VIP Mechanic Speed Perk Adjustment

[Pazz]

Relatively simple. Currently, depending on your VIP tier, if you're a mechanic, it allows you to service vehicles faster. But, I feel this system is a little backward.

I can appreciate and see why it was done this way, but bear with me. The VIP systems are generally designed around making the life of the paying player easier, right? If you do trucking, your unloading speed is increased. You lose durability at a slower rate, and you don't need food and water as much. The relevant one here is the trucking perk, because it makes the waiting time of script jobs less, which is something you can do whenever you feel like it.

Mechanics don't work like that, since they're a faction-bound job, and you can't just on a whim decide to be one for a few hours, and then turn away for a month. I mean, you probably could, but it'd look bad. The perk is irrelevant to many players who do not have a mechanic character, and I believe repurposing it makes it better for the wider player base.

I believe that it makes more sense if it is swapped around. Meaning that if the customer has VIP, then the service should be faster, as opposed to needing the mechanic to be VIP.

Maybe it could be perceived as taken away from mechanics, but I'm not sure that it really does, I just think it casts a wider net of people who benefit from this perk in general. Plus, it'd still help them when they tinker on their own cars.

 

[Cup]

This actually makes a lot of sense. +1 ^.^

[Daxu]

+1 with the caveat that it should be either the mechanic or the customer who has it then gets a benefit.

I really enjoy being able to do my job faster as a mechanic as I can RP the less intense repairs or mods with a bit more realism.

[Diligo]

On 12/25/2024 at 12:52 PM, Pazz said:

Relatively simple. Currently, depending on your VIP tier, if you're a mechanic, it allows you to service vehicles faster. But, I feel this system is a little backward.

I can appreciate and see why it was done this way, but bear with me. The VIP systems are generally designed around making the life of the paying player easier, right? If you do trucking, your unloading speed is increased. You lose durability at a slower rate, and you don't need food and water as much. The relevant one here is the trucking perk, because it makes the waiting time of script jobs less, which is something you can do whenever you feel like it.

Mechanics don't work like that, since they're a faction-bound job, and you can't just on a whim decide to be one for a few hours, and then turn away for a month. I mean, you probably could, but it'd look bad. The perk is irrelevant to many players who do not have a mechanic character, and I believe repurposing it makes it better for the wider player base.

I believe that it makes more sense if it is swapped around. Meaning that if the customer has VIP, then the service should be faster, as opposed to needing the mechanic to be VIP.

Maybe it could be perceived as taken away from mechanics, but I'm not sure that it really does, I just think it casts a wider net of people who benefit from this perk in general. Plus, it'd still help them when they tinker on their own cars.

 

i got vip and i am a mechanic at least for now (crim character is my main) but seeing that I cant fix vehicles as fast would not be cool.
If they implement a Mechanic work speed which applies both to mechanics and customers but doesnt Add on top of each other but more so - mechanic has silver, customer has diamond - give it diamond speed
if mechanic as diamond and customer has silver - give it diamond speed

I rely on RP and if that means i can quickly RP before actually servicing i like it better not just changing tires while visually i am at the engine side of the vehicle.

+1 but make it dependant on mechanic and/or customer not just one party of the interaction

[Pazz]

3 hours ago, Diligo said:

i got vip and i am a mechanic at least for now (crim character is my main) but seeing that I cant fix vehicles as fast would not be cool.
If they implement a Mechanic work speed which applies both to mechanics and customers but doesnt Add on top of each other but more so - mechanic has silver, customer has diamond - give it diamond speed
if mechanic as diamond and customer has silver - give it diamond speed

I rely on RP and if that means i can quickly RP before actually servicing i like it better not just changing tires while visually i am at the engine side of the vehicle.

+1 but make it dependant on mechanic and/or customer not just one party of the interaction

I think a two-way system would be fine too, as you described. If either party has VIP, it can work, if both have VIP, then the highest tier should be applied, if neither has VIP, tough luck I suppose.

Either way, in general, I just think there should be a little more widespread benefit. Addition is fine, doesn't necessarily have to replace.

[PurplePlant]

+1 honestly, the whole thing is silly. The vehicles don't take that long to repair, unless you've destroyed the car. Maybe a whole new perk of some sort to replace it even.