Goonhub
07-08-2024, 09:37 PM
hi, roleplayer here
the recentish addition of PDA ATMs kinda irked me, and it's probably best i share my thoughts here instead of waiting for somebody else to post about it.
the two major problems i can put to words are:
1. Physical ATMs & Card Readers are functionally redundant.
(not as big of an issue to me, and from what i've heard, people do enjoy not having to wander the station for the One (1) ATM in aft maints or wherever.)
card readers are arguably obtuse by design, requiring a slight bit of effort to use (around 3 clicks). the upside to using them were that they alleviated the above mentioned ATM problem. with that being said, why would anyone (apart from gimmickers) want to use this system now? they've been left in limbo, simply... existing. it's a shame too, card readers have a lovely looking receipt system, and because of PDA ATMs, new players are almost guaranteed to never see it.
2. Theft is Trivially Easy to pull off.
this is my primary concern.
i've been in rounds where people steal my PDA & ID. sure, that's fine. but now, recently, thanks to modern developments in crime, i get my access removed, my contacts lost AND my money stolen donated against my will, all in the same breath! speaking from experience, being financially crippled from ALL angles isn't very fun.
on the other side, i've also had rounds where i've just been able to pick other people's (dead & alive) PDAs up and print their money with a single button. this is lame. i want to FEEL like i'm putting effort into my crimes! how am i supposed to get my dopamine rush from 4 seconds~ of prepwork? it's not fun for either party involved.
Possible Solutions:
i don't know how unpopular of an opinion this will end up being, but it's probably down there: i'd personally rather see the PDA ATM feature removed, but i know that's a hard sell. i do genuinely believe it'd be in the overall best interest of the game. of course, barring that, a nice middle-ground i'd settle for is at least adding a PIN system to it, like the normal ATMs. (that comes with it's own set of problems i won't get into here)
please do something at least, it hurts to think about
the recentish addition of PDA ATMs kinda irked me, and it's probably best i share my thoughts here instead of waiting for somebody else to post about it.
the two major problems i can put to words are:
1. Physical ATMs & Card Readers are functionally redundant.
(not as big of an issue to me, and from what i've heard, people do enjoy not having to wander the station for the One (1) ATM in aft maints or wherever.)
card readers are arguably obtuse by design, requiring a slight bit of effort to use (around 3 clicks). the upside to using them were that they alleviated the above mentioned ATM problem. with that being said, why would anyone (apart from gimmickers) want to use this system now? they've been left in limbo, simply... existing. it's a shame too, card readers have a lovely looking receipt system, and because of PDA ATMs, new players are almost guaranteed to never see it.
2. Theft is Trivially Easy to pull off.
this is my primary concern.
i've been in rounds where people steal my PDA & ID. sure, that's fine. but now, recently, thanks to modern developments in crime, i get my access removed, my contacts lost AND my money stolen donated against my will, all in the same breath! speaking from experience, being financially crippled from ALL angles isn't very fun.
on the other side, i've also had rounds where i've just been able to pick other people's (dead & alive) PDAs up and print their money with a single button. this is lame. i want to FEEL like i'm putting effort into my crimes! how am i supposed to get my dopamine rush from 4 seconds~ of prepwork? it's not fun for either party involved.
Possible Solutions:
i don't know how unpopular of an opinion this will end up being, but it's probably down there: i'd personally rather see the PDA ATM feature removed, but i know that's a hard sell. i do genuinely believe it'd be in the overall best interest of the game. of course, barring that, a nice middle-ground i'd settle for is at least adding a PIN system to it, like the normal ATMs. (that comes with it's own set of problems i won't get into here)
please do something at least, it hurts to think about