Make keys more important.

[Tzone]

Simply put a cool down on changing locks. This way if someone steals a key its a big deal for the hour or so that you lost a key and cant change your locks for a hour. Or even better changing locks will change the locks a hour after you press the button.

 

[Rorry]

Doesn't really matter, people just exploit through the door. Even after they fix that the key only opens the door, it doesn't allow access to the chest, so killing someone with a key is a hollow prize.

 

[2Op4Scrubs]

Well once the engineering comes out there will be more chest, that will require a key, or to be lockpicked.

 

[Tzone]

Doesn't really matter, people just exploit through the door. Even after they fix that the key only opens the door, it doesn't allow access to the chest, so killing someone with a key is a hollow prize.

The log in way to get in is being fixed this patch.

 

[Rorry]

Well once the engineering comes out there will be more chest, that will require a key, or to be lockpicked.

I suppose a few people may use the kind with a key, but I doubt many will. Anyone that an owner would trust with a key can be made a friend of the house and access the chests that do not require a key.

The log in way to get in is being fixed this patch.

Unfortunately, that is not the only way that people get in. (Not even the easiest or fastest.) Hopefully SV read the bug reports and fix them all.

 

[ArcaneConsular]

Not really a fan of making the game less realistic just to add arbitrary time constraints. Not everyone has the time to play all day and can guard their house for an hour

 

[Tashka]

And you'll be looting even less keys than you do now. Not many people share keys with anyone as it is, all while your chest is safe anyway EVEN if a key goes into the wrong hands. I'm afraid the whole steal-a-key-loot-the-house idea isn't really gonna fly. Either no one ever will have a key with them, or, if it becomes mandatory even for the owner (like, keys can only be made by an NPC vendor in town), no one will ever bother owning a house.

 

[Deleted member 44]

I don't like this idea.