24-04-2025, 10:45 PM
(24-04-2025, 05:12 PM)Ligbruderkrieg Wrote: Need some help from the financial guys on how to make good financial RP, I would wish to increase Luthori's financial institutions' influence over the financial world, but I don't know how to procede.
@Greek, shipping RP advice would also be appreciated
I'll echo Doc on the banking part. I've always felt that Luthori's moves were not very inviting and felt more like a one-way street. When a financial institution increases its stake over markets, it's about the markets, not the institution.
And I know you're gonna hate me for saying this, but what you're looking to achieve is 99% through OOC and 1% through IC.
Basically it's not about you - you have to prop up the other player and what the other player wants to achieve. And you also have to be upfront with them if you have secondary motives. With Gaduridos, for example, I was very clear with Weimarska what I was looking to achieve, but still the focus remained on Weim and what she wanted to do in Gaduridos, not my investments (Vamaj in that case).
(and also on the Gaduri case I was aware that Doc was RPing Ananto's regional influence so I kept that in mind in context cause it's the sportsman thing to do - same deal with imp and the HC vs Vamaj battle)
i.e.
Aethan wants to do infra RP in Valruzia
=>
@Aethan, I want to invest in your country because my banks are the biggest in Terra right now.
vs
@Aethan, I'd love to join your RP by offering some financial aid? I'm trying to increase my financial foothold on Seleyan markets. But i don't want to mix up Valruzia in Luthori's geopol games vs Kalistan, so it's just a clean no strings attached investment.
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Unbelievably Massive Luthorian Financial Institution invests Shitload of Money in Valruzia (focus is on YOU)
vs
Valruzian infrastructure aided by additional private sector investments (focus in on THEM)
On shipping, basically the same thing. I was having fun with maritime trade RP so I just approached players and asked whether they wanted their goods exported to Beiteynu and other places (i.e. Wu's condoms in Cildania).
Did not ask docking rights or harbour rights or whatever (Svet basically giving me Valruzia on a platter was 100% her ahah).
I just RPed shipping and trade player after player and after a few months I realised I had done shipping RP with dozens and dozens of countries from everywhere and it felt like shipping had become a big thing for Beiteynu.
So I RPed the effects of a massive shipping industry (i.e. corruption, ego, obscene wealth) instead of flatly RPing shipping was massive.
tl;dr of financial RP advice:
it's not about numbers or financial knowledge.
it's about helping other players achieve their goals.
The Banana