I'm not upset, I just like to try to clear up misconceptions when I can. And since a good chunk of what you're talking about was either my idea or I gave the okay on, I'm that person.
When I first pursued the idea of bringing in a casino (or bringing back technically), I approached a diverse group to help set up ideas and bounce plans around. I had a whole server for it that had an HO rep, the head of the bank, the head of fantasy, the PBE casino head, and several others who would come in and out with ideas and such. The idea definitely was to make it fun for a larger group.
As for the stock mechanics, while I agree they may not be intuitive on their own, most people at least in the US are at least vaguely aware of the stock market changing based on perceived value. Then again, I don't understand it very well myself. I just kind of idiot savant my way to money mostly.
The different tax rates were put in place to make it more lucrative to sell to other players rather than the casino. Plus, mostly everyone here likes to compete. And you could end up buying stock slightly more cheaply than you would otherwise. It hasn't hit as much as I'd thought it would so I definitely overestimated that.
When I first pursued the idea of bringing in a casino (or bringing back technically), I approached a diverse group to help set up ideas and bounce plans around. I had a whole server for it that had an HO rep, the head of the bank, the head of fantasy, the PBE casino head, and several others who would come in and out with ideas and such. The idea definitely was to make it fun for a larger group.
As for the stock mechanics, while I agree they may not be intuitive on their own, most people at least in the US are at least vaguely aware of the stock market changing based on perceived value. Then again, I don't understand it very well myself. I just kind of idiot savant my way to money mostly.
The different tax rates were put in place to make it more lucrative to sell to other players rather than the casino. Plus, mostly everyone here likes to compete. And you could end up buying stock slightly more cheaply than you would otherwise. It hasn't hit as much as I'd thought it would so I definitely overestimated that.