I'm suggesting the addition of a storage chest for people to store money and items inside their house. This will allow people to clear out their inventory of junk they are not currently using, so more commonly used items are easily accessible in the field.
This chest, or possibly a separate item, can also be used to store money. This can be used to store accumulated money temporarily, or in replace of the bank. A personal bank can be useful when it is unsafe outside but you want to go out and play. It can also be useful if a real bank is far away from your house and can act as a secondary way of accessing money for nearby vendors. It allows for a player to more stealthily stash and retrieve their wealth, to prevent things like bank camping. It can also be used as a way to safely share wealth with gang members, friends, or other housemates instead of transferring money to each other at a bank.
These chests can also be looted. Currently, there isn't much reason to raid a small apartment. The most you'll ever find is a printer or a few pot plants. This would encourage people to try and explore other's houses, and make there actually be a risk reward for trying to break locks. Locks could also be used to protect your chests from would be looters.
I believe these features would foster a much more active and engaged community as it would lead to more interactive and aggressive gameplay than simply killing each other. It would also encourage a bit more interior design as protecting your wealth could include hiding or making your loot difficult to reach.
I am an experienced software engineer and would be glad to assist in helping out the server in adding this or any other higher priority features.
Cheers,
Macho
This chest, or possibly a separate item, can also be used to store money. This can be used to store accumulated money temporarily, or in replace of the bank. A personal bank can be useful when it is unsafe outside but you want to go out and play. It can also be useful if a real bank is far away from your house and can act as a secondary way of accessing money for nearby vendors. It allows for a player to more stealthily stash and retrieve their wealth, to prevent things like bank camping. It can also be used as a way to safely share wealth with gang members, friends, or other housemates instead of transferring money to each other at a bank.
These chests can also be looted. Currently, there isn't much reason to raid a small apartment. The most you'll ever find is a printer or a few pot plants. This would encourage people to try and explore other's houses, and make there actually be a risk reward for trying to break locks. Locks could also be used to protect your chests from would be looters.
I believe these features would foster a much more active and engaged community as it would lead to more interactive and aggressive gameplay than simply killing each other. It would also encourage a bit more interior design as protecting your wealth could include hiding or making your loot difficult to reach.
I am an experienced software engineer and would be glad to assist in helping out the server in adding this or any other higher priority features.
Cheers,
Macho