Stranded player idea

[Mitch (IFRIT)]

This is just a rough draft of a idea. Being Stranded as a player is a pretty frustrating task. Let's not get into why people get Stranded. But my idea is based off the drug runner planes. What I propose is the following. 

If a player is stranded and they wish to not suicide to get to a town. They could call in a helicopter delivery. The cost of the hummingbird would be twice the cost of buying it from the shop. The ability to call one in would not be available if they are in combat of any sort. The current inability to store a vehicle mechanism could be used. When the player chooses to call one in. There would be a 2 minute wait until the helicopter is delivered. Once the helicopter is delivered. A task would be created where they have x amount of minutes to return it to the air shop. Once it was returned. A portion of the cost would be refunded. If the player failed to return in the given amount of time, they would incurre the full cost of the rental. Obviously this is a big undertaking to implement. But it's just an idea! Leave some feedback and please forgive my poor Grammer and sentence structure. I'm on mobile and review is difficult. 

[Johnny]

Just call a taxi

[AgentPixel]

Uh, so I'm gonna pay 140k to get a helicopter pickup?

Maybe like a 15k cost and return would be like 10k.

Or just add more vehicle garages around the map maybe 1 in every DP.

Edited February 11, 2017 by AgentPixel

[BioHazard]

Just now, AgentPixel said:

Uh, so I'm gonna pay 140k to get a helicopter pickup?

Just need to add more vehicle garages around the map maybe 1 in every DP

 

18 minutes ago, (IFRIT)Mitch said:

Once it was returned. A portion of the cost would be refunded.

 

[AgentPixel]

Just now, BioHazard said:

 

 

 

i noticed and edited it lol.

[HotWings]

Too bad bikes are a mod

[CranberrySauce]

I got stranded because my car disappeared from a server restart. lol.

[Huan Lee]

Hummingbird :70k 2x the price 140k, a guy with a loadout would pay 140k for a temporary hummingbird for his 20k loadout

[Mitch (IFRIT)]

Thanks for all the responses. I couldn't remember the actual cost of a heli. But the point here is that the taxi system is unreliable most days. And that this would add a risk VS reward. Sure, adding a vehicle garage to every DP could easily be done. But this brings some new content. I get that a 20k load out isn't worth that much in the cost for a helicopter ride. But there is obviously a need for something because there has been multiple threads about this issue. So the argument about a load out isn't the voice of the entire community. 

[BioHazard]

Just now, (IFRIT)Mitch said:

Thanks for all the responses. I couldn't remember the actual cost of a heli. But the point here is that the taxi system is unreliable most days. And that this would add a risk VS reward. Sure, adding a vehicle garage to every DP could easily be done. But this brings some new content. I get that a 20k load out isn't worth that much in the cost for a helicopter ride. But there is obviously a need for something because there has been multiple threads about this issue. So the argument about a load out isn't the voice of the entire community. 

I agree at least people can throw out potential ideas in this thread.

[Mitch (IFRIT)]

Just now, BioHazard said:

I agree at least people can throw out potential ideas in this thread.

I'm just hopeful that through sharing ideas. That all may not be viable, but that maybe a portion of each idea presented could help someone build a solid plan that they wouldn't have thought of before without reading some others perspectives. 

[PublicEnemy]

Maybe evenly spread garages would be a good idea because getting stranded at castle drug is a bitch

[Innate]

Players who really care about losing there loudout enough to not want to suicide are most likely the more poor players and there is no way a player with just 200k is not going to risk nearly all of their money to save 1 loudout. But for the richer players they won't mind taking the 20-30k hit due to the amount of time it would take for them to get the heli and return it and the risk of the server crashing while they are flying then they are back where they started stranded and down 140k. Maybe a car delivery would be better so that new players don't stand the risk of losing so much money.

[Mitch (IFRIT)]

31 minutes ago, Innateocean said:

Players who really care about losing there loudout enough to not want to suicide are most likely the more poor players and there is no way a player with just 200k is not going to risk nearly all of their money to save 1 loudout. But for the richer players they won't mind taking the 20-30k hit due to the amount of time it would take for them to get the heli and return it and the risk of the server crashing while they are flying then they are back where they started stranded and down 140k. Maybe a car delivery would be better so that new players don't stand the risk of losing so much money.

I like that even more!

[Innate]

Maybe a delivery fee of however much and then if the car isn't returned pay however much the car costs normally and the car becomes yours or it could just despawn with a fee for keeping it for to long.

[HotWings]

Is the car just going to poof up in front of you?  What sort of delay do you propose? Obviously cant be instant or it could be abused.

[Innate]

@HotWings I'm pretty sure we said a 2 min delay and you have to not be in combat to call it in.

[HotWings]

1 minute ago, Innateocean said:

@HotWings I'm pretty sure we said a 2 min delay and you have to not be in combat to call it in.

I honestly read his entire post twice, and some how didnt process that. Forums + work + tired = dumb question lol