Topic

Vendors of same type to have same symbolic item displayed

Right now the vendors' looks seem to be rather random.  To me, it would be helpful for them at least have a similar item based on type.  For example, all the animal product vendors would have that feather headband (whether they are the floating coconuts or floating jellyfish, etc), the gardening vendor would be the one with the flower, etc. Would be nice to recognize a vendor as I'm running by rather than having to stop to hover over them, or to look on a map and hover over the currant symbol. I get that vendors are to blend with their surroundings, so they themselves need to match their region...but even the shrines have specific symbols for the giants.  Would be nice if there was a consistent symbol for each vendor too.

Posted 18 months ago by ~Pink Flamingo~ Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • Would love to be able to distinguish vendor types on the map
    Posted 18 months ago by magic panda Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yes. I do think it looks better when we can easily distinguish them visually.
    Posted 18 months ago by roderick ordonez Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1
    Posted 18 months ago by ~Scilly~ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • agree
    Posted 18 months ago by SQUIRT Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Great idea!
    Posted 18 months ago by Zany Serendipity Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Agree magic panda...having a specific symbol on the maps for both the vendors and shrines vice generic ones would be more helpful. I'm manually building my own maps with little A, Ga, Gr, P, H, T, K, etc over the currant symbol, so I can quickly visualize which vendors are where...though I'm quickly getting behind since streets are being opened at such a rapid pace.
    Posted 18 months ago by ~Pink Flamingo~ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I can see adding an external marker to the vendors so you can see what they are as you fly past, however, their current look does have a theme. The theme is dependent on the region (vendors in the mines look very different from the ones in Groddle). I think changing the icon on the map will make the map too visually cluttered and the hover-over is just fine (though probably could be explained to new players better)

    Beach Bum - you're going to be in for a whole lot of work keeping those maps up to date. Not only are new streets opening, but each test a few vendors change to a different type or disappear all together and sometimes new types of vendor are added.
    Posted 18 months ago by Travinara Subscriber! | Permalink