Shared Money... Terrible Idea.

[Vermilion Knight]

Why can't we all just have our own money and share stuff accordingly? It's hard to upgrade something when you're taking other peoples cash as well! It really makes the multiplayer experience not very fun. (Socialism sucks.)

Is there a mod out? Or are there mod plans to change this? I get the shared cash was probably a developer decision, (maybe the game's limitations), but I really hate it.

[Dark_Turn]

Agreed, and yes I believe there is a nexus mod for that.

[Dark_Turn]

And FYI that's technically not socialism. Socialism would be money collected in a communal pool, and then evenly distributed amongst all members. This is just money collected in a communal pool and then claimed by whoever happens to spend it the fastest.

[Vermilion Knight]

Originally posted by tak388:

And FYI that's technically not socialism. Socialism would be money collected in a communal pool, and then evenly distributed amongst all members. This is just money collected in a communal pool and then claimed by whoever happens to spend it the fastest.

I just don't like using money that I didn't earn. lol :P
Thanks for the info.

[Dark_Turn]

Originally posted by Silver Mantis:

I just don't like using money that I didn't earn. lol :P
Thanks for the info.

The problem is actually two-fold. Not only do you have no input into how you earn your money or how much you earn (which is the primary problem with socialism), but you also have no input into how you save it. It forces the players to, as a group, decide how money is saved, spent, and earned. Which is insanely idiotic, and literally no group/state/country in the history of the world--to my knowledge--has ever operated under such a system.

The reason Stardew Valley multiplayer works this way is simple. Because Concerned Ape never bothered to create separate money pools, so what's really happening is the host's money pool is accessible to all farmhands. Which is basically as if everyone in your town put all of their earnings into your wallet, but then had the ability to take as much out as they wanted, whenever they wanted, with no input from you whatsoever. Like I said, it's stupid.

[strbry]

It makes sense to me. If your friend is spending all your money, get better friends.

[Erfan_Kashkai]

go play alone noob

[Snoozederboo]

Well, it wouldn't be fair if the money was separated between players if one slacks off and the others are working their butts off :P

[MisterSpock]

Originally posted by Silver Mantis:

Why can't we all just have our own money and share stuff accordingly? It's hard to upgrade something when you're taking other peoples cash as well! It really makes the multiplayer experience not very fun. (Socialism sucks.)

Is there a mod out? Or are there mod plans to change this? I get the shared cash was probably a developer decision, (maybe the game's limitations), but I really hate it.

Believe it or not, living as a human in a group which shares ressources was always a thing and not communism. Lol

If you have problems with that, your group is not working.

[Mr. Aqua]

The problem is with shared wallets is that people can hog their money. If you join a game that's on... let's say... year 15, then the host is bound to have a ton of cash. If the host refuses to share, then that means that the new players need to raise the money up themselves. If the new players leave the game, the host can just come and take very form of money making they really have. (Fishing rod, pick axe, watering can, etc.)

Shared money might seem poor at times, but it's actually pretty beneficial for a team of Stardew Veterans who know what they're doing. It allows them to best decide how to spend it. Besides, getting a ton of money with multiplayer is fairly easy. My friend and I fished so much that we got the coop, two fiberglass rods, and two backpack upgrades in the first week.

Just learn how to cope with it, and you'll find out it isn't so bad after all.

[Clovis Sangrail]

Yet another shared money complaint.

Don't you whiners know how to use the search function?

A search on 'shared money' returns 133 results.

Are those not enough for you?

Bottom line -- If you and your friends cannot handle sharing the money and play cooperatively, you need new friends.

Or maybe your friends need new friends.

[Security Cam #7]

From what I know multiplayer in SV is meant to be a co-op, not a "peeveepee battle royale competition"

[Twelve-Oh-One Alarm]

I prefer it.
It's coop, you're supposed to work together.

[Lena]

Originally posted by Maildog:

I prefer it.
It's coop, you're supposed to work together.

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communication is key.