Post by potatoskunk on Feb 8, 2019 15:29:38 GMT
I don't know if the devs are at all active, but a loaner market would be a great feature.
My team is at level 14, with neurons at levels 12-15 (plus one level 17 with basic hardware that I haven't gotten upgraded yet). In the not too distant future, I'll be able to start building special neurons - flex, eco, stretch, etc.
However, these will start at a very low level. Even with their special abilities (and really, flex and eco don't have special abilities) it will still take a while before playing those special neurons will not result in significantly weakening my lineup.
However, if I could put them out on the loan market for a certain amount of time (say, X days), that would let a low-level team pick up a (weak) special neuron on a temporary basis at a low, affordable price. They could then play my neuron and it would help them win games while they level it up for me.
This would also let people experiment with various types of neurons before spending the time and credits to build their own.
How it could work:
1. You could put a neuron up for loan, similarly to how you currently put it up for sale. You would specify how long it's available - for example, 7 days, 30 days, etc, up to a maximum of 365 days. The price will presumably be much lower, since a loan is temporary and since the loaning team also benefits from having its neuron get levelled up. Ideally the price should be displayed both as a total and as a per-day price, although the total must be paid in full up front.
2. When the loan period expires, the neuron automatically returns to its original owner.
3. The neuron would take a roster spot on both teams. The original owner still owns it, and will get it back when the loan period has expired.
4. When the neuron levels up, only the loaning team can assign the extra points to speed, strength, acceleration. This gives the original owner control over how those points are allocated.
5. The original owner would be able to upgrade the hardware at any time (unless the neuron was actively playing a game). You might do this even with a lengthy loan period because it would encourage the borrowing team to keep playing the neuron so that it keeps gaining XP.
6. The borrowing team could also upgrade the hardware, but must not change the type; for example, they could upgrade a Striker II to a Striker III, but not a Defender III; only the original owner could make that change. You would be unlikely to upgrade hardware on a borrowed neuron unless you had a lengthy loan period remaining.
7. The original owner can recall the neuron from loan at any time, but if they do so before the loan period expires, they must refund the borrowing team for whatever percentage of the loan period is still outstanding plus whatever the borrower spent on upgrading the hardware.
8. The borrowing team can make an offer to buy the neuron at any time, and the original owner can make an offer to sell. This would allow a temporary transfer to be made permanent if the borrower liked the neuron and the original owner wanted to clear up a roster spot.
9. The original owner could also list the neuron up for sale on the public market. It would need to be clearly displayed that it was out on loan and how much time was remaining on the loan period. The buyer would take over the role of the original owner, but the neuron would remain on loan until the loan period was up.
Thoughts? Comments? Is anyone actually reading this?
My team is at level 14, with neurons at levels 12-15 (plus one level 17 with basic hardware that I haven't gotten upgraded yet). In the not too distant future, I'll be able to start building special neurons - flex, eco, stretch, etc.
However, these will start at a very low level. Even with their special abilities (and really, flex and eco don't have special abilities) it will still take a while before playing those special neurons will not result in significantly weakening my lineup.
However, if I could put them out on the loan market for a certain amount of time (say, X days), that would let a low-level team pick up a (weak) special neuron on a temporary basis at a low, affordable price. They could then play my neuron and it would help them win games while they level it up for me.
This would also let people experiment with various types of neurons before spending the time and credits to build their own.
How it could work:
1. You could put a neuron up for loan, similarly to how you currently put it up for sale. You would specify how long it's available - for example, 7 days, 30 days, etc, up to a maximum of 365 days. The price will presumably be much lower, since a loan is temporary and since the loaning team also benefits from having its neuron get levelled up. Ideally the price should be displayed both as a total and as a per-day price, although the total must be paid in full up front.
2. When the loan period expires, the neuron automatically returns to its original owner.
3. The neuron would take a roster spot on both teams. The original owner still owns it, and will get it back when the loan period has expired.
4. When the neuron levels up, only the loaning team can assign the extra points to speed, strength, acceleration. This gives the original owner control over how those points are allocated.
5. The original owner would be able to upgrade the hardware at any time (unless the neuron was actively playing a game). You might do this even with a lengthy loan period because it would encourage the borrowing team to keep playing the neuron so that it keeps gaining XP.
6. The borrowing team could also upgrade the hardware, but must not change the type; for example, they could upgrade a Striker II to a Striker III, but not a Defender III; only the original owner could make that change. You would be unlikely to upgrade hardware on a borrowed neuron unless you had a lengthy loan period remaining.
7. The original owner can recall the neuron from loan at any time, but if they do so before the loan period expires, they must refund the borrowing team for whatever percentage of the loan period is still outstanding plus whatever the borrower spent on upgrading the hardware.
8. The borrowing team can make an offer to buy the neuron at any time, and the original owner can make an offer to sell. This would allow a temporary transfer to be made permanent if the borrower liked the neuron and the original owner wanted to clear up a roster spot.
9. The original owner could also list the neuron up for sale on the public market. It would need to be clearly displayed that it was out on loan and how much time was remaining on the loan period. The buyer would take over the role of the original owner, but the neuron would remain on loan until the loan period was up.
Thoughts? Comments? Is anyone actually reading this?