[MoF] "Build Your Own Stuff!" Future Debate
Day 4,410, 13:23
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by Ministerie van Economische Zak
Greetings, citizens of Netherlands,
for several months, we are running a program focused on helping our producers (and our ultimate taxpayers), to help building them new (or even their first) companies to become more self sufficient with their products, or to help fill up the Dutch market with their own goods. However as with all other programs, it is time to reflect and think about the future of the program, and possible innovations.
Given the fact, a lot of our citizens has reached their limits in receiving the Build Your Own Stuff! subsidy during Black Friday, and in order to make the program more attractive for new producers, we are looking for a way to expand and modify the program for the next year. There are many methods, which can be applied to push the program in numerous ways and direction. Below, we present 7 possible options, which were brought up in the government chat. We would like to ask you on your opinion and feedback on these options, so we know, which ones would you prefer.
Possible methods of change:
1. Increase the size of subsidy for players, who did not apply for any subsidy yet (from 35 Gold on food factory to 50 Gold; and from 50 Gold on tank factory to 75 Gold).
2. Increase the limit of factories being able to sponsor via this subsidy (from 3 food factory to 4, and from 1 tank factory to 2).
3. Combine 1 and 2 together
4. Add new support for building Q5 RM factories.
5. Remove the option of loans (as nobody has requested a loan until now).
6. Limit the requirement for holding bonus from 80% to 70%.
7. Limit the support, so only players, who have less than X amount of factories can apply, or have better application conditions (according to point 1.).
Economy is an important aspect of the game, as tax income fuels all our other government activities. So let’s make sure we invest into it accordingly!
JantyF
Minister of Finance
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3, 4, and 7 seem agreeable. I'm unsure there's any need to pursue 5 or 6.
3 and 6
3, 4, 5 and 7.
How would 7 push the programm?
Just because 7 options are wirtten does not mean MoFnecessarily believe all of them to be equally benefitial.
From my standpoint, combining 7 together with 1 would be ideal scenario - without it, I indeed see little value (hence why I put it at number 7 😃 )
Even combined I don't see how 7 would help us grow. It is wise to put a cap on it to prevent unlimited use but in the end, the more comps a player has the bigger the advantage. Until the moment eRepublik is overflooded with resources again of-course...
I think it is given as option out of fairness. It makes no difference whether one active (!) player has 100 subsidized companies or 100 citizens have 1, but resources to pursue this are constrained by government funds, of course.
I think we need 3 and 4.
Or perhaps add 8. After black friday all of the grants given to players are reset to 0 so tht they can benefit from the program again. And combine that with adding the RM companies.
I was thinking about that as well, but given the fact we had Black Friday only once, I do not consider it necessary to debate it now. If Black Friday program becomes regular each year, it can certainly be considered to be added.
It doesn't have to be a program but the day itself can be the day(at 23.59.59) when the reset takes place.
Inb4 Plato cancels Black Friday next year 😃
If he cancels we can use the bithday event instead?
remove point 6 completely.
That would mean sponsoring non profitable companies. How would that benefit us?
Removing requirement for holding bonus would go against both economic, and in case of Dutch companies military (TWs), policy of the state. For months and months, we are stressing out the importance of bonuses, and we need to keep that.
I see your point out of a feeling for NL, but it makes no rational sense for either the individual or even the state (income). Especially since (nowadays) it takes a second to have a ''Holding Company'' abroad (and funded by us in limited circumstances), still be eDutch and produce twice the amount. And that production can then be utilized for further production.. Unlike producing in NL itself, which makes you a loss and stops any future endeavours. Bad for player and state alike.
every company is profitable in one way or another.
Even with biggest bonus available, that's not true, John 😉 .
If you still think so Johnny, you have a long way to go...
food always is no matter what quality. don't know about others since i don't own any.
So we went from "every" to "food". And with current market prices, even that is still incorrect.
If you do not understand something, John, do not be afraid to ask. Instead of stating things, that are factually untrue 🙂 .
Q5 RM companies are such a waste of gold. Make it Q4 with a cc subsidy so players can save their gold for more important companies (Q2-3 food or Q7 weapons).
Not necesarrily. It is correct, that under current high prices, Q4 (and even Q3) RM companies do better than their Q5 counterparts - however that same phenomenon also makes Q5 RMs much more profitable (in terms of ROI) than food or weapons. And when the prices are low and/or taxes high, Q5s tend to perform better (not mentioning the fact if you want to build more of them, you will be happy for each ounce of energy you can save by building Q5 instead of Q4).
Of course Q5 is more profitable and better if you don't want to spend a ton of energy. But as soon as you reach the 10g a day limitation you will find out that you can better spend your gold on company upgrades that need gold instead of opening companies that you can buy(Q4 instead of Q5) with cc as well.
Or offer both options. Besides the one-time purchase, Q5 is preferable though (and, with Government help, could alleviate the additional costs) for energy purposes, making the most of your account. Energy that, theoretically, can be used to gain Gold medals to get more than just 10g a day 😃. With you stats, for example, I think you could easily get 2-3 D4 BHs netting an additional 15g 🙂
Agreed with 1 - 5