they ruined the game...
What exactly do we think is going to happen here on Awakening when everyone and i mean nearly EVERYONE; (because they dont have to give up their favorite thing in the game to be a jedi permanently) gets one? In 4 months there could be 50 jedi in sight anyone time.

In conclusion it is my belief that 10 characters is nearly 7 or 8 too many if we expect this server to thrive. Lots should be limited to those 10 or maybe like 20 per account.... 100 is CRAZY It'll be weeks before player who manage to break through the economy with missions and loots buy houses and make their own vanity cities with just three friends. (this is already so but well maintained thus far as those players are truly swg fans not just here for a temporary stay in a starwars environment.)

Aralis

PS
I know some will be sad " But I already have 10 characters who operate 10 different businesses , I have nothing but things to lose from this idea.." You have already GOT everything in the game. Take a step back , enjoy it and let some of these new players influxing with the release of the latest movie get the heck in here , enjoy it, and hopefully revitalize this game some!

[DarkLordIce]

You probably don't see docs and chefs spamming that because Turin and his Rangers are badass!

[daetalus]

While it was wise at launch to allow players more character slots to fill gaps in the economy , with the player base increasing daily I believe wholeheartedly that the 10 character, 100 lot limit will flood our server irreparably with useless houses and burning harvesters and unstocked vendors of players that were SURE they could do every profession with hose 10 characters and 100 lots.
When is the last time you heard a Chef or a Doctor say in chat "Paying x cpu for X Hunting Skill aquired resource!" NEVER... Why ? Said Doctor HAS a Ranger, It would be insane to support a new and up and coming player by buying his hide or meat.. This is not say that that same doctor wouldnt likely buff that player for free or tip him some cash to get started . (that just who we at Awakening are)
But I point out that on a server with too many character slots players at their best have to TRY hard to support others... At their worst they dont intermingle except to group for a fight.
What was the best AND worst part about Jedi? Any player will tell you ... There were few and they were cool then there wee too many and they ruined the game...
What exactly do we think is going to happen here on Awakening when everyone and i mean nearly EVERYONE; (because they dont have to give up their favorite thing in the game to be a jedi permanently) gets one? In 4 months there could be 50 jedi in sight anyone time.

In conclusion it is my belief that 10 characters is nearly 7 or 8 too many if we expect this server to thrive. Lots should be limited to those 10 or maybe like 20 per account.... 100 is CRAZY It'll be weeks before player who manage to break through the economy with missions and loots buy houses and make their own vanity cities with just three friends. (this is already so but well maintained thus far as those players are truly swg fans not just here for a temporary stay in a starwars environment.)

Aralis

PS
I know some will be sad " But I already have 10 characters who operate 10 different businesses , I have nothing but things to lose from this idea.." You have already GOT everything in the game. Take a step back , enjoy it and let some of these new players influxing with the release of the latest movie get the heck in here , enjoy it, and hopefully revitalize this game some!

Clearly your 7days here mean you know exactly what you are talking about.

[Maldred]

While it was wise at launch to allow players more character slots to fill gaps in the economy , with the player base increasing daily I believe wholeheartedly that the 10 character, 100 lot limit will flood our server irreparably with useless houses and burning harvesters and unstocked vendors of players that were SURE they could do every profession with hose 10 characters and 100 lots.
When is the last time you heard a Chef or a Doctor say in chat "Paying x cpu for X Hunting Skill aquired resource!" NEVER... Why ? Said Doctor HAS a Ranger, It would be insane to support a new and up and coming player by buying his hide or meat.. This is not say that that same doctor wouldnt likely buff that player for free or tip him some cash to get started . (that just who we at Awakening are)
But I point out that on a server with too many character slots players at their best have to TRY hard to support others... At their worst they dont intermingle except to group for a fight.
What was the best AND worst part about Jedi? Any player will tell you ... There were few and they were cool then there wee too many and they ruined the game...
What exactly do we think is going to happen here on Awakening when everyone and i mean nearly EVERYONE; (because they dont have to give up their favorite thing in the game to be a jedi permanently) gets one? In 4 months there could be 50 jedi in sight anyone time.

In conclusion it is my belief that 10 characters is nearly 7 or 8 too many if we expect this server to thrive. Lots should be limited to those 10 or maybe like 20 per account.... 100 is CRAZY It'll be weeks before player who manage to break through the economy with missions and loots buy houses and make their own vanity cities with just three friends. (this is already so but well maintained thus far as those players are truly swg fans not just here for a temporary stay in a starwars environment.)

Aralis

PS
I know some will be sad " But I already have 10 characters who operate 10 different businesses , I have nothing but things to lose from this idea.." You have already GOT everything in the game. Take a step back , enjoy it and let some of these new players influxing with the release of the latest movie get the heck in here , enjoy it, and hopefully revitalize this game some!

This has been already addressed a number of times. There was even a poll done towards the beginning of the year regarding our thoughts on toons per account. I will be the first to agree that 2-5 is a great number but 10 has worked here for over a year. Steps have been taken here to ensure the economy thrives and it is doing so. I have to admit, it's a pretty tough sell with only being here for 7 days and us believing you can get a full grasp on things in that short amount of playtime. I can guarantee you this though: Once the dev team deem 10 toons per account is a detriment to the server it WILL be changed. That's how we roll here. The devs are finely tuned into what is going on with the game and interact with us frequently. They constantly tweak things that need tweaking. Sometimes we like it, sometimes not. But we all know it's for the good fo the community and the server as a whole. Put your trust in them. They got this.

As for your assumption regarding Jedi I can assure you that you will never see 50+ jedi running around here. As a matter of fact, I would guesstimate that there are at least 80-100 Jedi that have unlocked. Difference is here on Awakening we are forced into hiding. The Bounty Hunters see to that.

True, we have seen an influx of people here as of late and the hardmode nature of the server quickly puts people in check. Nothing is given (sans a few special occasions like anniversaries or holidays when sometimes the loot chance is increased). Everything is earned. Jedi is not a right or a privileged. It's kind of a bittersweet curse.

Give us a little more time and you will see what I am talking about. You picked a great server to join. So yourself a favor and let yourself be part of it as the devs intended. You will not be dissapointed.

[Cynar]

The economy is, has been, and will be fine. Please do a little research before beating a dead horse. Locking this.

[BigQEd]

Fact is Awakening's economy is actually better than any other EMU based server. We made sure of it.