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jonny rust:
Now I don't know much about how the economy works and this may be way out of line but here it goes;

It seems strange that a gang can take a town and then turn it into a ghost town by either killing anyone who enters or not guarding it from thugs yet still make several thousand caps off of that town daily.

I mean on one hand that towns economy is being destroyed but on the other it it generating a huge revenue for the controlling gang,

Am I right to say that?

If so, shouldn't a towns revenue be reflective of the 'tourism' that town gets?

If a gang takes a town and expects to make money off of it then they should be protecting the town as well. The more people who come into town to trade etc. the more 'muscle money' the controlling gang would get.

right?

Michaelh139:
You are very correct, but you are also very wrong.  Let me explain.  (Not that I don't think your way of thinking should be the way it works...  I totally agree)

bad Karma Scenario 1:
Lets say a gang of "Raiders" takes control of a town.  They dont give a shit about the people, or whatever, they just want their "pay" for "protecting" the town.  So it doesnt matter to them whether the town's economy is destroyed, they're there to suck it dry.

Good Karma Scenario 2: 
Lets say a gang of "Peacekeepers" takes control of a  town.  They are good guys, so they bulk up the town's gaurd and keep watch over the place from raiders and allow anyone to come in as long as they don't cause trouble.  The town's economy is bolstered, but it costs alot of money to actually bother "protecting" the town and "Taking care" of the town.

naossano:
I totally agree with johnny rust, and can't agree with something else.
If the raider keep harrassing people and kill everyone, the economy is down for one reason :
- Nothing can be produced, of be sold.
If there is no production, TC boxes and traders inventory, should end up dead/empty, after a period. (of course, at the beginning, the gang should take more, as they treat peoples lifes. But after, there wouldn't be anything to take)

But i also think it's highly abusable.
The pk gang may just allow their friend to keep the economy flowing.
(or some of their own alt, that are out of the faction)

Crazy:

--- Quote from: naossano on June 17, 2011, 09:54:11 am ---I totally agree with johnny rust, and can't agree with something else.
If the raider keep harrassing people and kill everyone, the economy is down for one reason :
- Nothing can be produced, of be sold.
If there is no production, TC boxes and traders inventory, should end up dead/empty, after a period. (of course, at the beginning, the gang should take more, as they treat peoples lifes. But after, there wouldn't be anything to take)

But i also think it's highly abusable.
The pk gang may just allow their friend to keep the economy flowing.
(or some of their own alt, that are out of the faction)

--- End quote ---


It's always easier and more profitable to kill people coming for trade and take their stuff than take a percentage of what they trade. Such system have been tested in the past, it just don't work at all.

Daro:
Cool story. Most of that visitor don’t have anything to sell and you are talking about trading incomes.
Complain about northern PK is another  bullshit. Most of TC cities are empty. It is really hard to meet single PK there. Area around NCR and SF is more dangerous that northern town.

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