"Urgent" shall i say?

War_Peace · 08-26-2005, 08:52 PM

Riyadh is providing 1 barrel of oil every 5 minutes.
1 barrel of oil worths 0.06 Geos.
Hmm... Let's do the math shall we? (Yes indeed!)
It will take 10 hours!!!!!!!!!!(do not count there is 10) to get 7.2 Geos!!!
10 Hours : 7.2 Geos
4 Jewels : 9 Geos
COME ON!!! Arghhh!!!...

In general, all those so called "resorces" do not worth nothin' ok!?

And there is this thing: We have high populated cities and get to the "Top players list" but it would mean so much if we could make Geos from it

Thanks for reading... (Whatever...)

Roger Andrew · 08-26-2005, 10:19 PM

So where did Stanley get all his Euros from?

Mickey · 08-26-2005, 10:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by War_Peace

Riyadh is providing 1 barrel of oil every 5 minutes.
1 barrel of oil worths 0.06 Geos.
Hmm... Let's do the math shall we? (Yes indeed!)
It will take 10 hours!!!!!!!!!!(do not count there is 10) to get 7.2 Geos!!!
10 Hours : 7.2 Geos
4 Jewels : 9 Geos
COME ON!!! Arghhh!!!...

I'm likely going to raise the rates for Riyadh and Atlanta on their "tax income". Probably later today.

Mickey · 08-26-2005, 11:07 PM

Rates raised to 5% for each city. That should make a pretty substantial difference.

War_Peace · 08-26-2005, 11:55 PM

5%, 10% does not matter that much. There are 2 special cities but i mean there are a lot of cotton fields and oil wells. If you do not increase the exchange rates as u did on the jewel, only way to earn reasonable amounts of geos will be again jewel.

Since u increased the taxes 5 times u may do the same thing on rates.

At the current exchange rate, 1 barrel of oil will earn you 0.3 Geos

At the current exchange rate, 1 pound of cotton will earn you 0.5 Geos

Just look how nice they seem

By the way, why is oil 0.06 and cotton 0.1 ??

Mickey · 08-27-2005, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by War_Peace

By the way, why is oil 0.06 and cotton 0.1 ??

Because there is more oil than cotton is coming in right now. (about 20 barrels of oil per minute vs. about 9 lbs of cotton per minute)

War_Peace · 08-27-2005, 12:11 AM

So, there is not going to be an exchange rate increase is there?

Mickey · 08-27-2005, 12:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by War_Peace

So, there is not going to be an exchange rate increase is there?

I'm undecided at this point.

rasqual · 08-27-2005, 03:06 AM

I think exchange rate changes are fine, but they probably should sneak up on whatever is deemed a sane value, rather than risk overshooting it and creating uncontrolled-for oscillations in the system. Perturbations should not be cataclysmic. Such changes need to be damped.

Mick Heaven · 08-27-2005, 03:19 AM

Yeh, having a city should mean something besides kudos. How about some rate per city, depending on it's population, and I guess when you give specialties they get a higher rate (eg: high tech, financial) than lower cities (eg: agricultural, historical)

War_Peace · 08-27-2005, 12:04 PM

I did a brief observation on those wells and fields. Most of them belong to the same guys, so called "big guys"
If you make a quota for every player, then it will be like meaningless i guess. I mean, every body has 5 wells is same with removing all the wells from the game.
So, what i mean is that the system should stay untouched. I am a jewel hunter myself and if you want to have those wells you have to hunt them as well.
I may only have a suggestion for those big fellas: Buy nuclear shields, please!

Carry on...

Lukepuuk · 08-27-2005, 06:59 PM

hmmm i don't totally agree for giving Geo's for the Big Cities.
The problem is that the big rich guys who can obtain those cities will just be getting richer and soon there will be no way for newbies to get into the game.
A top 3 or top 5 for the players which will always be on every users main screen should be enough credit I think.
Or try to give something as medals or anything for top players who can stay in top for a month or so. Something they can keep.
But rewarding them with Geo's causes a monopoly.

Mick Heaven · 08-28-2005, 03:30 AM

Maybe I'd agree with the previous post except looking around at the cities, it doesn't appear that anyone holds onto theirs for too long

, especially the larger cities which will get you to the top of table (and more Geo's if it's initiated??).
If the having geo's per city is run then maybe oil/cotton and esp. jewels should have a higher rate so the newbies don't feel they got no hope against those established already.
As an aside a random amount for the jewels would be great too, so sometimes you could strike it lucky, instead of getting one jewel per hunt.

rasqual · 08-28-2005, 05:11 AM

Big cities are expensive to sustain. Everything about them is more expensive. Owning cities could pay higher taxes -- true. But these taxes go for needed infrastructure and services. In rhe real world, only corrupt officials get rich off being "boss" in the cities. I don't think Mickey should ensconce Chicago politics in his game.

Mickey · 08-28-2005, 05:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mick Heaven

As an aside a random amount for the jewels would be great too, so sometimes you could strike it lucky, instead of getting one jewel per hunt.

Ahh, good idea. Maybe I'll cut the exchange rate down a bit, but then allow people to get 1-4 each time or something like that.

08-26-2005, 08:52 PM	#1
War_Peace Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 632	"Urgent" shall i say? Riyadh is providing 1 barrel of oil every 5 minutes. 1 barrel of oil worths 0.06 Geos. Hmm... Let's do the math shall we? (Yes indeed!) It will take 10 hours!!!!!!!!!!(do not count there is 10) to get 7.2 Geos!!! 10 Hours : 7.2 Geos 4 Jewels : 9 Geos COME ON!!! Arghhh!!!... In general, all those so called "resorces" do not worth nothin' ok!? And there is this thing: We have high populated cities and get to the "Top players list" but it would mean so much if we could make Geos from it Thanks for reading... (Whatever...)

08-26-2005, 10:19 PM	#2
Roger Andrew Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Brampton, Ontario, Canada Posts: 74	25000 Troops! So where did Stanley get all his Euros from?

08-26-2005, 11:55 PM	#5
War_Peace Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 632	Exchange rates are the subject here 5%, 10% does not matter that much. There are 2 special cities but i mean there are a lot of cotton fields and oil wells. If you do not increase the exchange rates as u did on the jewel, only way to earn reasonable amounts of geos will be again jewel. Since u increased the taxes 5 times u may do the same thing on rates. At the current exchange rate, 1 barrel of oil will earn you 0.3 Geos At the current exchange rate, 1 pound of cotton will earn you 0.5 Geos Just look how nice they seem By the way, why is oil 0.06 and cotton 0.1 ??

08-27-2005, 12:11 AM	#7
War_Peace Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 632	U ignored the first part ha? So, there is not going to be an exchange rate increase is there?

08-27-2005, 03:19 AM	#10
Mick Heaven Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: 38"56'55.66 N; 92"19'30.45 W Posts: 39	I agree on the cities meaning something Yeh, having a city should mean something besides kudos. How about some rate per city, depending on it's population, and I guess when you give specialties they get a higher rate (eg: high tech, financial) than lower cities (eg: agricultural, historical) __________________ Do unto others as you would want them to do to you. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. How in the hell did this get to google search??? To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

08-26-2005, 11:07 PM	#4
Mickey Administrator Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,328	Rates raised to 5% for each city. That should make a pretty substantial difference.

08-27-2005, 03:06 AM	#9
rasqual Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 459	I think exchange rate changes are fine, but they probably should sneak up on whatever is deemed a sane value, rather than risk overshooting it and creating uncontrolled-for oscillations in the system. Perturbations should not be cataclysmic. Such changes need to be damped.

08-27-2005, 12:04 PM	#11
War_Peace Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 632	It's a beautiful world! I did a brief observation on those wells and fields. Most of them belong to the same guys, so called "big guys" If you make a quota for every player, then it will be like meaningless i guess. I mean, every body has 5 wells is same with removing all the wells from the game. So, what i mean is that the system should stay untouched. I am a jewel hunter myself and if you want to have those wells you have to hunt them as well. I may only have a suggestion for those big fellas: Buy nuclear shields, please! Carry on...

08-27-2005, 06:59 PM	#12
Lukepuuk Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 847	hmmm i don't totally agree for giving Geo's for the Big Cities. The problem is that the big rich guys who can obtain those cities will just be getting richer and soon there will be no way for newbies to get into the game. A top 3 or top 5 for the players which will always be on every users main screen should be enough credit I think. Or try to give something as medals or anything for top players who can stay in top for a month or so. Something they can keep. But rewarding them with Geo's causes a monopoly.

08-28-2005, 03:30 AM	#13
Mick Heaven Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: 38"56'55.66 N; 92"19'30.45 W Posts: 39	Maybe I'd agree with the previous post except looking around at the cities, it doesn't appear that anyone holds onto theirs for too long, especially the larger cities which will get you to the top of table (and more Geo's if it's initiated??). If the having geo's per city is run then maybe oil/cotton and esp. jewels should have a higher rate so the newbies don't feel they got no hope against those established already. As an aside a random amount for the jewels would be great too, so sometimes you could strike it lucky, instead of getting one jewel per hunt. __________________ Do unto others as you would want them to do to you. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. How in the hell did this get to google search??? To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

08-28-2005, 05:11 AM	#14
rasqual Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 459	Big cities are expensive to sustain. Everything about them is more expensive. Owning cities could pay higher taxes -- true. But these taxes go for needed infrastructure and services. In rhe real world, only corrupt officials get rich off being "boss" in the cities. I don't think Mickey should ensconce Chicago politics in his game.

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