(06-01-2018, 08:25 AM)Emmie Wrote: Sure, I mean, I guess look at the prices of things in the game, 200k house, 300k certificates? etc. You can buy money for $1 each 1000 MnF. That's $300 for one certificate... The only reason it is like this right now, is cause people used methods, that were not intended, to make money a lot faster than was intended. It's akin to money glitches that have happened in many other games, only on MnF, they were allowed to keep it. This meant that a select group from that period made a ton of money (we're talking millions and millions) that would not have existed if it was not for the abuse of such glitches. I'm not saying anything should be done about it, it's way too late for that now anyways. Just explaining why things are so insanely expensive now. The MnF value has inflated, and I think the devs underestimated it.
Note: Alt farming was back in the day when people made 100s of alt accounts to make a new avatar daily for the 1000 money, before the devs made it so you can't do that with free accounts. Then we have other money cheats like rodeo bots for example.
I hope this makes sense. ^^
Thanks for the reply. Not sure if you want to move this to the economy thread.
There is concern from many people about the economy but I think that it is wrong to blame that on alt farming.
One of the drivers for alt farming was surely the promised houses.
I don’t remember code selling when alt farming was taking place – no point of course.
People buy codes in game for two reasons: 1 they have excess in game cash; 2 they cannot pay online. No one who can is going to spend $300 to buy a $25 code. Mnf don’t mind because someone has to buy the code.
I think that mnf are trying to monetise the game – to make a return above what they were getting from premium.
Things did not get insanely expensive (princess dress $10k, crown $5k) until long after, when mnf started selling game cash.
The real problem is how long it takes to earn money in mini-game compared to these prices. Half an hour used to be enough to buy most outfits.
A lot of it is envy but if A can afford outfits in 10 colours does that make any difference to B? And a lot of this money was passed around as it was easy to obtain (admittedly mainly to girls).
If mnf did not want to monetise game they would allow all AVs on an account to use an apartment and give a buy back when a house was purchased instead.
What does anyone else think?
(06-01-2018, 04:44 PM)Overfiend Wrote: I've been debating this with myself for awhile. I would like to hear your thoughts.
For a premium player with more than 1 avatar, which is a better investment.
A.For $200,000 buy 1 house with a stripper pole, 2 beds and a shower.
Then hope to be able to share the key with another avatar in the long run.
or
B. For 50k each get 4 - 1 bedroom studios with a shower for each of 4 avatars.
Then wait & hope to be able to sell them in the future & upgrade to houses later.
Which is the better investment?
I can afford a house but already have an apartment. I don’t need 2 beds but stripper pole would be useful. I have a number of apartment designs and the house layout is awkward. So for me it does not really work.
Your premise is based entirely on speculation. Houses are available now but there is no discount for upgrading from an apartment. Only for real money.
Even if you could share the key that would be $100k each.