The shops and such aren't gone, but are archived for now.
Basically the forum economy needs restructuring, as it isn't working as well as hoped.
Stage One:- Retire the Nation-Building Shop
- Default Bank Currency to 0, and decide on new structure
- Create New Automated Shops
- Create some NewPoints Linked Awards i.e. reach x number of NewPoints and get an Award
Stage Two:- Introduce Forum Rules for NewPoints i.e. only particular forums reward NewPoints
- Make the New Member Bonus an at Registration Bonus
- Activate New Automated Shops
- Activate the Bank with reduced interest and more charges
Stage Three:- You can opt-out of receiving dividends, but then you miss out on receiving shares till next month if there is a success or reward.
- Opting-Out of receiving dividends in a month will imply not posting a post in the designated forum thread, which will be opened around the start of each month
- You must post in the designated forum thread, or you won't receive the dividend for that month.
- This forum thread will be locked between months, as the income will change each month
- Share Price outcomes will fall into five possible outcomes: Critical Success, Success, No Significant Change, Failure, Critical Failure
- Critical Success shall mean much more income than usual that month, implying LazCorp is doing very well month
- Success shall mean more income than usual, meaning LazCorp is doing reasonably that month
- No Significant Change will mean a slight income, but not more than that. Basically LazCorp managed to balance the books that month
- Failure will mean a loss that month at LazCorp
- Critical Failure will mean a disaster at LazCorp either in terms of a failed deal or general loss of something valuable to LazCorp
- Regional taxes will need to be paid each year
Stage Four- Create an Regional Monetary Fund, tasked with supporting nations in need
- Introduce a Tax Collection Collection agency, tasked with collecting taxes
- Activate the system described in Stage Three
Note: These Agencies/Funds mentioned may just be automated or include real players if required.
