Get rid of Property Taxes

[Klaxon]

Listen. I get it... There needs to be a money sink somewhere in the game... But I'm playing a game to get way from reality. I don't need PROPERTY TAXES in alternate reality too! Think of a better way to money sink the whales.

Get rid of the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ money sink and let your players have fun! No one wants to see a subscription fee to "get rid of property taxes for subscribers"! NO ONE WANTS THAT! Go away!

[Bordric]

Yeah not sure I agree with tax thing. Probably never change though unless it gets out of hand.

[Bordric]

Originally posted by Evol:

Leave it in and if you don't pay your taxes, the tax collector eventually hunts you, and you fight him in a death duel, if you win you don't pay and its wiped clean.

LOL I like that!

[Klaxon]

Originally posted by Evol:

Leave it in and if you don't pay your taxes, the tax collector eventually hunts you, and you fight him in a death duel, if you win you don't pay and its wiped clean.

LOL if that were an option, MAYBE. But it not... Right now, your money just vaporizes into thin air. It doesn't even all go to the company that holds the town. Just disappears.

I don't wanna have to craft indefinitely just to pay 700 gold per FEW DAYS to upkeep a HOUSE. That's just ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

Yours is a kinda fun idea though, not gonna lie. xD

[Svanlaug]

You don't have to pay property taxes. Just means you lose your buffs.

[Sadaris]

It's the only way I'm ever going to be able to afford a house and pay taxes on it let me pretend adult.

[Weave]

You can lower them by quite a bit helping out the region or you can work with your guild or one that has a less domineering idea on taxes to take over the region. Either way its a way to be dynamically involved with the game which I don't think is a bad idea.

[Chompman]

Money sinks are important in games for many reasons.

[Klaxon]

Originally posted by Nate:

You don't have to pay property taxes. Just means you lose your buffs.

The only reason to HAVE a house is for the TP and buffs... Why would you even feel the need to post this?

Originally posted by Weave:

Either way its a way to be dynamically involved with the game which I don't think is a bad idea.

Or you could be dynamically involved by crafting which is ALREADY taxed, and by doing Pvp to defend your town. Or by joining a company and doing excursions. All are great ways of being "dynamically involved"

TAXES is NOT a good way to be "dynamically involved" as you put it. It's just a money sink to set Amazon up to CHARGE us a monthly subscription to sidestep a mechanic that's already obviously ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

[Klaxon]

Originally posted by Chompman:

Money sinks are important in games for many reasons.

I mean yeah. That's why I stated in OP they obviously need a money sink SOMEWHERE in the game, but I feel like housing isn't it. That's just a crappy gimmick.

[Witski]

If you can afford a house,you can afford to pay the tax..

[Weave]

Originally posted by Klaxon:

Originally posted by Nate:

You don't have to pay property taxes. Just means you lose your buffs.

The only reason to HAVE a house is for the TP and buffs... Why would you even feel the need to post this?

Originally posted by Weave:

Either way its a way to be dynamically involved with the game which I don't think is a bad idea.

Or you could be dynamically involved by crafting which is ALREADY taxed, and by doing Pvp to defend your town. Or by joining a company and doing excursions. All are great ways of being "dynamically involved"

TAXES is NOT a good way to be "dynamically involved" as you put it. It's just a money sink to set Amazon up to CHARGE us a monthly subscription to sidestep a mechanic that's already obviously ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

Well, disagree, its part of the pvp game and how it influences pve. Just because there are other dynamics doesn't mean that this shouldn't be used. If however AGS does put something in to pay RL money to avoid in game taxes, yep that is bad (and I wouldn't put it past them...I am pretty skeptical of AGS, but right now its not there).

[-Jackel-]

Originally posted by Klaxon:

Listen. I get it... There needs to be a money sink somewhere in the game... But I'm playing a game to get way from reality. I don't need PROPERTY TAXES in alternate reality too! Think of a better way to money sink the whales.

Get rid of the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ money sink and let your players have fun! No one wants to see a subscription fee to "get rid of property taxes for subscribers"! NO ONE WANTS THAT! Go away!

Just leave it as is, if ya don't like it then don't play it, pretty simple sweet cheeks

[-Jackel-]

Do you have any idea how much money you can make from trade post??
a freekn crap load! so no drama then

[Klaxon]

Originally posted by Weave:

If however AGS does put something in to pay RL money to avoid in game taxes, yep that is bad (and I wouldn't put it past them...I am pretty skeptical of AGS, but right now its not there).

The problem with money making is if you give anyone an opportunity to make a quick buck, they'll do it. So not only is it possible that they're planning on it, but I fully expect them to do so. It IS Jeff after all.

Regardless, I still don't see the need for an EXTRA money sink so soon after reaching level 15. "property tax" starts at 150 gold per few days and goes up to 700 per few days... And THAT'S if the "taxes" are set low by the company holding the settlement.

Ultimately I just don't see the need for it so early in the game. I can see clans burning through cash for buffs, wars, influence, raising member caps. I could see money dumps for those reasons, but player housing? That's just silly in my opinion.

[Worldzworstgamer]

I agree with the OP. I don't want to see this sort of crap from the real world in a game I am playing to relax.