Add the ability for businesses to turn their blip on/off on the map
So, currently in the city, all businesses are consistently highlighted on the Map/GPS. This feature is beneficial because it provides easy navigation to the desired business location. However, over time, familiarity with the city leads to a diminished reliance on Echo's map for knowing location of businesses.
What if we introduced the option to toggle the visibility of the business marker? In-character, we can term this action as 'turning the light on or off.' This would allow businesses to selectively activate their blip/light when open, providing people with an immediate indication of accessible places. Some establishments, such as record companies or photo studios, might choose to keep their markers always on.
Implementing this feature would help people quickly identify open establishments, especially when no advertisements are present. Realistically, I can't identify any downsides to this optional feature.
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smurfyefex
Jan 19, 2024
I have been throwing around an idea like this in my head as well. I feel like Twitter gets bogged down by people asking "is x open?", which I don't think that necessarily facilitates much rp and would love some alternative. I agree with other commentors though, maybe blip changes isn't the move because it'll discourage organic rp from happening in those areas. Perhaps something closer to a google web results for business hours would be good? That way you still need to go out of your way to open the app on your phone and check if the business you're interested in has indicated that they are open. Thoughts?
bountyrogger
Jan 20, 2024
Thats the whole point of Yellow Pages... People seriously need to just learn to look there. If they are open there will be an Ad up..
Anonymous User
Jan 19, 2024
I would say no because this doesn't facilitate much rp in comparison to having the blips there. Having the blips present encourages people to visit businesses and check if they're open. They also help some people orientate themselves on the map by saying "meet me by x business" if they don't know the roads or areas well. The businesses blips work like landmarks here.
bountyrogger
Jan 19, 2024
tbh I see no reason to add this. Businesses actively post on both Yellow pages and Twitter when they are open. This just seems like an unnecessary addition to be added with the chance of it to break if a bug in the code happens. If there isnt an Ad up just assume they are closed in my opinion