On the subject of ATMs

Cocolori

Cocolori
So I have seen a lot of posts in the community with concerns (many very valid particularly custom images and sounds) but the lack of ATM thing seems odd to me. I think it depends on the implementation because in reality now that paying for things electoronically is a thing, it is a really old fashoned model that people would be limited in a modern theme park by not being able to get physical money. I haven't seen any creators cover this in the videos so I am curious - do the guests have limits on the money in the pocket at the moment? It would be neat for their enjoyment to increase or decrease that amount but I'm not sure if that represents "what they are willing to spend" what the point of an ATM is. Why not just have them decide to increase what they are happy to spend? That is what people would do in real life!

I'm just a bit puzzled by the resentment that ATMs are not included because to me they were always pretty ugly and are totally not realistic when people can just access their bank accounts digitally. So am I missing something? Is it nostalgia?

Just putting this here because of all the issues the videos have prompted this feels to me like the least important. I care much more about vista points etc. to be honest
 

MDPCFan

M
Cocolori said:
So I have seen a lot of posts in the community with concerns (many very valid particularly custom images and sounds) but the lack of ATM thing seems odd to me. I think it depends on the implementation because in reality now that paying for things electoronically is a thing, it is a really old fashoned model that people would be limited in a modern theme park by not being able to get physical money. I haven't seen any creators cover this in the videos so I am curious - do the guests have limits on the money in the pocket at the moment? It would be neat for their enjoyment to increase or decrease that amount but I'm not sure if that represents "what they are willing to spend" what the point of an ATM is. Why not just have them decide to increase what they are happy to spend? That is what people would do in real life!

I'm just a bit puzzled by the resentment that ATMs are not included because to me they were always pretty ugly and are totally not realistic when people can just access their bank accounts digitally. So am I missing something? Is it nostalgia?

Just putting this here because of all the issues the videos have prompted this feels to me like the least important. I care much more about vista points etc. to be honest
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I still prefer to use cash in a theme park. I'd much rather lose a few bucks than my debit/credit card or risk breaking/losing my phone.
 

Nemmie

Nemmie
I completely agree Cocolori. As long as guests can spend electronically and not just leave the park when the Planco dollars they're carrying run out, it'll be fine.

I just got back from a Europarc/ Rulantica trip on Friday visiting Crowdpleaser. Here in the U.K. I hardly use cash. I took a couple of hundred Euros with me for emergencies, but I didn't use a single cent. Everywhere we went, in the parks and the city was contact-less payment which was exactly what I wanted.

I'm more than happy for a modern game to reflect this. The only time it'll be a problem is when people want to make historic parks.
 

TrimoParks

TrimoParks
Well yeah, since most parks that I build begin with a historical setting in the 20th century, this will be a factor against realism, but a very negligible point compared to the severe lack of wide-spread rides from the 1960s to 1980s.
 

wyldremix

wyldremix
Personally I think ATMs should be included so players (and the guest peeps) can have options. ATMs are still very much everywhere IRL so why not include them even if not every player wishes to utilize. I am always for more variety and options as opposed to less when it comes to everything. :)
 
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