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Q. WhatÂ’s happening to Rent?
A. Rent still exists, but it has been reduced dramatically. Rent is no longer charged by plot size, and is instead based on the number of utility items in the base.
These are the items that charge rent:
- Storage bins: 100 prestige per bin.
- Workbenches, and Enhancement terminals: 100 per tier
- Medical Items: 100 per item, excluding Basic Reclaimator
No rent is charged for basic utility items like Teleporters, Teleport beacons, Medical Reclaimator's, Basic Work Tables, and Invention work tables. Rent free bases of any size can still be built, with all the normal utilities available. In the future, we will be looking into improving how rent is charged as well.
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so the max rent really is a few K? isn't that too trivial to even deal with? Why not just remove it?
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Rent really is such a trivial amount, that I have to wonder what the goal for having it at all, especially at these levels, really is. I have several small bases - none of which currently pay rent - that almost all have at least 3 storage bins (enhancements, inspirations, salvage). With the new, tiny limit on salvage, we're going to have to add storage bins in all likelihood. Now, even with that, I can't see us paying more than 500-700 rent, so the amount is really not a concern. The concern for me is that it really has become a nuisance that serves no obvious purpose. It's extremely annoying to have to run to one of the base registrars to pay 500 rent.
If we *have* to have rent for some reason, please make it more convenient. Either have an auto-pay option, or add a payment option to the base access screen, or make any trainer accept payments. Put a base registrar in Pocket D. Put a credit card slot in the city information terminals. Any of the above will make the fact that I'm going to have to start paying rent on my bases much less irritating.
