Map Suggestion Reduce size of the Bazaar shops in the Bazaar

[bigsmat]

Suggestion Title: Reduce size of the Bazaar shops in the Bazaar
Suggestion Description: The current state of the Bazaar is not that great, the larger shops do give some players or groups the opportunity to build something interesting outside of a gun shop, but the average player will not be doing this and the space should reflect that.

I believe there should be a reduction of shop-space in the majority (not all) of Bazaar shops due to the inability for most players to properly furnish them. Having an area be predicated on looking good from the creations of the players just does not work when for a single person owning a shop you need administrator support to furnish, and sometimes It's not enough.

I'm not knowledgeable about game design so I will use intuition in saying, empty looking areas are places where players do not want to hang around.

https://imgur.com/3Cj0dtB

Why should this be added?:
- Allows players to actually have the ability to fully furnish their shops without admin help.
- Makes the place look a lot less empty if the above is achieved

What negatives could this have?:
- Prop saturation in the Bazaar

What problem would this suggestion solve?: - Empty Bazaar and would help make it a real hub zone for players not just a stop and go.

Useful Images:

https://imgur.com/D0WXua7

https://imgur.com/0bG7aBQ

 

[Acerius]

I think that the bigger shops are extremely welcome. It makes it more viable for a single organisation to operate out of one store, with everyone contributing to decorating it and putting up stock. There is also plenty of scope for you to use some props such as fences or bookshelves to section off your shop as needed to make your own unique design, for example if you wanted a more closed-off space for some gambling tables or to keep your workbenches and storage chests out of the way.

If you feel a shop is too big for you and maybe even your friend alone, then perhaps try reaching out to another shop owner or another organisation and see if you want to run a shop together. I've seen a few people do this and I think it works really well.

The fact that we've managed to get more shops - whilst still having some business shops out of the way if you prefer a quieter option or their layout - with them being larger than before, is great. I can't get behind reducing their size in all honesty, especially where I've been on at different times at different days of the week and not every shop is being used.

 

[Aquaa]

This is only going to lead to people putting stuff for sale outside again (which is disallowed) and complaining that there isn’t enough shop space.

It is far better to have more shop space than you need, than to need more and then not have it. If you need more props and have premium, you can make the f6 for extended props provided that it’s for your shop/rp, there is no problem in doing this at all

 

[bigsmat]

This is only going to lead to people putting stuff for sale outside again (which is disallowed) and complaining that there isn’t enough shop space.

It is far better to have more shop space than you need, than to need more and then not have it. If you need more props and have premium, you can make the f6 for extended props provided that it’s for your shop/rp, there is no problem in doing this at all

I've seen people have to start placing their tables at the entrances if not outside to make sales, the reason why I think its a big deal for asking for prop extensions is that I was told it hurts performance in V5, is the case really just prop density why some prop extensions got rejected?

 

[peeps]

A slight redesign of Bazaar is coming in 6.1 once I've gotten enough data on how people use the new layout. But shop sizes are likely to remain mostly the same. I'd rather work to keep adding more props that people can decorate with that making the space smaller. If you don't want to use the full space, then placing your tables at the doorway is 100% a valid option.

Prop extensions in Bazaar do not have a major impact on overall server performance compared to many other things.