Mail.lic - Checking in on Ryjex

[nocturnix]

Hey Scriptmaster-2000 ryjex....

Are you still working on mail.lic?

Would love to automate mailing something.

;mail <item> to <player>

Your brilliance handles the rest. Can't nobody f-ck with stamps and shit.

Also - in case you are in a city that has no mailbox, flag for using <transportitem> to FWI to mail from there.

Just some thoughts!

[Tgo01]

I almost completely forgot they actually implemented the mail system because I don't think I've seen anyone mention it ever since they announced it.

Does no one use this service or what?

[nocturnix]

I almost completely forgot they actually implemented the mail system because I don't think I've seen anyone mention it ever since they announced it.

Does no one use this service or what?

GS Communication is horrible about game changes. I want to improve it so badly, even player attempts like towncrier seem to have missed this. From this page it seems to have gone live Oct. 2nd 2021.
https://gswiki.play.net/Mail_system

Rather tedious to use though, which is why I was hoping for a sexy script that makes it one command. I think if that was done, and was promoted via TC/etc. People would start using it alot. It is actually very useful.

[nocturnix]

I added a PSA to TC news submission on this.

[Orthin]

I almost completely forgot they actually implemented the mail system because I don't think I've seen anyone mention it ever since they announced it.

Does no one use this service or what?

I have used it before a couple times. It is great for receiving items via COD but one time I sent an item I sold for like 8m and in order to get 8m for the item I had to (and buyer okayed it) COD for like 8.2m or something like that.

I would use it all the time if they removed the shipping fees. The stamps are annoying but I will deal with those, but the additional shipping fees kill it for me as a sender. As a receiver, if I am paying the price of what I bid on it, its very convenient.

I would also imagine people that play super odd hours (insider threats?) it has to be helpful

[dzulthu]

I use it all of the time to ship stuff. It can end up pretty costly between note exchange fees and the 2% cash on delivery fee, but the convenience of not having to coordinate log in times is helpful.

Order of operations goes:

-go to the post office
-buy stamp (works out to like 1k per package or something if you want to send instantly, or 100 per package if you don't mind delivery in an hour)
-buy package (500 for envelope that can hold less than 2lbs, 1k for a package that can hold up to 9 items)
-put item in package/envelope
-close package/envelope
-put stamp on package/envelope
-mail package/envelope to person [cod amount] (you pay by shipping weight; again, sending fast costs more by weight)

[nocturnix]

I have used it before a couple times. It is great for receiving items via COD but one time I sent an item I sold for like 8m and in order to get 8m for the item I had to (and buyer okayed it) COD for like 8.2m or something like that.

I would use it all the time if they removed the shipping fees. The stamps are annoying but I will deal with those, but the additional shipping fees kill it for me as a sender. As a receiver, if I am paying the price of what I bid on it, its very convenient.

I would also imagine people that play super odd hours (insider threats?) it has to be helpful

Yes the tax fees for COD are a bit steep, i'm surprised there is not like a 100 or even 500k max. I will request this, as I think it would be more useful for merchants if there was an upper limit.

[Methais]

GS Communication is horrible about game changes. I want to improve it so badly, even player attempts like towncrier seem to have missed this. From this page it seems to have gone live Oct. 2nd 2021.
https://gswiki.play.net/Mail_system

Rather tedious to use though, which is why I was hoping for a sexy script that makes it one command. I think if that was done, and was promoted via TC/etc. People would start using it alot. It is actually very useful.

Leave it to Simu to take a game full of magic and all sorts of other fantasy shit, and then add a fucking post office that works like the real post office where you have to wait in line and buy stamps and most of the tedious shit that going to the actual post office entails, and is one of the places pretty much everybody hates going to and dealing with, almost as much as people hate going to the DMV, and then be like "zomg u can do stamp collecting too, we're so awesome and creative!!!!!!!!!!" and with overpriced shipping costs on top of it, if I'm remembering correctly.

It's probably the result of some sort of mental disorder.

[Gelston]

They should open a DHL, UPS, and FedEx to compete.

[Rinualdo]

GS Communication is horrible about game changes. I want to improve it so badly, even player attempts like towncrier seem to have missed this. From this page it seems to have gone live Oct. 2nd 2021.
https://gswiki.play.net/Mail_system

Rather tedious to use though, which is why I was hoping for a sexy script that makes it one command. I think if that was done, and was promoted via TC/etc. People would start using it alot. It is actually very useful.

You mean like these?
https://twitter.com/GemStoneIVNews/status/1442866944051404803
https://twitter.com/GemStoneIVNews/status/1444663778633789447
https://twitter.com/GemStoneIVNews/status/1469713724151898123

http://forums.play.net/forums/GemStone%20IV/GemStone%20IV%20Announcements/Important%20Announcements/view/3942
http://forums.play.net/forums/GemStone%20IV/Cities,%20Towns,%20and%20Outposts/Ta%27Illistim/view/3312
http://forums.play.net/forums/GemStone%20IV/Cities,%20Towns,%20and%20Outposts/Ta%27Vaalor/view/4041
http://forums.play.net/forums/GemStone%20IV/Cities,%20Towns,%20and%20Outposts/Cysaegir/view/235
https://forums.play.net/forums/GemStone%20IV/World%20Events:%20Festivals,%20Sagas,%20and%20Stor ylines/Open%20Sea%20Adventures/view/180
https://forums.play.net/forums/GemStone%20IV/Cities,%20Towns,%20and%20Outposts/River%27s%20Rest/view/5225

And the corresponding discord announcements in the announcement channel.
I believe it also showed up on the front GS4 page.

[Gelston]

You mean like these?
https://twitter.com/GemStoneIVNews/status/1442866944051404803
https://twitter.com/GemStoneIVNews/status/1444663778633789447
https://twitter.com/GemStoneIVNews/status/1469713724151898123

http://forums.play.net/forums/GemStone%20IV/GemStone%20IV%20Announcements/Important%20Announcements/view/3942
http://forums.play.net/forums/GemStone%20IV/Cities,%20Towns,%20and%20Outposts/Ta%27Illistim/view/3312
http://forums.play.net/forums/GemStone%20IV/Cities,%20Towns,%20and%20Outposts/Ta%27Vaalor/view/4041
http://forums.play.net/forums/GemStone%20IV/Cities,%20Towns,%20and%20Outposts/Cysaegir/view/235
https://forums.play.net/forums/GemStone%20IV/World%20Events:%20Festivals,%20Sagas,%20and%20Stor ylines/Open%20Sea%20Adventures/view/180
https://forums.play.net/forums/GemStone%20IV/Cities,%20Towns,%20and%20Outposts/River%27s%20Rest/view/5225

And the corresponding discord announcements in the announcement channel.
I believe it also showed up on the front GS4 page.

Guess what, the GS forums are being removed soon.