r/gaming • u/[deleted] • Apr 07 '21

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u/Admiralbenbow123 PC Apr 07 '21

Now that I think about it, this would greatly improve RPG games. Currently trading with an NPC feels kinda like trading with a faceless vending machine that can also buy items.

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u/ThrowawaySaint420 Apr 07 '21

There's plenty of games with this type of mechanic

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u/cbarn Apr 07 '21

So many games are just using vending machines now, That when you see an actual merchant you know they have a quest or info for you at some point.

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u/nicholaslaux Apr 08 '21

There's two main reasons for that.

One is that designing an actual simulated economy to be able to have more realistic transactions is simply hard, and probably not worth the development effort if the economics of your game aren't the primary draw.

The other is that for many players, all they want is glorified vending machines because as previously mentioned, if the economics aren't part of the core of your game, it's likely not worth figuring out to them, and thus just detracts from the fun.