Supergroups AND Global Bases

[Duuk]

I know this one probably isn't possible, but...

 

Since we can enter others' bases via base codes, it got me thinking.  It would be amazingly great if we could (essentially) belong to 2 supergroups at the same time.  The first would be your "private" supergroup, which is where you build your cute little home for all your alts to share storage.

 

The second slot would be for an actual SG, so you can be social.

 

Obviously this could be handled by giving accounts shared storage for enhancements/salvage (but it would need to be enough to offset giving up private bases).  But it would be worth it. 

[Rudra]

That is what coalitions are for.

 

(Edit: Make your main SG base. Have a caretaker character to keep it open. Then all your other characters can have their private bases/lairs and they all go to the shared coalition base for their SG meetings and other tasks.)

 

Edited July 24 by Rudra

[Psyonico]

@Rudra that doesn't seem to be what they're asking for.

 

I believe the OP is looking to be able to have both a private SG for all of their characters and then also be in an SG with other players.

 

CoH wouldn't be the first MMO to allow an account to be in multiple guilds/clans/super groups.

 

I am actually for this idea.  I don't know how difficult it would be to implement though.

 

Another thing I'd like to see implemented that other MMOs do is make supergroups linked to accounts rather than characters.  I suspect this would be a massive undertaking, however, seeing as I know that SG databases are specifically tied to character names.

[Rudra]

39 minutes ago, Psyonico said:

@Rudra that doesn't seem to be what they're asking for.

 

I believe the OP is looking to be able to have both a private SG for all of their characters and then also be in an SG with other players.

 

CoH wouldn't be the first MMO to allow an account to be in multiple guilds/clans/super groups.

 

I am actually for this idea.  I don't know how difficult it would be to implement though.

 

Another thing I'd like to see implemented that other MMOs do is make supergroups linked to accounts rather than characters.  I suspect this would be a massive undertaking, however, seeing as I know that SG databases are specifically tied to character names.

If the point is to be social, then I'm not understanding how coalitions don't meet the OP request. Isn't that what "The second slot would be for an actual SG, so you can be social." means?

 

(Edit: There is a coalition chat, just like there is a super group chat. And a coalition base gives the players involved a place to go and congregate.)

 

Edited July 24 by Rudra

[biostem]

As a work-around, couldn't you create a base on 1 character, share the entry code *only* with your alts, then have the main SG on that alt?

[Duuk]

6 minutes ago, biostem said:

As a work-around, couldn't you create a base on 1 character, share the entry code *only* with your alts, then have the main SG on that alt?

Not if you want shared storage.

[Psyonico]

1 hour ago, Rudra said:

If the point is to be social, then I'm not understanding how coalitions don't meet the OP request. Isn't that what "The second slot would be for an actual SG, so you can be social." means?

 

(Edit: There is a coalition chat, just like there is a super group chat. And a coalition base gives the players involved a place to go and congregate.)

 

Coalitions are limited to 10(?), meaning it doesn't work large scale.

[Rudra]

10 minutes ago, Psyonico said:

Coalitions are limited to 10(?), meaning it doesn't work large scale.

It doesn't have to per the OP. The OP says:

 

2 hours ago, Duuk said:

The first would be your "private" supergroup, which is where you build your cute little home for all your alts to share storage.

 

The second slot would be for an actual SG, so you can be social.

So for the author's needs, only 1 SG that is the author's needs to be in a coalition. Others that want personal SGs for their alts and still want to be in the coalition can take up the other 9 or so. And a request to expand the coalition limit can be made to alleviate that anyway without the complication of making characters able to be in 2 or more SGs at the same time.

 

1 hour ago, Duuk said:

1 hour ago, biostem said:

As a work-around, couldn't you create a base on 1 character, share the entry code *only* with your alts, then have the main SG on that alt?

Not if you want shared storage.

If this is about shared storage, then make your coalition base caretaker character on a separate account. Then when you want to add to the coalition base storage, you open a trade window with that character, give what you want added, and the caretaker character adds it. Or if you want to withdraw something, the caretaker character gets it, you open a trade window with that character, and get the item(s). And if others want to do the same thing, they can also have caretaker or transfer characters populate the coalition central SG.

 

Personally, I'm against allowing characters into multiple SGs for the sake of moving assets between SGs like that, but it can already be done.

[Oklahoman]

This sort of idea gets kicked around in various forms a lot. It would be nice if a character could belong to multiple supergroups. It would also be nice if base storage had Coalition permissions - and I'd also like an "Everyone" permission level for base storage, while we're at it.

[Rudra]

3 hours ago, Oklahoman said:

It would also be nice if base storage had Coalition permissions

I can get behind this. As I stated, personally, I'm against allowing characters into multiple SGs for the sake of moving assets, but it can already be done. So if a SG wants to make their storage open to all the other SGs in their coalition, let them. It simplifies things.