I don't get how the stock market currently works, does anyone know?
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How does the stock maket currently work?
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I can't advise PMing a developer Christopher. I mean you can if you like, but they tend to be busy and have heard all about the stock market before. It works the same way in the long-running German version you know.
The thing is, this is basically a production game. You buy, sell, produce, grow your buildings, etc. That's the activity. Compared to that, the stock market is kind of a passive thing.
Now right now it doesn't make you any money, it's just there for flavor. But consider if it did. Then you'd have people hitting Manager level and not really playing the game anymore - they're just doing their little side thing. If they make too much money, then this eclipses the production and there's no need to play the main focus anymore, which takes away from the game. And if people make too little, then they're right back where we are now.
So I would say that you should think of it as a flavor aspect. You can buy a little KapiTimes stock just because it's cool to do so, or because you want to hide some money to avoid leveling up. But the profit should come from the normal course of business here: producing, buying, and selling.
The thing is, this is basically a production game. You buy, sell, produce, grow your buildings, etc. That's the activity. Compared to that, the stock market is kind of a passive thing.
Now right now it doesn't make you any money, it's just there for flavor. But consider if it did. Then you'd have people hitting Manager level and not really playing the game anymore - they're just doing their little side thing. If they make too much money, then this eclipses the production and there's no need to play the main focus anymore, which takes away from the game. And if people make too little, then they're right back where we are now.
So I would say that you should think of it as a flavor aspect. You can buy a little KapiTimes stock just because it's cool to do so, or because you want to hide some money to avoid leveling up. But the profit should come from the normal course of business here: producing, buying, and selling.
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I wish it worked too...
It would be nice if the stocks at least paid dividends once in a while. I'm not saying to fix it, but to offer 1% of the value of the shares on a monthly or quarterly basis would be nice. It would encourage some investment, which _should_ drive up the stock prices, which in turn would drive up the dividend...you see where I'm going with this. Don't make it the easiest way to make money, but throw out a little incentive for buying stocks.