The Merchant Exchange

[FlameFlash]

Welcome all! Come and chat about the goings on in Planet's economy... what you'd like to see done, or just complain that we're not going with the proper SE choice.

This is simply a discussion forum of ideas related to the economy of our faction.

((OOC: Let's RP! ))

[DeathByTheSword]

what kind of special workers does everone uses in early game and with which kind of base size??? I never really get in to that i just let the bases grow and stuff without worrying about that so how are you all doing it?

[FlameFlash]

That's what I generally do too, DBTS.

Another question (to hopefully get CCCP and P4s attention.)

Free Market vs. Planned.

[Method]

AAAAARRRGGG!


i don't want to get into that again!

just when the fighting had ended


but as far as i'm concerned, free market is better for research, so i'll pick it any day. energy? *pah* i spit on it. research is what we need

[DeathByTheSword]

flameflash in SP that is possible but in here AI help is not allowed!

and about FM vs. Planned

first planned later when it is time FM i still think that everone may choice there job.

[Anodyne]

Somewhat agree with DBTS. Later on in the game, Green is the way.

[DeathByTheSword]

later in the game i agree with Green to because it doesnt restritect the people from choicing there own job but saves the planet

[Pandemoniak]

Free Market has
+2 Economy : ie +1energy per square, +1 energy per base
-5 police : meaning war weariness. It is not the worst thing since its still possible to be at war with free market, but the bad thing is just that we cant use any police at all. Even with the Talent bonus of UN, it can be hard to manage.
-3 Planet : thats the BIG thing : more ecodamage, -30% in psy combat, no production in fungus.

Planned has :
+2 Growth : +20% growth
+1 Industry : -10% minerals to build.
-2 Efficiency : Thats the big problem : and this is why I recommend to switch on green ASAP, though we can count on Democracy to cancel this penalty, its better to go straight for efficiency, and then go to green. After all, whats the use to have all these energy if its wasted by unefficiency ?

[FlameFlash]

DBTS, I thought you were talking about assigning specialists with your question... I never use governors myself... I like to micromanage.

I rarely ever use specialists period unless there's a happiness need... but I do use quite a few crawlers.

Sorry, TKG... had to be asked.

Ade, I usually prefer Green too ((OOC: however I've never played the PK in a long game... have a PBEM where I'm them... but I've never seen what Green can do for the PK.))

[Anodyne]

Hmm... I never have the patience needed for micromanaging.

[Maniac]

Originally posted by Pandemoniak
-3 Planet : thats the BIG thing : more ecodamage, -30% in psy combat, no production in fungus.

What does production in fungus matter if you want to eradicate all fungus as D of TC?

[FlameFlash]

Ade... I'm a perfectionist.

Maniac has a point, Pandemoniak... though I still agree with going Green for the Efficiency.

[DeathByTheSword]

ADE: thats why we have a director specially for that

[DeathByTheSword]

FlameFlash: green will take awhile to have

[Method]

Originally posted by Pandemoniak
Free Market has
+2 Economy : ie +1energy per square, +1 energy per base

just +1 energy per square. that's a LOT.

Originally posted by Pandemoniak
-5 police : meaning war weariness. It is not the worst thing since its still possible to be at war with free market, but the bad thing is just that we cant use any police at all. Even with the Talent bonus of UN, it can be hard to manage.

not a problem at all. war with -5 police is fine, even with the university! i'm in 4 wars as zakharov, and using the chop and drop avoids too many pascifist drones! just need %20 to psych allocation, and the research is still better than with green!

Originally posted by Pandemoniak
-3 Planet : thats the BIG thing : more ecodamage, -30% in psy combat, no production in fungus

who cares!
really the eco damage doesnt matter. *pop*'s are good, they increase the clean mineral limit! (and you collect energy from killing the worms with empath rovers) just hope we get the manifold nexus, and cybernetic cancels it out

besides, who cares about mindworms when you have RESEARCH! glorious, glorious research!