Best way to handle CCG game inventory items
Hey everyone,
I am starting to get into the implementation of the in-game items and store creation. How would i go about using custom data and having the items be stackable to show the current XP and level of the card. I have been searching about this and saw an old post about handling thousands of cards, https://community.playfab.com/questions/23083/what-is-the-best-approach-to-handle-thousands-of-i.html. This seems the same thing I am dealing with and trying to know whats the best implementation. For example If I create a store item that will give me x250 which is 250 more of a certain card, I would want my XP amount to increase by 250 in my inventory should I approach this with custom data and calling a server function if i buy an item to update the data or use stackable quantity to know how much XP I have. Any suggestion would be very appreciated
Best Answer
I think you may keep the cards stackable, and store the required information in custom data.
When the player purchase a bundle in the store, like you said x250 of a certain card, you may simply modify the remaining uses of this item instances. In addition, let the player decide whether he should consume the additional cards to gain XP or Levels. Consumption action will call a Cloud Script function and first it will do a verification, then update remaining uses and custom data.
