ttlanhil Report post Posted September 30, 2005 not that long ago, you could use storage from a great distance. though with this, you could use storage outside the non-manu interdictions around molgor. so it wasn't perfect problem is, now it's too small. as an example, in NC storage 175,174 you can talk to Storil the storage dude, and open the storage window, but cannot use it. it says you're too far away storage can get pretty crowded at times, so this makes storage trading a lot harder as well why not just put it back to the range it was before 1.1.0 came out? it wasn't great, but it was okay Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Murlock Report post Posted September 30, 2005 I have had the same problem at Raven. There have been times when I have struggled to get close enough to use storage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drakos7 Report post Posted September 30, 2005 Do they all have the same range or could it vary? It would make some sense that the DP storage range could be larger because, after all, the whole cave is storage. Similarly all the storages that are in confined buildings. It would be like walking over and putting your objects on the shelf. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arnieman Report post Posted September 30, 2005 I'd like to say that yeah, the storage range just is too small now, and with people crowding the storages, that becomes a problem REAL fast. Not too mention the absurdity that you can talk to the NPC, but not use your storage (well, I think it absurdity, it may actually have a purpose). On a related note, I'd like to suggest that Molgor get moved - maybe give him his own building, if possible. He's just too convenient. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mihaim Report post Posted September 30, 2005 It's 5 steps. During the test was 15 and was way too much. Storages are crowded becasue some of them are manufacturable areas. It will be fixed soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Samanex Report post Posted March 21, 2006 I'd like to fresh up this thread as a reminder. Lately during weekends, there have been some real crushes around storage NPC's with EL becoming more popular (which is great!) Judith in Morecraven Marsh has been a great addition, but has also become a popular crowd attraction as well. It would seem that any new storage NPC's would become just as crowded. Is a compromise to widen the range or 'access circle' maybe one more player width in size viable? The sit-down rule is helpful as well. Could it be added to the regular channel-wide chat announcements, and mentioned by mods on #1 more often? It doesn't have to be strict law, just encouraged and explained simply. Maybe some benefit for doing so? Less failures by 0.010%? Lastly, storages indoors with one exit are difficult to manuveur in (maybe I'm claustrophobic!) DP, Nordcarn, Portland, can be a shuffling bread line at times. Don't know the cure for that! In my case with a dial-up connection and 16mb vid card, I get very low FPS and high resync in crowds. Typing is almost impossible. There was talk of specific manu'ing and/or alch, pot'ing areas. This could help spread out the action some, too. (I know, get DSL and Alienware....lol!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drakos7 Report post Posted March 22, 2006 Perhaps if my patch (http://www.eternal-lands.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=22290) gets implemented then people like you (and me) can play a little easier without our computer's melting or choking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Samanex Report post Posted March 22, 2006 That sounds extremely useful, Drakos! I didn't see a link, is it available/downloadable for Windows XP? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Samanex Report post Posted March 22, 2006 By the way, my other thought on indoor storages: Would it be possible to have the whole room/cave/area storage accessible? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Torg Report post Posted March 22, 2006 By the way, my other thought on indoor storages: Would it be possible to have the whole room/cave/area storage accessible? Unlikely, because that's not a client side issue. The server would need to be changed, and the distance from storage is by design so its unlikely. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Learner Report post Posted March 22, 2006 By the way, my other thought on indoor storages: Would it be possible to have the whole room/cave/area storage accessible? Sure, if we make the entire room give you 5 points of damager per minute you are there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gwain Report post Posted March 23, 2006 The sit-down rule is helpful as well. Could it be added to the regular channel-wide chat announcements, and mentioned by mods on #1 more often? It doesn't have to be strict law, just encouraged and explained simply. Maybe some benefit for doing so? Less failures by 0.010%? What about making the access to storage like going AFK? When you go AFK u automatically sit down, that could be done with accessing the storage too, so when you use it your character sits down. Cheers, Tharzik Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Samanex Report post Posted March 23, 2006 I think automatic sit-down is a great idea! Maybe with a short delay for those who are dropping off or picking up items and leaving. Kind of like the way traffic is supposed to flow in NYC...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
