[Freeciv] Re: capitalization

[Ian McCulloch <ipm105@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 15 Oct 2000, cyb97 wrote:

> At 14.10.2000 13:02 +0100, you wrote:
> >Markus <markus.buechele@xxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > "Store production" or "Gather Production" is IMO the most adequate
> > > term for the beginning of the evolution cycle.
> >
> >That's nice, but I have little idea of what it means(and I'm English).
> >
> > > "Capitalization" should stay with the corporation (and substitute
> > > "Saving"), but from that stage on the money a player has left over
> > > at the end of his/her term should yield interest of 5 or 3% per
> > > turn.
> >
> >On the other side of the coin, then, countries would be allowed to
> >borrow...  and then pay interest...
> 
> I think what he means is what we refer to as the "hunter-gatherer" community,
> the initial state of evolution.
> 
> In theory we should be allowed to borrow money, but you have to borrow
> from somewhere, and you don't really want to borrow from your enemies?
> So unless we change freeciv to be about world-domination to become a
> more roleplaying, everlasting game of world-cohabitation, borrowing IMHO
> isn't really a feature that would make sense.

Actually, you DO want to borrow from your enemies :)

Yeah, I agree.  You need to borrow the money off someone - that person
would be the person you're secretly planning to attack.  ie. become as
friendly as you can with them, borrow as much money as you can off them,
default on the loan and attack :-)  Seriously, such a feature only makes
sense in a cooperative community, in a winner-beats-all game, you need to
set out to screw the other players as much as you can.  Loans would only
be useful against a first time player (or someone sufficiently stupid :-/

Cheers,
Ian McCulloch