Ed Liebenburg Posted January 25, 2018 Report Posted January 25, 2018 Many players earn just enough to buy an entry-level home and then quit for long periods of time. As a result, housing is somewhat less-than-abundant nowadays, especially in cheaper areas. A solution would be to charge a Real-Life-daily upkeep for houses equal to 3% of the house's default value; this upkeep could be taken directly from a character's bank account. In that way, a player who bought a $20,000 home would need to pay $600 per day to secure the house's ownership, guaranteeing that the person is either: A) continuously active, or B) works enough to secure funds to tide them over during an absence. Any lapse of payment would make the home once more available for sale to any buyer, but the money from that sale would be given to the previous owner. In that way, there are no real hard feelings leaving anyone in abject poverty. Furthermore, this aids RP quite a bit, by making sure welfare queens are unlikely to buy top-level houses, because it would dent their net income too greatly. Thanks for your consideration! 1 2
Phil McGee Posted January 25, 2018 Report Posted January 25, 2018 You sure those figures are correct? 600 a day on a 20k house?
Ed Liebenburg Posted January 25, 2018 Author Report Posted January 25, 2018 (edited) 3% of $20,000 is $600, yep. That "3 percent" figure could be higher or lower for balance's sake, or a hybrid of flat and scaling components. I just think the idea of an upkeep is the important part. Edited January 25, 2018 by Ed Liebenburg 1
ItzKnight Posted January 26, 2018 Report Posted January 26, 2018 i have to -1 this as that price is way to high, if i was to own a house that i brought for 263K theirs no way i would pay 7890 A DAY no way in hell. sorry man its a -1 from me if the numbers were worked at properly on a monthly or biweekly scale it MIGHT, might make more sense. but that's wayyyy to much another example a high end house say 1.3 million would need to pay 39.000 a day for upkeep (none one will like that).
juniornyc Posted January 26, 2018 Report Posted January 26, 2018 -1 also many players earn enough to buy entry lvl houses? play a bit more and you can live in the hills lol its not that hard its just a grind. That's about it 1
Triple Seven Posted January 26, 2018 Report Posted January 26, 2018 I believe inactive players already lose their house after 3 months if I’m not mistaken 1 1
juniornyc Posted January 26, 2018 Report Posted January 26, 2018 3 months you say??? welllll time to stalk some interesting houses ;)
Rasemus Posted January 26, 2018 Report Posted January 26, 2018 I think its the same with business - Im not sure if they loose it after a certain amount of inactivity?
Ed Liebenburg Posted January 26, 2018 Author Report Posted January 26, 2018 (edited) In reply to @ItzKnight, as I said above, the price could be scaled many different ways. For example, upkeep could be $250 + .5%, or something like that, since the problem is mostly the lower-end houses being bought up. And @juniornyc, I think you just didn't understand what I was saying. Most of the cheap houses are taken up by inactives who grind for half a day and bought a cheap house; the problem is that houses are so easy to get, and keep indefinitely. @Triple Seven, that's good to know- I still think that, evidently, it's not short enough. And an upkeep cost seems like a more RP-friendly process that also allows players to trade intense spurts of activity (money in the bank) for time away (upkeep ticking away). Also, the eventual resale of the house should pay the selling price to the previous owner (the other part of my suggestion). And to be clear, I didn't expect the suggestion of people paying more money to be a popular move. But something's gotta be done to keep the housing market alive. Edited January 26, 2018 by Ed Liebenburg
juniornyc Posted January 26, 2018 Report Posted January 26, 2018 I honestly dont even see an issue with housing at the moment. Like they have 3 months or so to come back and still own it more than enough time. Just adds another point to grind even more for no reason.
Jim_Wesson Posted February 21, 2018 Report Posted February 21, 2018 On 1/26/2018 at 1:32 AM, ItzKnight said: i have to -1 this as that price is way to high, if i was to own a house that i brought for 263K theirs no way i would pay 7890 A DAY no way in hell. sorry man its a -1 from me if the numbers were worked at properly on a monthly or biweekly scale it MIGHT, might make more sense. but that's wayyyy to much another example a high end house say 1.3 million would need to pay 39.000 a day for upkeep (none one will like that). Maybe youre not financially ready to be a homeowner.
Jim_Wesson Posted February 21, 2018 Report Posted February 21, 2018 +1 to the idea that house ownership should entail a property tax for each house you own thats deducted from your account either daily or hourly. The numbers need to be worked out but the idea is RP af.
GaiusTavi Posted March 1, 2018 Report Posted March 1, 2018 +1 the numbers need some careful consideration to ensure it’s not ridiculous amounts as others have said, but I think the idea is great!
Denni Posted March 6, 2018 Report Posted March 6, 2018 (edited) -1 from me. I bought a house for $263k, this in your calculations would be $7k+ a day - so for me JUST pay for my house, I need to do my job for roughly 1 hour JUST to pay for the house? People have worked hard enough for their houses and cars, why impose another tax such as the above? 3 months is enough for someone to lose their house. A monthly tax or weekly tax, maybe; but with fair pricing etc. Edited March 6, 2018 by Denni
Puzzling Posted January 4, 2022 Report Posted January 4, 2022 Houses are removed after a few months without VIP, thus freeing up houses. Locked and Archived.
