i just had an idea to add a command /debt check to check how in-debt you are with another player.
players could do:
/debt pay [amount] - to pay debt
/debt check [player] - to check all outstanding debt of a player (leave off [player name] to check your debt)
/debt create [player] [amount] - to request that another player owe you money
/debt accept [player] - to accept another players debt request (cannot be undone)
/debt deny - to deny a players debt request
/debt forget [player] - the player who created the debt can "forget" it
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this new command would allow players to pay for items even if their balance is low, say if i was new and only had 2.5k, but wanted to pay for something expensive (10k), the person i am paying could /debt create and then give me the item, knowing that i will have to pay to get rid of the debt record.
sellers can use this to check a players "reputation" with /debt history, they can see all unpaid debt and choose not to do business with a player as a result .
idea: other players could optionally set a due date (/debt create [player] [amount] [due in (# of days)]). this could show up in /debt history as a permanent record if people don't pay debts on time
This would benefit:
- anyone who regularly sells stuff and wants to avoid being scammed
- staff, because it will reduce scam-related /modreq's
- players with low balance (by allowing them to buy stuff, which is good for the meep economy)
- the meep economy (see above)
in my aspiring-tech opinion, this may take a while to implement (few weeks to a month tops), but i believe the benefits of this idea will far outweigh the time it would take to implement. As for lag, this shouldn't cause much more lag than the /pay command is currently creating.
