Over the years, some of the NPC shops have lost their purpose and sit as basically dead links on the NPC shop page. I have a few ideas that would give users a reason to visit these dead shops once again.
If you have any suggestions as to potential things to add to these shops, please feel free to share them in the comments.
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Cooking Basin
To work with Patrick's Cooking Basin Revamp suggestion (I'd link but my tablet dislikes when I try to do so), this shop could stock the necessary "tools" used for crafting at the Cooking Basin.
Holiday Collections
Perhaps this shop could randomly stock items from the seasonal events. Egg of Rebirth, holiday-themed alert items, etc. This would not include items from the event-specific shops.
Pharmacy
Once upon a time, back in V1 of Rescreatu, creatu could get diseases while exploring the site.If diseases were brought back as Random Events, it would give a purpose for many of these items. Diseases could affect a random pet on a user's profile. Hidden Avatars could also be given out for curing a creatu.
Examples:
- Scratch: "While wandering the planets, your creatu ___ seems to have cut itself on something." Fixed with any color Bandaid.
- Chipped Nail: "Your creatu ___ suddenly lets out a yelp. When you lift up their paw, you notice that they have chipped a nail. Ouch." Fixed with Creatu Glue.
- Splinter: "___ limps up to you, whimpering pitifully. It seems they've gotten a splinter in their paw. Poor thing." Fixed with Tweezers.
- Nearsightedness: "___ seems to have trouble seeing lately. They keep bumping into objects and other creatu." Fixed with Geeky Glasses.
Weapon Shop
This would require the battling system to be brought back. Alternatively, more weapons could be given Human Avatar art.
Token Shop
This shop used to sell tokens for the Job Tower back in the V1 days. Since the Job Tower has been removed, this shop has no purpose. If new tokens were added, it would bring purpose to this shop. Perhaps limits could be placed on this shop, such as users randomly being kicked out (like the Black Market) or placing a limit on the amount of items that can be purchased per user (like with limited items in events).
Examples:
- Enchanted Springs Tier Token: "When used, this rare token restores you to the last Enchanted Springs tier you reached. One use only." (very rare)
- Enchanted Springs Turn Token: "When used, this rare token gives you a single extra Enchanted Springs use. One use only." (very rare, perhaps only one could be purchased per user per day?)
- Atqueen Forest Flower Token: "When used, this common token allows you to pick an extra flower from the Atqueen Forest. One use only." (common, would enable users to get more flowers; more Blessed Flowers would enable users to make more Resurrection Potions)
- ___ Quest Token: "When used, this rare token will give you 5 extra turns for the ___ quest. One use only. (rare/very rare, would enable users to do more quests once they've reached the daily limit of 25)
Relcore Furnishings
On Oriette's Limiting Pets suggestion, a suggestion was brought up to allow an area such as a barn or pen for unnamed (but alive) pets to live, useful for creatu collectors. If this feature were implemented (regardless of whether or not the rest of Ori's suggestion was put into effect), perhaps the upgrade area to be able to add more pets to the pen/barn would require you to turn in 1-4 random furniture items. After all, creatu need furniture to use. Perhaps this could also apply when upgrading showrooms?
Referral Shop
This shop hasn't existed for a long time, but it could really help Rescreatu thrive! Each user could be given their own unique referral code. For each person that the user gets to join using their code, the would receive 1 referral point to use on items in the shop. These items would be exclusive to this shop and could be gotten nowhere else on the site.
Examples:
- Discount Cards: If I remember correctly, Discount Cards could be gotten from the original Referral Shop. Now that classes have been removed from Rescreatu and people no longer get an NPC shop discount, this item would be useful to players who mainly use their merchant shop. These could be either the permanent discount cards (more expensive) or the single-use discount coupons (cheaper).
- Regression Rays: I can't remember if these stocked in the original Referral Shop or not, but these would be another sought-after (but expensive) item that could be purchased from the shop.
- Endless food items.
- Exclusive Creatu.
- Exclusive Dye Kits.
- Exclusive Effects.
Glossip
Perhaps makeup could be added for Human Avatars? Lipstick, eyeshadow palettes, hair dye, etc.
Potion Shop
Potions could give new creatu/HA effects or be used to dye clothes. Potions could also be used to give buffs around the site.
Examples:
- Potion of Rarity: "For 30 minutes, this potion gives you an increased chance of finding rare eggs on the planets."
- Potion of Riches: "For 30 minutes, this potion gives you an increased chance of finding random tu while exploring."
- Potion of Immunity: "For 3 hours, this potion prevents any of your creatu from getting sick."
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The Hatch Market idea has now been moved to its own thread.
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