Azzerhoden Razeri
12-27-2012, 06:18 PM
It is still up in the air about how valuable gold will be (since it appears a lot of the skills you purchase require prowess), but I wanted to share something that my old corporation/alliance did in EvE. I am not opposed to taxes either, but this is an alternative method for earning gold or resources for the Duchy. The feesibility would have to be tested as well.
Because our 0.0 was far from high sec, and because no one in EvE likes paying taxes either, my corp had a rule that all resources gathered in 0.0 space had to be sold to the corp at a price that was around 75% of the current market value. It would then use those raw materials to produce ships that it sold to the players at prices below the market value.
I was thinking that something similar might work in DF. As an example, the Duchy might purchase stead grass from players, and in return, sell the mounts to our players. The benefit to the players is that they have a ready source of mounts.
Mounts might not be a great example, but the concept could be applied to armor, weapons, and more. We may still need to tax our members, but this may provide a way to reduce those taxes.
All of which may be moot, as at the moment it does not appear that gold has much value, other than purchasing components and newb armor and weapons.
Because our 0.0 was far from high sec, and because no one in EvE likes paying taxes either, my corp had a rule that all resources gathered in 0.0 space had to be sold to the corp at a price that was around 75% of the current market value. It would then use those raw materials to produce ships that it sold to the players at prices below the market value.
I was thinking that something similar might work in DF. As an example, the Duchy might purchase stead grass from players, and in return, sell the mounts to our players. The benefit to the players is that they have a ready source of mounts.
Mounts might not be a great example, but the concept could be applied to armor, weapons, and more. We may still need to tax our members, but this may provide a way to reduce those taxes.
All of which may be moot, as at the moment it does not appear that gold has much value, other than purchasing components and newb armor and weapons.