First guild house sold in game!

[Talad]

Hi,
we are testing the new functionality of guildhouses, and today we made an event to sell the first one with an auction. The auction went fine, and the house was finally sold for 2.1 million trias to Donari for "Royal house of Purity" guild!!

You can see here 2 screenshots of the event. Lot of people was present.

We are planning to implement selling of houses and guildhouses, and this is just a first test toward this goal. So finally some doors can be opened!!

www.planeshift.it/pix/auctionhouse1.jpg
www.planeshift.it/pix/auctionhouse2.jpg

[Micha-El]

2.1 million seems like a stupendous amount.  Do you expect all houses to sell for this price - or only Guild Houses and the like?  Any idea what a regular house will cost?  Will the price be set, or will houses always be auctioned?  Any chance of renting rooms (seriously)? 

Still love the game.  Keep up the good work, devs. 

Congrats to the 1st Guild members!  Where can I find out more about this premier Guild?

[Dihenis]

2.1 million seems like a stupendous amount.  Do you expect all houses to sell for this price - or only Guild Houses and the like?  Any idea what a regular house will cost?  Will the price be set, or will houses always be auctioned?  Any chance of renting rooms (seriously)? 

well keep in mind that this was the first house to be sold so many people would want to buy it. i think the price will go down later because there is more supply(houses). i so want to rent a room in kada-el's, it makes it easier to get more alre in the middle of the night

[Kaityra]

Hello!

Is it possible to get some screenshots from the interior, too? Thanks in advance.

With kind regards
Kaityra

[Cebot]

I made some screenshots of the guildhouse with walktest, when 019 came out, they can be found here:

http://travpath.mine.nu/gallery/?dir=guildhouse-preview/

greetings, Cebot

[LigH]

Just to everyone to notice:

The amount of 2.1 million tria was not paid to get the first guild house in game.

It was paid instead not to set one of the most respected roleplaying guilds out of the house (they already used for over a year as home in their roleplays) and onto the street.

If we had lost our beloved house, it would have been possible that the player of Lolitra Purrty, possibly even more, would have left PlaneShift in anger. Not to mention the risk of a backstroke in the cure of her illness.

No matter if we deserve the first guildhouse or not -- the loss of roleplaying members would be a bigger hit to this game, than not being the first guild being able to enter a house. Talad, you are a lucky guy. This could have been the day when your dream turned into a nightmare. Realise it.

I fear you are proud of calling this project only a tech demo, not a game.

What is a king without a nation? - Just a man with a crown.

[Xillix Queen of Fools]

You are not unique and special snowflakes

from now on no one should be playing some house as their house

if you read the octarchal decree it is pretty clear the octarchy reserves the right to seize property

so if the "royal" house (most of whom i genuinely like) left because of having their home sold out from under them it would be ooc

No house is your house except the one you buy

Until then they all belong to the settings team

"Talad, you are a lucky guy. This could have been the day when your dream turned into a nightmare. Realise it." <--- I find this quote offensive, and beneath you gag. not to mention that it is a completely empty threat.

The sense of entitlement around here is getting fairly sickening.

Enjoy your house, don't gripe about it.

[Seneche]

2.1million trias!!! What exactly does a guild house serve besides being like a gathering hall that it could be worth so much!!??

[Xillix Queen of Fools]

heh what i think is funny is that people are still complaining about gold

[Draklar]

See, now this is what I love about this Planeshift's "respected roleplayers" business.

Day after day not much is happening around, but when something actually happens; when a guild is put under a danger of losing its house; when the plot forces characters to fight for what belonged to them, do they willingly roleplay it out?
Hell no! They whine xD

[Lolitra, Celorrim Purrty Twins]

Firstly, I am very greatful to have the house.  

Secondly, I am not so fickle as to let the selling of a house turf me from this game, for it is only a game.  I would have found some RP reason to move my base to elsewhere.  As it is, I am very happy to have it as my home to allow my continued RP for that location.

As to my illness, I am not about to use that as an excuse to leave.  More so, I love the support and friendships I have gained here in PS.

Finally, I can only apologise to any one who thinks that I would have reacted any other way than with grace about what Talad did.    He is the creator and team leader of this free for us to use game, for which I am more than greatful to him, and I would have stood by him as I respect him.

I am enjoying emensly the use of the house, and am greatful to all who made it possible.

[Xillix Queen of Fools]

Thank you lolitra for clarifying your position. 

[LigH]

So it was all biased by my concerns... well. Apologies about my chosen words. Still, it is just what I felt when I heard that I was pushed into a hopeless situation. You played with the health of a player - in my opinion. No matter how it turned out - it was a reckless game.

And it is so paradox to me. You keep telling people you want to encourage roleplaying over pointless game mechanic using. But such a treatment shows the opposite - at least to me: It discourages those who use their imagination more than the limited features. Economy over humanity. This is an action of a coder, not of a dreamer with a vision.

In a place with a lack of emotion and sensitivity, I don't feel welcome. You know I already was a good tester. Please let me be a player too. You don't seem to need me as developer anyway (some of my published fixes are still pending).

[Draklar]

You keep telling people you want to encourage roleplaying over pointless game mechanic using.

Shh, it's being said in secrecy from the coders. It may make them feel sad... unneeded... >.>

Now seriously: Huh?

[Karyuu]

We, as a team, are not going to take every player roleplay into consideration when we build and expand our world. We are not going to let players get into "Why them and not me?" cryfests and favoritism rants if we acknowledge some guilds "claim" on a house and not another. Xillix is right - no one owns any property until they officially buy it. No one owns an item or a skill until they officially earn it via the game system. The DE for example is the oldest and too one of the most respected guilds in PlaneShift, with roots stretching back many years. They have property they RP as theirs. But when it's time for us to expand the game and offer that property for actual use, they won't get first dibs no matter how long they have been here.

Don't even try to throw me a "You don't seem to care about RPers" line. We care more than you can possibly imagine. But caring does not, under any circumstance, mean that we will give you something just because you decide to call it yours in the game on a whim.