As requested, housing now available

Falconer · Captain Posts: 1902 **2865 Gold** -

I just added Peg Leg Realestate to the shopping district.

As you will notice, its prices are sky high. This has nothing to do with realestate prices on the island, but everything to do with me wanting to get some input on this one before people start buying. Smile

We have the following houses:
- Shack
- Beach Shack
- Small Cottage
- Large Cottage
- Small Estate
- Fortified Estate
- Fancy Manor
- Mansion

I think that should be the order in costs, but my question is, what will they cost? How will they compare to ship prices?

Don't be shy, tell us what you think these should cost. Also, if you can come up with better descriptions, you're more than welcome to give it a shot! Smile

Glyle Kaheen · Powder Monkey Posts: 36 **111 Gold** -

KingWilly · Rigger Posts: 1351 **9821 Gold** -

Great idea Falc. A nice place to stay while in town would do wonders.

Of course, as has been mentioned a small shack should be fairly inexpensive, but still more expensive than say, a barque. Start out small for the shack.

A nice beach shack should be at least the price of the more expensive ships.

Prices should gradually rise up until the mansion (which should really be out of most members reach for some time. A possible figure would be somewhere between 50,000 - 100,000 gold. I'm leaning more towards the 100,000 mark.
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Falconer · Captain Posts: 1902 **2865 Gold** -

Wow, KW, that's pretty hefty.

Anyone else share his opinion?

KingWilly · Rigger Posts: 1351 **9821 Gold** -

PiratesFan · Rigger Posts: 1689 **23509 Gold** -

Again in agreeance with KW here... think the price of a mansion should at least be double the cost of the dowry on the governors daughters Twisted Evil

Falconer · Captain Posts: 1902 **2865 Gold** -

Haha, and the worst thing is, that dowry may go up soon! Still haven't decided.

Okay, so we want the mansion to be super expensive, but 100k when a war galleon is 3290?

Or are you guys saying ships are too cheap?

PiratesFan · Rigger Posts: 1689 **23509 Gold** -

I think a ship was much easier to get then than land or house was... Besides we wouldn't be much Pirates or Privateers if we had more housing than ships abroad

Also ... Should sort the housing to make it easier to tell whihc is lowly of low and which is the mack daddy house

KingWilly · Rigger Posts: 1351 **9821 Gold** -

Maybe the top quality ships are a little too cheap, but really I wouldn't change it too much Falc, as we want members owning ships and not rowboats.

The mansions would have been built from stone too, which I'm fairly sure would have been far more expensive than the timber used to make ships.
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PiratesFan · Rigger Posts: 1689 **23509 Gold** -

ohhh an Idea from that statement.,.. maybe you shold sell a rowboat for 50-100 gold... that sounds like a good idea

Falconer · Captain Posts: 1902 **2865 Gold** -

Yup, good idea. Lets see what I can come up with for that. Smile

KingWilly · Rigger Posts: 1351 **9821 Gold** -

Arrrr · Seaman Posts: 137 **1347 Gold** -

I think KW is right on the mark with his mansion prices.

Estates, 10K-20K gold, cottage 5-10K, shack maybe 1000 to 3000 gold.
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Chuko · Cutthroat Posts: 277 **3730 Gold** -

Shack 1000? Surely there is more wood and construction in making a sloop than making a small shack. The Price for things such as this should rise expadentialy.

How I see the prices should be

- Shack 500 gold, its just a wooden barn, really why should it cost a frotune?
there should be a large number of them
- Beach Shack 700 gold, for location, but otherwise its just a shack, not as
many of these should be avalible
- Small Cottage oh, around 2000 gold, a big step up, a few around
- Large Cottage about 5000 gold not as many around
- Small Estate 15000... because of the land, there should be only about ten
of these
- Fortified Estate 25000... due to the need to hire guards and maintain the
fortifications, only a few of these
- Fancy Manor 30000 only about five
- Mansion 50000 two or three

Thats how I would price it...
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El Diablo · Cutthroat Posts: 334 **218 Gold** -

I second Chukos prices, very reasonable.
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