It's time to get down to real business.
We have travelled the world, survive the wild, conquer the lands, visit new horizons, seen it all...
But yet, we have never owned our own restaurant, retail shop, or service center.
It is time to settle and grow up, a little business. Our little angels need to have a stable income source, so we can support a happy family. On the settlement of our homestead, or the deserted housing space, lies an empty room where we can place a building for our business.
Business Models:
-Restaurant > Set a simulation of fast-food shop where "the people of the land - NPC" and players can go visit, place orders, maybe even hear music bands playing (in turns). Providing services to NPC should be a profitable source of income.
-Retail Shop > Supermarkets, Cloth Shops, tools shop, others...
-Cervices Center > Repair centers, inn or hotels, entertainment centers, bathhouse, others.
-Other Businesses...
What do businesses do?
Businesses can have a mini game to provide products and services to "The People of the Land - NPC". These services can result in a profitable opportunity offering employees and employers an option to earn some money every business day.
Tasks could include:
-Trading Goods Exchanges
-Escorting, transporting
-Serving, Cooking, Crafting, Repairing, other
-Explore the world for salable treasures
- Other
Business can have request for resources, personal, services and products. Do a mission to escort the goods and trade caravans or be on the side of the nutty ones trying to become robin hood.
How can this benefit Mabinogi?
Premium Services can unlock the business owner role. This would provide usability to the long-forgotten housing zones and bring some profit to Nexon.
How can this benefit Mabinogians?
Business owners will be employers, and they will need employees. This is a great way to make some gold, and support "The People of the Land - NPC", while creating group content.
Client Request
a)"The People of the Land - NPC", have some needs, and the "Travelers - Players", can provide for them. (Food, Clothing, equipment, entertainment, other)
b)"Travelers - Players", might need support, products or services, and this is a great opportunity to place a request. Support other businesses as they need help growing or operating.
Employer Requests
Hiring "People of the Land - NPC"
Some of the locals need money, and you can help supporting them by giving them a job. (Crafting, Cooking, Serving, other)
Hiring "Travelers - Players"
Some tasks require brain and brawl. This is where the "Travelers - Players", can wear the boots, and adventure to the wild. (Refer to the task list above)
Comments
Jesus, Nexon needs money! Have mercy on their income and help them profit of some premium services that make players enjoy the game.
If you're are so anti-business, maybe you shouldn't play this game.
Perhaps one of the ideas they meant was that the business idea's feel more like the modern world, rather than something more medieval; that we have cars, trucks, motorcycles, buses, microphones, electric guitars, desktop computers, space ships, and so on, in-game notwithstanding. Me; I don't care, but for game balance purposes the type of income that they'll generate will end up being designed to be modest. If that's okay then great.
I'm not Greek.
They do implement idea's from here, from time to time, but they tend to be those ideas that can be implemented quick and easy. Same-sex marriage, dark haired elves, dark skinned elves, Eluned clothing, and the bus pet, come to mind. I have no doubt that they came from our community. Remember Mabi-NA is the only install of the game NOT from East Asia, so we will naturally be the source of "cultural" modifications to the game.
Ya know the great thing about this game? Is that you don't have to do all of it. Everything is optional.
That's why I can't get you to the Poikadrome! Grmbl grmbl grmbl.