Topic

Buy Clothes for Other People?

Is there a way to buy credits or clothing for other people? What if you want to give someone a RL birthday gift, say, and want to buy them credits? Can this be done? Would this be a good idea?

Posted 17 months ago by Crucial Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • this would be a good idea.

    i keep trying to think of some way for glitch to have family accounts for those with families, but the ability to buy clothes and gift them to players [along with teleportation scripts and whatever else ends up being purchasable] would work to cover most of the necessary aspects of a family account.

    the only problem i can see with this, and it could be a significant one, is people trading in game services in exchange for paid clothing.

    maybe that's no so bad, but it would certainly give paying players a leg up.
    Posted 17 months ago by striatic Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I think that can happen to some degree (and may already) with gifting in general. 

    Another web-based game I was very involved in as a player and game admin used a membership gifting option through PayPal. You could pay directly for yourself or on behalf of another player by using their player ID in the payment information form. There was also a way to use a form of the in-game currency to pay for things like membership or benefits within the game.

    This reduced the currency active in the game as well as provided an avenue for players to pay for additional services or functionality with a virtual currency based on contribution to the game rather than real money. It leveled things a bit for players who might be financially constrained on disposable income.
    Posted 17 months ago by g33kgurrl Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I like (LOVE) gifting options. Also the family thing, since I'm trying to get my family involved, and I usually end up paying for my younger sister's stuff anyway.
    Posted 17 months ago by Kross, the Empress Subscriber! | Permalink