Co-Ownership/Dog Contracts
Now our only two options as a "trainer" breeder are: Retire or KEEP all the puppies. Not such a bad idea if you only got one or two in a litter. Well, I get 4. Every time. Keep all four or let 2 or 3 be waisted? I'd rather be able to sell but since I can't even ask a buyer NOT to breed before the pup is maxed out, why should I? I don't trust most players with my lines anymore. EVERYONE wants one of Ameretat's new puppies, but I find it hard to trust anyone at this point. It's not fair that I can't sell a good dog without worrying about where it's going.
I suggest setting up a co-owning contract and a dog guideline contract so a good breeder can SELL their dogs without so much worry.
What do these contracts do? I'll explain:
Co-Ownership Contract: Under this contract, the dog is officially owned by 2 (two) players. Yep; both owners can train the dog as if it were in their kennel (the full 1.2-2 points or how ever many per TS click the player gets) and for the dog to breed, BOTH owners need to agree to the breeding. The owner that doesn't have the dog in their actual kennel can choose to accept or deny the breeding to a particular stud. This particular contract would be useful for kennel partners who breed their dogs together and would be working together a lot.
Dog Guidelines: This is an official contract that the buyer agrees to when purchasing a dog. There's several options a breeder can check the buyer to agree to when setting the dog up for sale or auction: Training amount, trailing amount, anti-retirement and breeding limits.
The training amount is the amount of training the dog has to be completed in before s/he can breed. This would stop players from buying dogs and breeding it before it's maxed and would be fair for the breeder.
The trialling amount is how many trials the dog has to ENTER (not win) before being able to breed or be retired. This is so the buyer actually USES the dog instead of breeds it and tosses it away once they have a ton of puppies.
The anti-retirement will give the buyer the option to return the dog to the contract owner before retiring! Hate seeing a dog retired as soon as it's been bought? This can help!
The breeding limit will warn a player when they're about to over breed their dog!
These agreements will NOT stop them, but a message on the page will say they're about to break their contract! They still can do what ever they want with the dog!!
How this will help:
When someone in real life breaks a contract, legal action is taken. A breeder in real life has the chance to take their dog back when a buyer breaks their contract. Now, the catch is, how will you know when the contract is being broken? You WON'T unless you keep track of your puppies! That way dogs aren't being snatched away left and right from an automated message about a contract infraction.
Is this really fair? YES! It is! You are in no way required to buy a dog under any contracts. Just like you aren't required to trial or train your dog before breeding it. You are neither required to put your dog under a contract before selling it!
This is just an option for good breeders who want to have a chance to sell a good dog
Before you say "No support!" back up your opinion on it!
This has worked on another sim and will work excellently here! And CODING doesn't seem to be a problem for our team!
Questions bound to crop up:
What if someone breaks the contract, breeds a bitch before she's maxed and the breeder takes her back?
The breeder gets her and the puppies. The buyer broke the contract, this is the punishment they'll face. No refund on the dog, the stud fee (If one was paid) and they don't get the puppies they wanted.
Why would someone put a trailling limit on their dog? Because some players will buy a dog and retire it once it's been bred. Kinda wasteful in the eyes of some players. Yes, I am one of them.
Can a dog be put under both contracts? Why, yes. It can :3 This will stop ALL unwanted behaviors on a dog. A breeder will know when a buyer was breaking the contract of breeding before maxing/trialling by getting the confirmation request for a breeding. At that point, the breeder can deny the request and take the dog back for contract infringement. It's perfectly fair because the buyer AGREED to follow the terms of the contract when they bought the dog.
Summary of the thread
Players are able to put a dog under a contract that a buyer is agreeing to upon purchase. If the contract is broken by the buyer, the breeder is able to take the dog back.
This will make the game fair to breeders of ALL sorts.
Supporters
Shinobu!
oddball1234