Exact change?

[RIP]

This is not a wish list idea although I would like to see it happen. Is there a way to get the NPC’s to make change? On a couple of quests I found myself needing exact change for something. I had plenty of coins but I couldn’t make exact change and therefore the NPC would not accept higher amounts and make change for me. Or even keep the dang change rather than have me go bye something I didn’t really need to split my coinage down to amounts that were accepted by the NPC.

[Karyuu]

Worrem Dhoshi will exchange your money anytime (limited to values of 10, 50 and 250 tria.)

[RIP]

That doesn’t really help when the NPC is in front of my PC holding out his hand for tria. Weather it is for 3 tria or 200, if you have 25,000 and don’t have the exact amount it’s kind of a pain to bail out of the quest trade to go find change. 

[Pale]

I'm reasonably sure that there isn't a time-limit on quest transactions. If Random_NPC is holding her hand out now, she will still be (metaphorically) holding it out half an hour later once you've transacted.

[RIP]

My point isn’t meant to be a complaint about quests, it’s just that I wonder if the NPC could be made to give change in these instances. Yes, I know you can leave and come back and go make change without having to buy anything (if you want to travel the distance). But after spending X amount of hours on a quest it is just a bit of a bummer when an NPC that will make change if you buy something from him wont make change for a quest trade. (What if I don’t want to buy a carrot dangitanyway)...

Matter of fact, I had to buy a beer last night to get the ‘exact’ 25 trias for a potion I needed from an NPC.

Ok, so maybe this is a wish-list thought... 

[Jeraphon]

If you have 25,000 tria all in circles, you'd probably want to go get some exchanged before you quest as a matter of principle. You're making the assumption that the NPC in question actually has enough on hand to provide change for a circle. For a merchant, that might be the case; for someone else, it's much less certain.

[RIP]

For a merchant, that might be the case; for someone else, it's much less certain.

And if the NPC you are dealing with is a merchant? How silly is that?

Me: "Oh you need 200 tria fro that blue dye, here take this circle."
Merchant: "so-and-so doesn't need that."
Me:  "Oh I'm sorry, let me buy something from you that I don't need first so I can get exact change from you, for you."

[Jeraphon]

Was it really necessary to dredge up this thread to continue complaining? Just exchange them.

[Anonymous_Coward]

That's an idea... I'm not sure if you meant this RIP, but maybe at least some NPCs could take any money from you as long as it was more than they wanted. I'm not entirely sure whether NPCs have faction stats, if so, this behaviour could depend on the lawful one for example.

[RIP]

I concur AC. NPC’s should either make change, keep the change on overage amounts given (you’re going to lose it anyway by buying something you don’t need or want) or even take donations or a tithing to help improve your ‘faction’ with that particular group.



 
Moderators:
Can one of you please move this thread to the “Complaint Department” (or a forum you deem more appropriate) to appease Jeraphon from making instigating replies to it? 
Thanx

[neko kyouran]

moved to here as it has developed past the "newbie" level of discussion.

[Jeraphon]

Moderators:
Can one of you please move this thread to the “Complaint Department” (or a forum you deem more appropriate) to appease Jeraphon from making instigating replies to it?
Thanx

I just find it irritating that after players complained that they couldn't get change, I create a system for an NPC moneychanger to provide change, and you're still complaining as if it's not good enough.

[Xillix Queen of Fools]

I would suggest keeping large amounts in Tria to make this easy for yourself, perhaps we can add some other money changers around but not every npc will have change. Perhaps acraig venge or the engine team will take pity on you. In the mean time try to make due with the system jeraphon provided for you.