Sandman
Grandmaster
I never understood why this did not get implemented here so I asked around the last week. The replies I got were all similar:
"It hurts the economy and devalues empty kegs"
"It makes it harder for new players to start out buying kegs"
"It would be a pain in the ass with all of the old kegs still around"
First of all the economy. I do not think anyone is getting rich selling empty kegs. I honestly don't see why anyone even bothers making them anymore, but obviously they DO still sell and therefor still need to be purchased. Nothing changes here, the only thing that will change is the demand for empty kegs. The materials to craft can stay the same, the prices can fluctuate however the crafters see fit. Honestly if a crafter is attempting to make a living off empty kegs they need to look into something more lucrative.
As far as new players, crafters can still choose to create 100 pot kegs for newer players.
Lastly the current existing kegs. While I acknowledge this will not fix all of them, i would propose that you create a token system for a few weeks. All "first gen" kegs can be tossed for 1 token each. 5 tokens may be redeemed for a 500 capacity empty keg. It wouldn't require a lot of effort from staff and would help get rid of a lot of items on the server.
"It hurts the economy and devalues empty kegs"
"It makes it harder for new players to start out buying kegs"
"It would be a pain in the ass with all of the old kegs still around"
First of all the economy. I do not think anyone is getting rich selling empty kegs. I honestly don't see why anyone even bothers making them anymore, but obviously they DO still sell and therefor still need to be purchased. Nothing changes here, the only thing that will change is the demand for empty kegs. The materials to craft can stay the same, the prices can fluctuate however the crafters see fit. Honestly if a crafter is attempting to make a living off empty kegs they need to look into something more lucrative.
As far as new players, crafters can still choose to create 100 pot kegs for newer players.
Lastly the current existing kegs. While I acknowledge this will not fix all of them, i would propose that you create a token system for a few weeks. All "first gen" kegs can be tossed for 1 token each. 5 tokens may be redeemed for a 500 capacity empty keg. It wouldn't require a lot of effort from staff and would help get rid of a lot of items on the server.