RE: Orgs, Donate and AP
Posted by Oliver on 08/02/18
I'll add a few thoughts to the current org system.
First, I'd like to talk about donations to orgs. For the record, I do want to note that I understand the system is currently working as written. I do believe however that some players have been duped into believing that their donations are putting silver into the actual PC organization because I've talked to too many players who "just realized" their silver was going into the void. I am one of them. I even read the help file before I donated, but I think it would be better if there was an explicit 'warning' of sorts to note that your money does NOT go to the org and it is purely for your own prestige bump.
That being said, I /do/ think at least some of that donation should go back to the org. Especially since my option is - deposit large sums of money to my organization at the bank and see no prestige increase, or donate large sums of money to the NPCs and have the players in my org suffer. I'm really not playing for an NPC response, and silver (and resources, and everything else) help the org continue running. It is especially important with the Crafters Guild, because we turn that silver into shops for new crafters, or for bonuses to guild members But it would be nice if my deposits into the bank would get recognized by a prestige increase, too, because I'm still helping the org.
With regards to the new 10 AP cost - I kind of think of this as your "membership" fee to the org. Like most RL organizations, you pay to join the organization and the organization benefits from your membership. I hope the new AP cost cuts down on organizational bloat. IMO the benefit the org is receiving from the 10 AP cost is the benefit of having a member. I don't think anything beyond that is necessary.
And those are my thoughts!
First, I'd like to talk about donations to orgs. For the record, I do want to note that I understand the system is currently working as written. I do believe however that some players have been duped into believing that their donations are putting silver into the actual PC organization because I've talked to too many players who "just realized" their silver was going into the void. I am one of them. I even read the help file before I donated, but I think it would be better if there was an explicit 'warning' of sorts to note that your money does NOT go to the org and it is purely for your own prestige bump.
That being said, I /do/ think at least some of that donation should go back to the org. Especially since my option is - deposit large sums of money to my organization at the bank and see no prestige increase, or donate large sums of money to the NPCs and have the players in my org suffer. I'm really not playing for an NPC response, and silver (and resources, and everything else) help the org continue running. It is especially important with the Crafters Guild, because we turn that silver into shops for new crafters, or for bonuses to guild members But it would be nice if my deposits into the bank would get recognized by a prestige increase, too, because I'm still helping the org.
With regards to the new 10 AP cost - I kind of think of this as your "membership" fee to the org. Like most RL organizations, you pay to join the organization and the organization benefits from your membership. I hope the new AP cost cuts down on organizational bloat. IMO the benefit the org is receiving from the 10 AP cost is the benefit of having a member. I don't think anything beyond that is necessary.
And those are my thoughts!