milonti wrote:This is not a good idea from a game design or development perspective.
First, this will clog the server with a lot of unneeded item generation and degeneration.
Agreed. Don't know how much impact on performance it would been as it is one more db entry (the chest) and some items changing their locationID.
Second, this will screw over anyone thats trying to avoid a PvP raider type when they log out. All their items are going to be forfeit.
I haven`t played H&H, but I assume more pvp type players have been securing their items by alt chars then the crafter type of player.
Third, It ENCOURAGES making alts to have free storage. A free chest for just making a character? Sign me up. At least theres a little bit of normal trade danger when transferring things to an alt.
You are already getting free storage, if you create a alt char.There is no gain. It discourages alt-chars as your items are no longer safe.
Another way of solving this issue would be to take money for char slots - as it is in other f2p mmos already.