Suggestions Box (Nov 2014)

Every month I list five things I'd like to see added, altered or abolished from the game. Because even though my long time of playing Restaurant Story clearly shows I love it, that doesn't mean it's perfect. Some of the ideas I'll air will be significant game changers while others will be low-key and irrelevant in the eyes of many of you readers.

In no particular order, here are this month's entries...

 #71: Add snowy floor tiles for coins

I've discussed this before, but with Christmas (and more generally, Winter) on the horizon, now is a good time to reiterate my desire for snowy floor tiles.

Now we do actually have one at present, namely the Winter Floor. But it costs 1 gem each so isn't in my price range. I'm thinking more about a snowy tile for COINS! As it stands my outdoor section is going to be looking both sparse and strange this Winter, with the Waves or Clouds flooring offering some makeshift snow.

Even if TeamLava were just to chuck in the Snowy Tile straight out of Bakery Story, I'd be delighted. And I'd even pay up the 17,000 coins per square that it costs over there, even if it makes me bankrupt. Some snowy flooring is right at the top of my Christmas wishlist!

 #72: Provide sales on non-box content

In each of the last two updates, there has been a sale on one of the boxes.

Notification for sale on Autumn Gift Box

Two weeks ago it was the Autumn Gift Box which was on offer at 25% off, with the Horn of Plenty enjoying the same deal this week. I'd love to see these sales replicated with other high priced gem content. It could remain focused on items which are relevant to the current time of year. So as an example, consider the Spring Wedding. It's a floor decoration normally costing 41 gems, but in March there could be a limited time 25% off sale, meaning it costs only 31 gems.

I'm in no doubt that this kind of offer would pull the players in, particularly if specific to the season.

 #73: Allow wall decorations to be moved

This suggestion is from Fat Bear, and is one I endorse fully!

Right now when you want to move a placed wall decoration the process is rather laborious, with the item having to be stored and then placed again in another position. This can be a real pain when you are trying to redecorate and find an optimum place for everything.

 Previous Suggestion Box posts

 18/10/14 October 2014
 20/09/14 September 2014
 23/08/14 August 2014
 26/07/14 July 2014
 14/06/14 June 2014

The solution could hardly be simpler. Allow wall decorations to be dragged around the walls, much like they can be when first being placed. It's not an issue for floor decorations and so on, so I don't get why it should pose a problem for wall items.

 #74: Allow part gifts to be sold for coins

Does anybody else get irritated by useless part gifts hanging around in the 'My Gifts' section? Bunny Ears and Painted Eggs don't exactly come in handy too often!

Some examples of 'useless' parts in 'My Gifts' section

Of course technically speaking they're not doing any harm there. You can hold over 30,000 of each part (of course that's only relevant for food gifts!) and as far as I know there is no limit on the number of different parts you can house. But it's all rather untidy.

So TeamLava should introduce a system which allows you to sell unwanted and unnecessary gifts for coins. I'm not talking about big returns here, but some sort of gain for parting with these troublesome parts would be much appreciated.

 #75: Add another digit to LTO timer

It's another aesthetic based quibble. Of late the timer included in the notification for limited time offers has looked rather messy.

Action Ice Cream Maker limited time offer

Since there are over 100 hours on the clock to begin with, but only two spaces for the number of hours in the countdown, the first two digits are both being squeezed into the same space. We should get an extra space added in there to make it nice and neat! Or even better, add another unit for days remaining as this is easier to interpret for the players.

This has absolutely no bearing on my gameplay and is nitpicking of the highest order, but I'm highly skilled in the field of nitpicking, so there you have it!