I said it before and I'll say it again, there have been very interesting suggestions. Regarding red coin or bitcoin related ideas I'm honestly not that up to date on how that would work, or if I would dip into it as a player. So regarding that or auto-value currency changers or manually doing it yourself = why not make it the players own choice? An option you as a player may enable or disable. Customisation is the way to go!
well the idea of multi-currency is soooooooo epic indeeeeeeed >___< just what i was really thinking of and i think a bank in novigrad to change currencies would make things easier xD
TheWolfOfRivia said:
Thanks, that's so kind of you to say!
I thought this topic was dead by now but people keep voting. So thank you, and do vote!
Yeah I thought this was a great idea too, and I have gotten some appreciation from the devs for my posts so we'll see what happens. I promise to post more in the future.
Great idea with a bank! I would gladly deal with Vivaldi's bank in Witcher 3(which I 'saved' in Witcher 1) or some other branch.
Kudos said:
Aye, maybe some more heart to heart discussions regarding society between Geralt and Zoltan. I'm game!
Csszr said:
Good to see someone bringing up NV.
NCR currency and legion denars were fake currency, in that they were just valuable items available for barter. The actual currency was bottlecaps. In barter you could always pay with caps.
Having three actual separate currencies would be a chore to manage.
I'm sure you all remember running from shopkeeper to shopkeeper to get the stuff you need? Double that by introducing currency exchange points. Cue players fast-travelling to the other side of the continent to buy stuff because it's more convenient than paying the exchange fee.
This is a mechanic for economy-oriented games. Think Guild or Anno series. Witcher is not about banking.
BellatorPiusGratus said:Aye, maybe some more heart to heart discussions regarding society between Geralt and Zoltan. I'm game!
The strolling Vizima conversations? Loved them ! Only, the situation wasn't quite right, it appeared from nowhere as friends met in the street, which while can happen, the Inn or monastery, or preferably a relevant event should have preceded them. But I find such things highly immersive.
BellatorPiusGratus said:
Perhaps, but it can also be viewed as an opportunity for a little realism, and a spur to provoke thoughtfulness.
fizzbizz said:
Thank you for sharing your opinion!
Many people have pointed out the possibility of multi-currency or economy being something...bad, and the risk of it being becoming a chore or hassle. Granted, Witcher is not about banking, or building castles or merchant fleets, stock markets, owning land, taxing poor farmers, or squeezing merchants for all they got.But then again some of the Witcher world is strictly haggling business.
I pointed out all this before: Geralt is a business man. In the books or in the games, he haggles for best prices, and sometimes comments on people and how they try to swindle him. But he does business indeed, and dreads the day he won't have any witcher work, becoming obsolete.
Hell, Geralt can haggle with anyone: widows with restless late husbands, kings with cursed hellion daughters, and sorceresses with delicate power problems, and as much as many of them want, they can't disregard a witcher for hire.
They are dwindling in number you know.
Posting this topic with poll I never even considered the devs(or anyone on this forum) to believe me wanting some sort of advanced management aspect, better suited for economy-oriented games.
HOWEVER: in a melting pot-like world like the one that will be featured in Witcher 3, with a wide area of bordering countries, with Nilfgaard closing in, and Novigrad as a main big city in the world, having the Temerian Oren as the only currency would be very unbelievable. Take it from me, and I've only read two books besides playing the games. In Novigrad, it would have taken much before people would mainly deal in Orens only. They have the Novigrad Crown see.
Even in a game with magic, slyzards, and Griggs, I would go as far as to call it unrelealistic if the Oren is the only currency in the world.
With that said, I'm all for it to be a player choice, as all things ought to be. And I will gladly accept whatever the devs decide to do. I just wanted to help.
Thinking of juggling with currencies a bother? It doesn't have to be. It may even be on automatic. Just select the 'Don't want to bother with different currency' option before starting a new game.
Kudos said:
Yeah we have those that bring immersion, and I agree, I couldn't possibly be in a hurry somewhere when hearing those, or having them myself with whoever Geralt was walking with, but I was mainly thinking of the kind of conversations from Witcher 1. Sitting perfectly still at the inn for instance and discussing society and peoples lack of morale.
"Progress is like a herd of pigs. The herd brings many benefits, but no one should wonder at the all the shit."
Zoltan said that. I miss Zoltan from Witcher 1.
Florens, with a portrait of our most divine emperor Emhyr Var Emries on every one of them. Get used to it, you'd be better off for it.
Dragonbird is right. It is all about the precious metal in the coin. Gold is gold and will be taken by anyone in that world. Clearly Geralt is no business man but I doubt he would kill monsters for a Dwarvin bank note. The real problem is his barterring skill; for example Kayran skin armor cost alot of oren and effort to put together but wear it once and it is not worth squat.
I read samo of the Witcher books, and i think that 2 or 3 currencies are great idea, Florins, Orens and Crowns, i would like to see them all, and i think that it would be awesome to buy some item in region where that item is cheaper, then sell it where it is more expensive, that really sounds great
I am especially excited because developers said on E3 that there are banks in Novigrad, here is the link for when they say it http://youtu.be/sufwxU_Uaz4?t=2m23s
It would be great if some of the bank functions would be exchange of money
I am especially excited because developers said on E3 that there are banks in Novigrad, here is the link for when they say it http://youtu.be/sufwxU_Uaz4?t=2m23s
It would be great if some of the bank functions would be exchange of money