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Posted by: MarkCox Aug 27 2009, 12:38 PM

If the system is going to change to 1 credit = 5
would it be a good idea to allow credits to be used for other things beyond normal adventures/publications?

Extended length adventures could have a better /greater quantity of credits?
Removing the minimum cash requirment on adventures?


Given the gift voucher nature of the credits
making them transferable?
spendable on all products [primal forge would have to redeem/ claim the money from Labby] ?

MCC

Posted by: Ryan Aug 27 2009, 01:04 PM

I think that it is pretty important to have a minimum cash payment to keep cash flowing through the system and think it is probably damaging to see that go but must say i have always thought credits should be transferrable. just on the basis sometimes its good if someone I play with can't afford to get down i.e just before pay day, I can bung them some credits and we can both enjoy a day doing something. If you think about it if you mix that with minimum payments of £10 it is cash the caves would never have got if i couldn't give my friend some credits...

Posted by: Jan Aug 27 2009, 03:42 PM

If credits become transferable you add a series of taxation issues. Why not just take cash in payment and pay people that way?

Posted by: isbiraven Aug 31 2009, 09:18 AM

tbh i have never seen why i cant use my credits to pay for some one else to play, they are my credits after all, i erned them surely i can use them on who or what i want (as long as laby accept credits in payment for what i want )

T.
my 2grulls

Posted by: Andrea Sep 1 2009, 10:48 AM

Credits are transferable between "Established Couples" (I am not clear on how long you need to have been together for this to apply (no one I can think of off the top of my head have been together under 5 years). Most of the long term couples including Gordon and I use this scheme.

I think one of the reasons may be that this is not a rule for everyone is that it become hard to police... as in week 1 Tony allows Sully to use 3 credits because Sully is low on credits. Week 2 Sully says the same deal applies, so a.n.other at the desk takes Tony's credits, only to find on week 3 that Tony didn't give permission to Sully for week 2. Which becomes a "Sully shouldn't have said, the desk shouldn't have done, and who is going to pay the £15 owed to Labyrinthe?" situation.

Maybe thats a little extreem, most people would be honest - and I am not saying Tony or Sully wouldn't be, they are just and example - but it has the potential for serious issues. You could have a list of people who you authorise to use your credits, however, if all of those people decide to use you credits on Saturday, you come and play on Sunday and find all of your credits have disappeared again problems will arise.

It's worth some thought. If anyone can think of a good way to make sure it's not abused between players, then maybe it's something the CMT can look at? Bear in mind though somewhere along the lines someone has to deal with the Admin, and Jo is part-time (just trying to be sensible and in no way am I speaking for her), so it needs to be pretty self running.

Just a few random thoughts.

A

Posted by: ChrisAndrews Sep 1 2009, 10:54 AM

Yeah Carlo keeps asking me out, I know he's just after my credits though...

On transferring credits - if it were to happen between non-couples then I would assume that the owner of the couples would need to be present or ring up to use them?


Chris

Posted by: RichFromant Sep 1 2009, 11:02 AM

Worryingly few months back i got paper credits for dungeon writing issued to "Rich and Dan"

Posted by: ethuil Sep 1 2009, 11:09 AM

The problem is it totally depends upon who's on the desk as to whether or not you qualify as an "Established Couple". Some people have let me lend credits to Tony and some haven't *shrug*

Posted by: Fionamullin Sep 1 2009, 11:40 AM

You can have credits transfered into other peoples names at point of issue.

Posted by: Bruno Sep 1 2009, 11:46 AM

Do couples HAVE owners? Gosh, the youth of today and their new-fangled ways.

Posted by: ChrisAndrews Sep 1 2009, 11:50 AM

Couples, credits. They're all the same really...



Chris

Posted by: LucyH Sep 1 2009, 12:18 PM

If you believe Mr Wiffen, 15 years of (non) married bliss is still not long enough to let me get my hands on his credit stash....

Posted by: BBB Sep 1 2009, 02:11 PM

The Wisdom of the Wiffen knows no bounds

BBB

Posted by: Nige Sep 1 2009, 02:15 PM

Grasshopper, you too have found The Way of the Wiffen


Nige

Posted by: darkwolf1060 Sep 2 2009, 06:55 PM

Young Players started getting credits in August didnt they?

Posted by: Salamander Sep 2 2009, 07:00 PM

Unintentionally Im afraid Stuart...

I checked and they came about as a website bug... :'(

Posted by: darkwolf1060 Sep 2 2009, 07:03 PM

Do we still carry on getting them? I mean adults get monster points and credits for monstering (I think), it's only fair that one get 1 credit for 1 section of monstering.

Posted by: TonyMilevcic Sep 3 2009, 04:08 PM

Something to look forward to when you're a grown up, Stuart

Posted by: isbiraven Sep 4 2009, 10:29 PM

why not just say that the owner of the credits has to be at the desk at point of use or have prearranged the spending of said credits each time the owners credits are to be used....

then i could lend sully 2 credits when he is short on credits but the next day he wouldnt be able to use my credits as i was not there to say yes and or havent said yes to him using them for that dungeon.... as for "policeing" it that would fall to the owner of the credit stash to keep a close eye on to do.... and for the desk to only allow when owner of credits is there (as above)

i cant see an issue... i could (and probably am) be wrong.

T.

Posted by: Jan Sep 4 2009, 10:51 PM

(the) Gordon Brown says No








<grin>

Posted by: Savagery Oct 29 2009, 10:51 PM

Wording it correctly would remove the tax issue. 'Credits may be used by the owner to pay for another club member's dungeons/publications' or somesuch. Pretty much like buying someone a birthday present. All the CMT would need to do is make a list of these transactions and keep them on file. NP.

C

Posted by: Pants Nov 1 2009, 12:10 PM

Wow Conan Gigilo and tax expert...

Posted by: Savagery Nov 4 2009, 01:07 AM

I won't tell anyone if you don't

When you next playing by the way? I must set an IC Traveling Salesman Problem for you to knuckle your forehead over sometime.

C