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Alexia Perdhaer RJ: Alexia Perdhaer Post Rating: 0 + / - Total Posts: 100 Karma: 30 Joined: Apr 6, 2012 |
Posted on Apr 20, 2012 The proposed influence bonus is a massive, massive advantage.Influence quickly becomes the primary bottleneck in the game. Double influence gain + 100 influence a day bonus means a level 10 person is growing 300 sq m / day faster. That is 25 hours for factories - more than 1 full factory of production difference. Say we both want to grow 4 primary factories. The non VIP would have only 74% of the production, to match growth. That is a very very large vig. With each level the gap would widen. The paid players would exponentially dwarf the non paid players. |
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Scott (Admin) RJ: Ratan Joyce CO: Ratan Joyce Post Rating: 0 + / - Total Posts: 1175 Karma: 5083 Joined: Jan 13, 2012 |
Posted on Apr 21, 2012 Q: Still in the middle the period where you get instant upgrades, but it suddenly says it takes time/influence to upgrade... without my Networth having changed? Why?A: The tooltips state: free until player level 5 or up to 2500 m^2 (whichever is earlier). Some people miss the level 5 part, others miss the 2500 m^2 part. Q: Could you please confirm that the premium features are confort/cosmetic ones and will not give any direct advantage in game. A: Not sure about the any, but certainly not big enough to make the game into a "different game". Besides, the buy-to-win model doesn't work with a rational audience that I'm trying to target with this game. Q: "Certain actions may become unavailable based on your stock ownership" A: So far the stock system is in its infancy, so all that matters is the 50.01% mark. When voting is implemented in the future 33.34% may become important too (ability to veto major decisions requiring 2/3 votes). |
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Emile Lasto RJ: Emile Lasto Post Rating: 0 + / - Total Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Joined: Apr 21, 2012 |
Posted on Apr 21, 2012 Ok, but double influence gain +100 influence a day does make it a different game. Say I want to upgrade a 2000sq foot factory. 100 influence is worth 2-4 million dollars to me, depending on what it produces. That is the value of the production I would lose to shut it down for 3 hours & 20 minutes. It could be worth even much more if it is low in a chain of manufacturing. I don't know how biggest factory correlates with networth but from my experience the proposed influence bonus is roughly equivalent to saying paid players will receive a cash bonus of 10% of their net worth EVERY DAY. |
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Revanchism Mc. K RJ: Revanchism Post Rating: 11 + / - Total Posts: 11 Karma: -500 Joined: Apr 10, 2012 |
Posted on Apr 21, 2012 A question about quests and their fame bonuses: Under completed quests, I should have ~20k fame. Oddly though, even with the 5k bonus from the World News thing the companies fame is only 9k. I thought at first that maybe some of the quests were separated between company and player fame, but even added together it is under the quest completed fame.Is this a bug? Or is there a calculation that changes how much fame the quest truly gives? Edit: Math |
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Scott (Admin) RJ: Ratan Joyce CO: Ratan Joyce Post Rating: 0 + / - Total Posts: 1175 Karma: 5083 Joined: Jan 13, 2012 |
Posted on Apr 21, 2012 I don't know how biggest factory correlates with networth but from my experience the proposed influence bonus is roughly equivalent to saying paid players will receive a cash bonus of 10% of their net worth EVERY DAY. Point taken, any suggestions? However I doubt if it'll undermine actual gameplay value when more soft caps are added. (Similar to the salary, maintenance, and tax we have now) Fame: Is this a bug? Or is there a calculation that changes how much fame the quest truly gives? It's my oversight of implementing the networth and fame differently - on fame level up any available fame exp is deducted. It will be changed in the future. |
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Nwabudike Morgan RJ: CEO Nwabudike Morgan CO: CEO Nwabudike Morgan Post Rating: 0 + / - Total Posts: 108 Karma: 344 Joined: Apr 4, 2012 |
Posted on Apr 21, 2012 Q: Why not answer my questions that precede these others?Q: Why do we gain fame and influence for being the CEO of a public company with a separate chair, but not for being both chair and CEO? Q2: Why do we (situationally) gain influence for running public companies, but not for running private companies? |
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Alexia Perdhaer RJ: Alexia Perdhaer Post Rating: 5 + / - Total Posts: 100 Karma: 30 Joined: Apr 6, 2012 |
Posted on Apr 21, 2012 For me (and anyone I've discussed it with) games where paying gives you an edge in the game is a strong demotivator both to paying for or even continuing to play the game.The things paying adds should be from the following classes: 1) meta-status (I think this is the best. As simple as displaying the company/player name larger and/or "fancier". Meta-status is a strong motivator to pay. 2) adds convenience (but not utility). Example of the difference: production queues are utility, if you add them everyone should get them. But it would be fine to then work on a more convenient, polished interface to them which only paying players get. 3) voting on new features (from among options YOU choose). The number of votes a player has should be displayed somewhere (see metastatus) 4) fun in-game items which are decorative, and which you can display in some way (see 1.) but don't change your "power" in the game 5) a separate sub-game, if you can do it in a way where success in the sub-game has minimal impact on game play in the regular game: example, a members only club where you can play poker with in-game money. This does impact outer game play in that you can win money you then put into your company, but it does so without de-valuing the "work" of playing. The key about paying making doing well in the game easier is that it is extremely de-motivating, whether one wishes to pay or not. |
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Scott (Admin) RJ: Ratan Joyce CO: Ratan Joyce Post Rating: 0 + / - Total Posts: 1175 Karma: 5083 Joined: Jan 13, 2012 |
Posted on Apr 21, 2012 Thanks Alexia, 1-3 are good points and very doable, I'm glad to have you guys here so I can get all those opinions before actually releasing anything at the end of next month. Now, back to NM's questions: Q: Why do we gain fame and influence for being the CEO of a public company with a separate chair, but not for being both chair and CEO? A: You do, but you don't gain double - and the CEO advantage is going away soon with the new job system. Q2: Why do we (situationally) gain influence for running public companies, but not for running private companies? A: As answered above. |
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Christopher Fowler RJ: Brasswick Post Rating: 0 + / - Total Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Joined: Apr 20, 2012 |
Posted on Apr 21, 2012 Is it mandatory to go public when you hit level six?
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Revanchism Mc. K RJ: Revanchism Post Rating: 12 + / - Total Posts: 11 Karma: -500 Joined: Apr 10, 2012 |
Posted on Apr 22, 2012 No it isn't, Chris.The only reason to go public is if you want a quick injection of cash. But. You can no longer take money out of your companies to your personal account. |
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Bob Malone RJ: Bob Malone CO: Malone Post Rating: 0 + / - Total Posts: 341 Karma: 191 Joined: Apr 17, 2012 |
Posted on Apr 22, 2012 I strongly agree with Alexia Perdhaer. |
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Alexia Perdhaer RJ: Alexia Perdhaer Post Rating: 0 + / - Total Posts: 100 Karma: 30 Joined: Apr 6, 2012 |
Posted on Apr 23, 2012 Now that rushing costs (a lot) of money AND influence, my comments about influence no longer hold true.
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Steven Lampley RJ: Taco Post Rating: 0 + / - Total Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Joined: Apr 6, 2012 |
Posted on Apr 23, 2012 Do customers that go into stores look at each individual item to determine to buy it, or do they look at the average of the items.Like if I have Rubik's Cubes at Q15 of %90 and Q23 for $110 do customers see that or do they see a Q19 cube for $100, or some other weighted average? |
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Scott (Admin) RJ: Ratan Joyce CO: Ratan Joyce Post Rating: 0 + / - Total Posts: 1175 Karma: 5083 Joined: Jan 13, 2012 |
Posted on Apr 23, 2012 A: They look at each one, and that's why it's a pain to optimize the code for efficiency.
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Charlie Wood RJ: Chaz GELF CO: Chaz Post Rating: 0 + / - Total Posts: 2 Karma: 11 Joined: Mar 30, 2012 |
Posted on Apr 25, 2012 This is a bit more of a roleplay type thing, but is it/will it be possible to adjust your character's age? As far as I can tell ages are randomly determined upon character creation, but say I'm listed as 21 years old, but want my character to be represented as an 18-year old upstart or a 55 year old Gordon Gekko type. I'd like to be able to do that, even if it's just a little thing that has no major impact on gameplay.
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