Suggestion: Cost of living

ZenRose · 2013-12-12 19:27:57

Does anyone think that adding a daily cost of living for each family member would be an interesting mechanic? Perhaps each adult costs $100 and each child costs $50 so if you have your whole family alive each day costs $300 to keep everyone alive and fed. The numbers are just examples, $300 seems a little high.

If you think this is a bad idea, I'd like to know why. I enjoy toying with game mechanics, so if this idea can be made better I'd love to find a better iteration of it.

Thanks :-)

colorfusion · 2013-12-13 09:23:00

In my opinion this would make children even more of an annoying liability. I don't really see any balance reason to punish people for just being alive.

jasonrohrer · 2013-12-14 14:46:36

Agricola. Hungry mouths to feed!

My answer is that family feeding/management wasn't important to this game. The family members are just icons that are part of the security landscape.

largestherb · 2013-12-14 18:35:11

$50 a day! what are you feeding these children, lobster pops!?

edit: i just googled lobster pops and they are real things.. although they are more sugary and less lobstery than i imagined.

Last edited by largestherb (2013-12-14 18:36:09)

colorfusion · 2013-12-15 10:42:31

largestherb wrote:

$50 a day! what are you feeding these children, lobster pops!?
edit: i just googled lobster pops and they are real things.. although they are more sugary and less lobstery than i imagined.

At $100 for a bottle of water they're probably severely malnourished on just $50 a day.

jasonrohrer · 2013-12-17 11:14:11

Things were bad in 1991, folks.

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