POTBS vs. POTCO

[Tiberius Fireskull]

Well put Leo. There are probably more, many more, but I can't name any off the top of my head.

[MacIronhawk]

I agree with Midhav that a complex economy would enhance the game.

And it wouldn't have to be complex in a sense that it would be confusing to kids, either. In fact, it could be considered a good learning experience if POTCO set it up the right way.

Here's how I think it could go. It would start off with banks, and pirates can use them to store massive amounts of money. At first only 1,000,000, and then later on you pay the bank 200,000 to upgrade it to 2,000,000. It may not seem realistic, but anyways, 300,000 to store 3,000,000 and so on, until you reach the limit of 500,000,000. Now, yes, I understand that may seem like a lot, but remember, games thrive off of time, and this would be a challenge for the most loot hungry pirates in POTCO.

Besides that, you would have a separate area in the bank where you can store money, and it builds interest. This would be for pirates that want to make some extra money without doing any work.

Then, you can rob banks, and become a wanted pirate, which brings in the 'fun' factor to all of this. You can rob a bank, become a 'bad' pirate, and the bank will put a bounty on your head that other priates can get. Of course, this would introduce a PVP only island.

Then, you can invest in things such as new ships, weapons, clothing, etc... and make money from that. A national timetable in the game would show how much money pirates made or lost in investments in a certain area.

I know, it seems a bit too... downgraded, but that would be enough, really, for an economy in POTCO. It would be time consuming, introduce robbing banks, a PVP island, etc...

[SEAKING23]

I think we REALLY need a black market in POTCO, where you can sell your cargo/loot so other pirates can buy it, but it could be stormed by the navy/eitc.

Oh and the Pirates hunting pirates? horrible idea. that could turn guilds/friends against each other. But i like the idea of navy/eitc on my tail.

I dont think we need that much money. 200,000 is fine with me.

I really thing ammo/tonics should be way more expensive. I have every single skill unlocked, and it costs my 200 gold to restock everything, besides tonics. And i think we should have houses, or we could live live our ships, or rent a room in a tavern for 50 gold a night.

Another thing: If you have a ship, you would have to pay to keep it at the dock on a main island, but if you are on a wild island, it would be free but your ship would take damage over time because it doesn't have shelter.