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I was able to find a quote from Mod Moltare on
this thread
about the possibility of the clan bank idea:
Original message details are unavailable.
The short answer is "still no, sorry"
The longer answer is that such a system incurs a lot of storage problems (which can be overcome with additional resources), a lot of access problems (which can be overcome with robust permissions and a certain amount of trust in clan leaders), a few interface problems (which can be overcome with a bit of paper prototyping), some interesting balancing problems (which can be overcome by making Timbo cry a bit) and a lot of communication problems between clan bank and clan and clan bank and world and clan and world (which can be overcome with engine work).
As always, it's not an impossible task. There's no problem I've listed which doesn't have its solution right next to it. The reason it's not happening right now, and won't happen for the foreseeable, is that we've got most of a developer, half of a designer and all the QA and engine time we can scrounge (not much) to bring you any given clan update.
This means we have to prioritise very carefully on what gives the most people the biggest benefit for the effort, particularly when looking for engine work etc, and there are things which are more feasible to do for similar benefit.
Mod Matthe later posted on the same thread regarding adding it to the Clan Plan (this thread):
Original message details are unavailable.
The issue with adding it to the Clan Plan for future developing is that implies we expect to be able to find the resource to develop it and when we come to a vote by the CLF it will be included in that vote. As Mod Moltare explained the resource requirement for such a system is substantial and not something we would add to the Clan Plan other than as an item on the "wishlist".
Hope this helps
Original message details are unavailable.
The short answer is "still no, sorry"
The longer answer is that such a system incurs a lot of storage problems (which can be overcome with additional resources), a lot of access problems (which can be overcome with robust permissions and a certain amount of trust in clan leaders), a few interface problems (which can be overcome with a bit of paper prototyping), some interesting balancing problems (which can be overcome by making Timbo cry a bit) and a lot of communication problems between clan bank and clan and clan bank and world and clan and world (which can be overcome with engine work).
As always, it's not an impossible task. There's no problem I've listed which doesn't have its solution right next to it. The reason it's not happening right now, and won't happen for the foreseeable, is that we've got most of a developer, half of a designer and all the QA and engine time we can scrounge (not much) to bring you any given clan update.
This means we have to prioritise very carefully on what gives the most people the biggest benefit for the effort, particularly when looking for engine work etc, and there are things which are more feasible to do for similar benefit.
Mod Matthe later posted on the same thread regarding adding it to the Clan Plan (this thread):
Original message details are unavailable.
The issue with adding it to the Clan Plan for future developing is that implies we expect to be able to find the resource to develop it and when we come to a vote by the CLF it will be included in that vote. As Mod Moltare explained the resource requirement for such a system is substantial and not something we would add to the Clan Plan other than as an item on the "wishlist".
Hope this helps
@RS_Erehk
26-Feb-2015 02:14:22
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