Economy balance discussion

[Overfiend]

I agree with Vrook.  Once the cash was taken away from new users, the Devs should have mini-games lined up to replace income streams. Agreed a mini game with less than 10mins playing time rewarding $500 is reasonable.

Also reiterating some points that seem relevant to this discussion

I'll never spend real money to get fake money. It may benefit the Devs but it's no benefit to me. But to each his own.

I'm not attracted to the idea of using on of my premium avatars to alt farm for money because 1st off I would rather use that avatar for a variety of role play characters. 2nd ultimately alt farming is not the solution. It will eventually crowd the game with useless avatars. When the Devs decide to sell the game buyers will question all these fake avatars. 3rd alt farming has got a negative reputation and it will eventually be voted out but users wanting a better way to make money fairly. Alt farming is ultimately unsustainable. So I'm not going to use my premium status for farming. The Devs need to come up with a better method to make money.

To piggy back on Ivan's idea for premium user jobs, another idea could be to allow premium avatars to work the glory hole as an alternative to Pamela. It'll give the users a chance to pick Pamela or a list of premium avatars so they don't get bored with the glory hole. The premium user can earn a commission for each glory hole game that their avatar is used in. This same concept can be applied in the rodeo or shooting gallery.

Once apartments/house are available, premium users should be able to purchase the unit outright and be given an official method to rent it out to other users at a predetermined standard rate. This way premium users could earn rental income on the expensive apt/house making it worth the investment.