Comments on: Vendors http://www.killtenrats.com/2009/11/04/vendors/ a group of adventurers on an epic quest Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:47:55 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: yunk http://www.killtenrats.com/2009/11/04/vendors/comment-page-1/#comment-34847 yunk Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:39:38 +0000 http://www.killtenrats.com/?p=5162#comment-34847 Nanobots in the vending machines convert the items to different other items. And if you try to break in anything you insert (crowbar, or a hand) gets turned into raw materials. Of course that's all the nanobots can do, since there are little kill switches to keep them from coming out and changing society in any meaningful way. And the scientists are all dead so no more nanobots are coming. That's my theory. Nanobots in the vending machines convert the items to different other items. And if you try to break in anything you insert (crowbar, or a hand) gets turned into raw materials. Of course that’s all the nanobots can do, since there are little kill switches to keep them from coming out and changing society in any meaningful way. And the scientists are all dead so no more nanobots are coming. That’s my theory.

]]> By: Hess http://www.killtenrats.com/2009/11/04/vendors/comment-page-1/#comment-34846 Hess Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:16:50 +0000 http://www.killtenrats.com/?p=5162#comment-34846 I like the merchants that come to you (bots in WoW, Dexter Deeppockets in LotRO, upcoming caravans in FE). They're still little more than mannequins but at least they get out of the house for a while. I like the merchants that come to you (bots in WoW, Dexter Deeppockets in LotRO, upcoming caravans in FE).

They’re still little more than mannequins but at least they get out of the house for a while.

]]> By: Saint http://www.killtenrats.com/2009/11/04/vendors/comment-page-1/#comment-34845 Saint Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:48:52 +0000 http://www.killtenrats.com/?p=5162#comment-34845 I found I actually prefer having real vendors. The vending machines made me feel alone. While that might be a decent feeling to have in a far off distant outpost, I feel like the fact the even in the main cities you can't interact with any real person to purchase goods is strange. If the people only serve as mission terminals, why aren't they just machines as well? Saving budget dollars on voice acting talent never felt so transparent. I found I actually prefer having real vendors. The vending machines made me feel alone. While that might be a decent feeling to have in a far off distant outpost, I feel like the fact the even in the main cities you can’t interact with any real person to purchase goods is strange. If the people only serve as mission terminals, why aren’t they just machines as well? Saving budget dollars on voice acting talent never felt so transparent.

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