buy sell Idea: 2 minor changes to make a world of difference to the new player

[Norfolk nChance]

 

Dev's, Captains,

 

With the focus more on getting the new players into the game now. These two very simple and small changes will make the world of difference to his first few steps into an amazing game with a steep learning curve. Cost minimal, one programmer no more than a day's work…

1. The Resource called "Gold" change to "Gold Ore". If you do the same with Silver as well and you'll have all Ferrous and Non-Ferrous metals now aligned! Seriously though, hand on heart me included loads of players at the start are total confused between Gold his net asset value and Gold (exactly the same syntax) the resources. When I started you had Gold mines… What mine the Gold, Take Gold to SHOP sell it and get Gold back???? They look completely interchangeable. Just add "Ore" his first few hours experience will be improved. I Guarantee.


2. In SHOP window and Map Trader Tool list, change column headers from "Sell" and "Buy" to "BID" and "ASK". I've spent my entire adult life in the financial industry (a real banker wan…) and this is by far the most confusing aspect for people to understand. 

Ordinally I think the columns were displayed "BUY" and "SELL" then switched probably with all good intentions by a quick thinking Dev. Unfortunately for anyone looking at the screen for the first time it instinctively looks wrong and out of place. Think about when you change currency going on holiday… confusing right? The BID or BID Price is the best or highest price someone is willing to pay for a product. BUY is the action which hasn't taken place yet. Ask Price is the lowest price a seller is willing to offer or receive for his goods. Use BID and ASK. You as a player must Hit the bid or lift the ask price, straight forward.

These two small changes don't seem that important, but dropping into a massive sandbox of an open world one's mind looks for familiar patterns objects, titles, areas to bring things quickly into a focus. The first few hours of gameplay are so important obviously. These two minor changes will stop the train wreck of Gold and bewilderment of shopping leading to unnecessary frustrations at the very early stages…



keep up the good work Ink & Co



Norfolk nChance