The anticipated Shop changes are finally happening. Over the course of the last few weeks, randomize and the MOD team have been compiling information about the state of shops currently and how the game can be (nearly) entirely revamped.
I understand that some of these changes may not be embraced with open arms, given the large amount of changes that are happening, but bear with randomize and the rest of us as we see how these work out. Let's get to updating you all on what is coming. These updates will take effect *TOMORROW* for the new shops rotations.
1. Auctions day changes will no longer be determined by the number of designs that have been posted. They will be set at 12 hours.
2. Shop owners can no longer gift OR purchase from their own shop.
3. 10 shops (an increase of 2) will open each week.
4. Each shop will have an availability of 20 stock. (**EDIT: There is NO limit on the amount of designs you can post. In theory, you can post 1 individual design 20 times at the 400+T$ range. Previously, there was a limit of 7 designs per shop.**).
5. 4 shops will move on each week. There will continue to be no limit on the amount of weeks that you can move on.
6. No more "modify inventory button"; Shop owners will need to "Add" inventory, even if the same design is already in the shop.
7. Modified Rotation: When deciding the next shops to open, those who have had shops in the last 3 weeks will only be taken into account if it's not possible to fill the 10 shops. For example: A new shop owner bidding 50T$ will have priority over a shop owner who has had a shop in the last 3 weeks, even if they bid much higher. THIS EXCLUDES SHOPS THAT MOVE ON - those will automatically move on to the next shops game.
8. Minimum price that a design can be posted will be lowered to 1T$.
9. When adding new inventory to a shop, the amount of minimal inventory that can be posted and the TIME it will take to have the item(s) available in the shop for purchasing/gifting will vary on the price of the item (see chart below).
10. The previous limit on active designs in the design labs for shop owners has been increased from 6 to 12.
PLEASE NOTE: The times that the item becomes available is entirely random, which explains the variation in the chart.
Some examples:
- If you post for 1T$, the minimum amount of inventory that you can post is 10 (half of your shop). The design will become available for PURCHASING at a random time between 0 minutes and 480 minutes (8 hours) after the design is posted. Once the design is posted, 3 hours later, it will be eligible to be GIFTED.
- If you post for 120T$, the minimum amount of inventory that you will be able to post 3. The design will become available for PURCHASING at a random time between 0 minutes and 300 minutes (5 hours) after the design is posted. Once the design is posted, 1 hour later, it will be eligible to be GIFTED.
- If you post for 450T$, the minimum amount of inventory that you can post is 1. The design will INSTANTLY become available for PURCHASING and for GIFTING.
I understand that this last portion will take some getting used to. I also understand that this makes traditional "gifting" shops essentially impossible, but it allows for a more competitive nature in the shops game and for designs to be more readily available outside of the group of people that get shops to gift their friends.
As always, if you have any questions, feel free to comment below so other users can see the response, or contact myself, koolness234, or CheapCheep.
7. Modified Rotation: When deciding the next shops to open, those who have had shops in the last 3 weeks will only be taken into account if it's not possible to fill the 10 shops. For example: A new shop owner bidding 1T$ will have priority over a shop owner who has had a shop in the last 3 weeks, even if they bid much higher.
So from how I read it, if you post it at 2pm, the stock will become publicly available at a random time between 2pm-10pm, and then 3 hours after it's publicly available will open to gift, by which time the stock would have been long gone
Ma'am, I can't even get into a frookies unless it fills after midnight. So you're basically telling me I have to refresh shops constantly to even see when items are posted, and then after doing that I will still likely be too slow to purchase?
I like the minimum of $1. I like there being 10 shops.
I think reducing the number of items in each shop while only adding 2 new shops is bizarre. So basically there used to be 280 items total for the week and now there will only be 200. That's strange and seems backwards.
I love this, makes it loads more competitive and like you said gives those outside of friendship groups a chance at getting designs. Thank you randomizebrandonpinzukoolness234cheapcheep !! I hope it works well
Interesting... my only question is Brandonpinzu is there a limit on how many different designs you can post?
I know 20 stock total, but can you only post up to 7 different times like how it is now? Idk if this was answered and i just didn’t catch it or something
Randomize makes the most $$ from shops, I think he's going to see a decrease in T sales sadly. I dont think a lot of people will be buying t's to get a shop when they cant even buy their own designs.
was it randomize idea? :s the random time to buy is bad for him and for the users in my opinion. It will be chaos. Was it done to avoid last minute purchases in the competition shops?
I have been on this website or 12 years on and off and still will never understand shops however reading these comments I'm so here for people to sweat that were so used to gifting their friends every single fucking week. We love a change!
So we cant save our t's, get a shop and want to gift our friends anymore? I dont know.... brandonpinzu
I think that being able to gift your friends with your Hard earned T's with a shop was a good thing. I wish a gifting shop addition was there where people could bid on a shop specifically for that purpose. I have no interest in competing in the game. I just want to gift my friends designs when I get a shop.
LOL this is a terrible idea!!! Hahaha why would randomize be on board for this? Each shop owner can post for 1T and the entire tengaged public and their grandma's will have designs