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Suggestion Title: The Mayor job could use some tweaks
Suggestion Description: Hello. I will add a tl;dr at the bottom as I want to go in-depth on this topic, and it'll be a lot of words.
(I'll break it up into sections).
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I won't bore you with how much mayor exp I have, but it's a lot. I am almost 100% sure that the law 5.2 was updated because of me and the sheer amount of """political donations""" I was taking, lol.
With this in mind, I have some suggestions to make the mayor job better. But first, I will outline what the problems with it are so we're all on the same page.
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1) The problem with the Mayor job.
Limits, put bluntly.
You cannot craft. You cannot make orders on the delivery app. You cannot Pick up 90% of the game's items, to then sell them at a bazaar. You cannot drive yourself if you have Secret Service, you cannot even pick people up in your own government car. There's even certain shops you can't use, that perhaps you should (you can't use certain furniture stores, for some reason).
You are almost completely alone, with nothing to do besides fiddle with tax rates and job slots.
Furthermore, you have no way to make active income compared to other jobs.
Roadcrew make money for cars they tow or fix, taxis make money for passengers, medics for people they revive, etc etc.
I found a way around this by taking cheeky donations here and there for favours, and it made me a fair bit of money, but I feel it goes against the intended spirit of the job.
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Now before I outline some ideas to fix this (and things that absolutely should not be done), I do want to give credit where it's due and say what is good about the job.
2) What is good about the job, despite it's limits.
Fishing. Thank God for fishing. Without fishing there is literally nothing to do, and no way to make an active income.
God bless the dev, admin or staff member who decided to let mayors keep the fishing ability.
Being able to change policies/tax/etc at the front desk of Gov building AND in your office. Having those two options allows for different scenarios, and it's incredibly useful.
The car selections for Mayor and Secret Service are very nice, and are very appropriate.
The badge on the suit the Mayor gets is also very nice.
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So, with that out the way. I will now outline potential fixes and tweaks that can be made to the Mayor job to make it more fun.
3) How to "fix" the Mayor job (in no particular order).
A) Allow them to craft civ items, like medical supplies, crowbars, furniture, etc. No weapons, of course.
B) Add crafting table spots inside the Mayors office. I cannot tell you how happy I would be if I could stock up on materials in advance, and then bunker down and just mass produce medical supplies, furniture, chests, crowbars, etc, all while giving everyone the best tax rates and policies. Everyone would be a winner.
C) Allow the Mayor to make orders on the delivery app, for the A and B suggestions.
D) Remove the limits on which stores the mayor can use. It's very confusing why the job is locked out from furniture stores.
E) Add a wage bonus, or some incentive to stay at City Hall. Even something as minor as an extra 20% to passive wage income if inside the gov building would mean an awful lot, and stop mayors camping out in private property when they bump taxes up.
Alternatively: Make the Mayor immune to income tax.
F) Give Mayor greater control over taxes and job slots. As it stands, the impact the Mayor can have is actually quite minimal. 20% sales tax or above turns the entire job into a game of man-hunt (as it should), and you have no control over job slots for things like police, courier, etc. Even just "additional 5 slots for police" would be good while keeping the current game mechanic of server pop = police slots in place. (and we all want more couriers).
G) If there is a Mayor who has been alive and active for over an hour, perhaps once an hour or two, have some sort of press conference event where certain special unique policies can be enacted. There's a benefit then to sticking with it (the Mayor job) to essentially get everyone on the server some sort of bonus.
H) Gambling. Let the Mayor gamble. I appreciate the casino is a safe zone, and it can't happen in there, but the fact he can't use the poker tables that orgs get in public areas is really strange.
I) The market stalls are unused 24/7. I know V6 is right around the corner, but why not repurpose them into an event area where the mayor can host certain events? Even just the ability to enlarge TV's and host a drive in movie/youtube event would be pretty cool. Something with some showmanship.
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In summary, while the Mayor job is incredibly fun, well designed and something I have easily spent over 30-40 hours doing over the last few months (having won 15 elections in a row, at one point), it's horrendously limited and ultimately feels more like you are making a sacrifice for the community (providing low tax rates, raising the budget to incentivize bank robbery, putting policies in like Advanced Training that benefit players, etc), instead of actually "playing for fun" as every other job and type of content allows you to do.
With some restrictions lifted and some active gameplay to engage with, it could be an even more sought after position than it already is. As it stands, it's symbolic at best and an endurance test at worst (which a lot of players fail, and set all taxes to maximum due to boredom).
Maybe fishing isn't for everyone?
Thank you for reading.
tl;dr Mayor could do with some restrictions lifted and some content added.
Why should this be added?:
Because while I personally enjoy the Mayor job and have spent a ridiculous amount of time doing it, it's horrendously limited compared to all other jobs, lacks an active income incentive (unless you're taking """political donations""") and could do with some tweaks to take it from "a job that only a lunatic does well and most people turn into manhunt" to "yeah it's quite fun"
What negatives could this have?:
None. Going over my suggestions very briefly:
A) Mayor being able to craft doesn't change the games economy or unbalance anything.
B) Providing only the Mayor could place a bench there, it would give an incentive for the Mayor to actually be in the Mayors office. As it stands, he's actually got no reason to be in there once all the taxes and policies are set.
C) More work for couriers and content for players is only a good thing.
D) None.
E) None again. If a Mayor is doing his job and taking the hit by staying at City Hall to be accessible to everyone, then God bless, give him the bump. Likewise, if a Mayor is bumping all taxes up to line his own pockets, it'll make Mayor Assassination events more fun as it doesn't turn into manhunt and instead just lets everyone fight it out and get it over with.
F) Providing more job slots could have a knock on effect to things like raiding and currency inflation due to wages, but it's unlikely tbh.
H) None. If anything, the Mayor bankrupting himself and then making himself public enemy by raising taxes to get paid more is quite funny.
I) None. I've hosted a movie night for my org and I've spectated the racing event that happens, and more of that sort of stuff is only good for the community and the server. We don't need to be shooting each other 24/7 (bold statements only in this thread).
What problem would this suggestion solve?: The Mayor job being arguably the "worst" job in terms of content, active income capability and being the most limited, despite having the least responsibility and the most free time.
Suggestion Description: Hello. I will add a tl;dr at the bottom as I want to go in-depth on this topic, and it'll be a lot of words.
(I'll break it up into sections).
==============================
I won't bore you with how much mayor exp I have, but it's a lot. I am almost 100% sure that the law 5.2 was updated because of me and the sheer amount of """political donations""" I was taking, lol.
With this in mind, I have some suggestions to make the mayor job better. But first, I will outline what the problems with it are so we're all on the same page.
==============================
1) The problem with the Mayor job.
Limits, put bluntly.
You cannot craft. You cannot make orders on the delivery app. You cannot Pick up 90% of the game's items, to then sell them at a bazaar. You cannot drive yourself if you have Secret Service, you cannot even pick people up in your own government car. There's even certain shops you can't use, that perhaps you should (you can't use certain furniture stores, for some reason).
You are almost completely alone, with nothing to do besides fiddle with tax rates and job slots.
Furthermore, you have no way to make active income compared to other jobs.
Roadcrew make money for cars they tow or fix, taxis make money for passengers, medics for people they revive, etc etc.
I found a way around this by taking cheeky donations here and there for favours, and it made me a fair bit of money, but I feel it goes against the intended spirit of the job.
==============================
Now before I outline some ideas to fix this (and things that absolutely should not be done), I do want to give credit where it's due and say what is good about the job.
2) What is good about the job, despite it's limits.
Fishing. Thank God for fishing. Without fishing there is literally nothing to do, and no way to make an active income.
God bless the dev, admin or staff member who decided to let mayors keep the fishing ability.
Being able to change policies/tax/etc at the front desk of Gov building AND in your office. Having those two options allows for different scenarios, and it's incredibly useful.
The car selections for Mayor and Secret Service are very nice, and are very appropriate.
The badge on the suit the Mayor gets is also very nice.
==============================
So, with that out the way. I will now outline potential fixes and tweaks that can be made to the Mayor job to make it more fun.
3) How to "fix" the Mayor job (in no particular order).
A) Allow them to craft civ items, like medical supplies, crowbars, furniture, etc. No weapons, of course.
B) Add crafting table spots inside the Mayors office. I cannot tell you how happy I would be if I could stock up on materials in advance, and then bunker down and just mass produce medical supplies, furniture, chests, crowbars, etc, all while giving everyone the best tax rates and policies. Everyone would be a winner.
C) Allow the Mayor to make orders on the delivery app, for the A and B suggestions.
D) Remove the limits on which stores the mayor can use. It's very confusing why the job is locked out from furniture stores.
E) Add a wage bonus, or some incentive to stay at City Hall. Even something as minor as an extra 20% to passive wage income if inside the gov building would mean an awful lot, and stop mayors camping out in private property when they bump taxes up.
Alternatively: Make the Mayor immune to income tax.
F) Give Mayor greater control over taxes and job slots. As it stands, the impact the Mayor can have is actually quite minimal. 20% sales tax or above turns the entire job into a game of man-hunt (as it should), and you have no control over job slots for things like police, courier, etc. Even just "additional 5 slots for police" would be good while keeping the current game mechanic of server pop = police slots in place. (and we all want more couriers).
G) If there is a Mayor who has been alive and active for over an hour, perhaps once an hour or two, have some sort of press conference event where certain special unique policies can be enacted. There's a benefit then to sticking with it (the Mayor job) to essentially get everyone on the server some sort of bonus.
H) Gambling. Let the Mayor gamble. I appreciate the casino is a safe zone, and it can't happen in there, but the fact he can't use the poker tables that orgs get in public areas is really strange.
I) The market stalls are unused 24/7. I know V6 is right around the corner, but why not repurpose them into an event area where the mayor can host certain events? Even just the ability to enlarge TV's and host a drive in movie/youtube event would be pretty cool. Something with some showmanship.
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In summary, while the Mayor job is incredibly fun, well designed and something I have easily spent over 30-40 hours doing over the last few months (having won 15 elections in a row, at one point), it's horrendously limited and ultimately feels more like you are making a sacrifice for the community (providing low tax rates, raising the budget to incentivize bank robbery, putting policies in like Advanced Training that benefit players, etc), instead of actually "playing for fun" as every other job and type of content allows you to do.
With some restrictions lifted and some active gameplay to engage with, it could be an even more sought after position than it already is. As it stands, it's symbolic at best and an endurance test at worst (which a lot of players fail, and set all taxes to maximum due to boredom).
Maybe fishing isn't for everyone?
Thank you for reading.
tl;dr Mayor could do with some restrictions lifted and some content added.
Why should this be added?:
Because while I personally enjoy the Mayor job and have spent a ridiculous amount of time doing it, it's horrendously limited compared to all other jobs, lacks an active income incentive (unless you're taking """political donations""") and could do with some tweaks to take it from "a job that only a lunatic does well and most people turn into manhunt" to "yeah it's quite fun"
What negatives could this have?:
None. Going over my suggestions very briefly:
A) Mayor being able to craft doesn't change the games economy or unbalance anything.
B) Providing only the Mayor could place a bench there, it would give an incentive for the Mayor to actually be in the Mayors office. As it stands, he's actually got no reason to be in there once all the taxes and policies are set.
C) More work for couriers and content for players is only a good thing.
D) None.
E) None again. If a Mayor is doing his job and taking the hit by staying at City Hall to be accessible to everyone, then God bless, give him the bump. Likewise, if a Mayor is bumping all taxes up to line his own pockets, it'll make Mayor Assassination events more fun as it doesn't turn into manhunt and instead just lets everyone fight it out and get it over with.
F) Providing more job slots could have a knock on effect to things like raiding and currency inflation due to wages, but it's unlikely tbh.
H) None. If anything, the Mayor bankrupting himself and then making himself public enemy by raising taxes to get paid more is quite funny.
I) None. I've hosted a movie night for my org and I've spectated the racing event that happens, and more of that sort of stuff is only good for the community and the server. We don't need to be shooting each other 24/7 (bold statements only in this thread).
What problem would this suggestion solve?: The Mayor job being arguably the "worst" job in terms of content, active income capability and being the most limited, despite having the least responsibility and the most free time.
