"Pay days"

Camaro · Post by **Camaro** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 5:59 am

derfmancher wrote:QUOTE (derfmancher @ Oct 22 2009, 08:44 PM) Could we just remove the option? Why is it there in the first place?

Because that was how you mutinied. PLUS the Investor != the Commander.

Additionally, not donating was an essential part to BIOS.

derfmancher · Post by **derfmancher** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 6:20 am

I see "was" not "is"...

Am I being literal? Im not saying it has to change, I am just curious as to why it was not removed as soon as it was no longer needed/entertaining.

madpeople · Post by **madpeople** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:08 pm

How mutiny worked changed in R4(?)

Used to be that everyone got given some money but automaticalyl donated it to the comm, to mutiny, someone would stop donating, and then others switch to donate to them instead of the comm - with the number of people donating to someone worknig like a vote for comm. you would have to plan your mutinies in secret, and it was really cool except it was always ruined by those meddeling kids (noobs) who didn't know how to change who to donate to, so the mutiny wouldn't happen fast enough giving the comm time to boot the mutineers.

guitarism · Post by **guitarism** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:12 pm

You just haven't been here long enough derf to know what it all meant. Even as close as a year ago Alleg looked different to how it is now.

TurkeyXIII · Post by **TurkeyXIII** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:31 pm

You exaggerate a little gui, this was closer to 2 years ago.

Yes it's there for historical reasons... a remnant from the pre-R4 days when it had a purpose. That's no reason to keep it there though, so it could probably be removed or modified for R6. Ditto the payday message, that shouldn't be hard to change.

The moral of the story here is, test R5 so it can be released!

Adaven · Post by **Adaven** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 3:34 pm

The only reason stop donating gets used anymore is so that the comm doesn't get spammed with lxy requests as giga or so that the one guy on your TF/IC team who's been probing all game always has beacon/rp money.

SpaceJunk · Post by **SpaceJunk** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 4:32 pm

It would be amusing if donations to the commander were taxed.

Makida · Post by **Makida** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 4:46 pm

Actually if I recall correctly, the paydays are supposed to represent a salary paid by your faction to every pilot... So far from something that would be taxed, it's more like a government bail-out.

Besides, in many games donating to the commander is mere charity, and charitable donations are tax-exempt...

Weylin · Post by **Weylin** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 10:58 pm

It's not really charity is it? You (and possibly your ship) have a tendency to be instantly, and permanently vaporized by anti-matter neural implants if you feel so inclined as to hang on to your pay check for more than 5 seconds.