Change machine in arcade room: petition to make it operational

[Joe Coffee]

So there's a change machine located in the arcade room. Can't interact with it.

I petition to change this so we can get sweet loot from this hopper, too.

While we're at it, can't we empty the hoppers on the soda machines, and get a working snack machine (or at least get it filled), and get $$$ from them as well?

[Penguindeity]

Instead of coming across like a tool, why don't you just ask the developer instead of throwing around a so called petition. for a game that's been out for such a short amount of time I personally think they're doing pretty damn well.

[Karma]

I agree, it seems a little odd that there are some devices in the building that clearly should have a coin hopper, but can't be collected from.

[Pootwaddle]

I gotta point out the obvious, here.

You don't make money from making change. It's bills in, coins out.

And I assumed the snack machines were empty. I only see one bag of chips dangling, and figured the pop machine was the same way. The pizza and burger packages and empty bottles makes me think folks are just bringing in their own snacks.

And at the end of the day, it's all about stocking your arcade so you can freely enjoy the games. In a short time, once you're fully stocked, money is absolutely worthless in game.

[Oliver Pockets]

Originally posted by Pootwaddle:

I gotta point out the obvious, here.

You don't make money from making change. It's bills in, coins out.

And I assumed the snack machines were empty. I only see one bag of chips dangling, and figured the pop machine was the same way. The pizza and burger packages and empty bottles makes me think folks are just bringing in their own snacks.

And at the end of the day, it's all about stocking your arcade so you can freely enjoy the games. In a short time, once you're fully stocked, money is absolutely worthless in game.

This is correct. A change machine's effect on profit isn't direct. All it does is turn one type of money into another type.

As for the snack and soda machines, often these aren't operated by the business at all but by whichever company owns the machine. For example, at my place of business, we have a coke machine. Our business does not stock the coke machine, and we do not get profit from the coke machine. About once a week, a coke rep shows up, refills the machine, takes the money, and leaves.

[Joe Coffee]

Originally posted by Penguindeity:

Instead of coming across like a tool, why don't you just ask the developer instead of throwing around a so called petition. for a game that's been out for such a short amount of time I personally think they're doing pretty damn well.

Challenge accepted!

Well, well, well. Now here's proof of someone who can't be civil. The point isn't I'm not capable of hearing your criticism. You can't even be polite. I'm perfectly aware the game has been out for a short amount of time, but who are you? What, are you triggered by clowns?

"So-called" petition? Yes, it's a petition. Exactly how does this trigger you? That's twice now. Are you THAT sensitive, you're triggered by triggering?

And, by the way, If you look carefully, the Devs do respond on these forums, and they do take suggestions. Whose bollocks are you pinching in dictating how I reach a dev if they're listening anywhere, including HERE?

Plus, you're no forum mod. Where do you get the absolute gall in dictating what I can post and how I do it? I am ABSOLUTELY calling you because, good sir, you are a twit.

Have a nice day. And why so SNEERIOUS?

[Joe Coffee]

Originally posted by Pootwaddle:

I gotta point out the obvious, here.

You don't make money from making change. It's bills in, coins out.

And I assumed the snack machines were empty. I only see one bag of chips dangling, and figured the pop machine was the same way. The pizza and burger packages and empty bottles makes me think folks are just bringing in their own snacks.

And at the end of the day, it's all about stocking your arcade so you can freely enjoy the games. In a short time, once you're fully stocked, money is absolutely worthless in game.

Dear sirs:

According to this, below. It IS possible to pull profit from change machines. It doesn't matter that the below post is from a grocer. The ideal can apply to any change machine business.

https://www.winsightgrocerybusiness.com/industry-partners/squeeze-more-profit-out-your-self-service-coin-redemption-program

Second opinion on a Quora, says:

There is a formula you can use to figure this out...

($ value held by changer) * (times refilled per week) = ($ required to operate)

This assumes that all you are doing is changing paper into coins. If you collect coins from the location as well then you can use those coins to refill the change machine. The more your machine is used, the higher the value of coinage you need to keep on hand.

And there's those that say you don't earn, zilch. I respect your opinion as well as those internet sources that say you don't get profit. To each their own.

...now towards the bottom of my post....

If you guys have read the rest of my thread, you'll see I'd asked for a WORKING vending machine. That is, having it stocked with snacks. Do you guys even...?

And why not have working vending machines, such as the soda and snacks. Can't we pull profit off that? If we want vending in our arcades, why the anti-sentiment against it? Just saying.

If we get profit off the change machine, fine. If not, no big loss.

If we get working vending machines, AND profit from it, great. If not, no big loss.

If we get static (i.e., "decorative, non-functional") machines, I'm also okay with that. If you want to consider the current vending machines as decor, groovy. I hope we can keep them. If not, NO BIG LOSS.

Come on, guys. We don't know what the finished game is. If there is NOTHING that will be included from these suggestions, so be it. My ideas are what they are. Ideas. It's okay if you disagree, but I'm pointing we don't know what the devs will do. That's the POINT. If they listen, good. If they don't, so what?

And, by the way, I never said anything about floor rubbish. I can clearly see what patrons are bringing in and, yes, I do see that it's NOT anything coming out of any vending. But respectfully, how does floor rubbish have to do with asking for vending machines you can loot? I'm not getting what you're alluding to. And who says we don't OWN the vending machines? Because you CAN purchase them in real life. And you can make deals with suppliers and charge whatever you want, so long as you're paying for the bulk rate. Right? Therefore, you can profit from vending, but you can't charge too high, nobody likes expensive crap. That I understand.

Peace.

[TOOGAM]

Regarding the vending machines, there is this other discussion: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1388870/discussions/0/3434577854892848598/
(I'm not currently commenting on the change machine. If there's one thing I learned from Stack Overflow, the website (not the game here in Arcade Paradise), and other Stack Exchange sites like Super-User, is that multi-topic discussions can be difficult to manage, as responses to just one topic can lead to multiple unrelated conversations in the same thread.)