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there is no reason for this...
This idea gets suggested about every two years.
Usually the person who suggests some kind of change to the starbond adjust system is:
1 - Somebody who has not played HSX continuously
2 - Somebody who has returned to the game recently (because of a record breaking blockbuster getting released)
3 - Somebody who has a big port but does not have a huge port
The main reason that this idea gets suggested is that the returning player either gets a large sum of cash from a blockbuster moviestock cashing out or the player is estimating what money they will be getting from a blockbuster moviestock cashing out and are looking for an easy way, an easy place to reinvest this money. Instead of doing research into all of the many moviestocks that they are not currently holding, they say to themselves, "if only I could buy more shares of the easy to predict starbonds, then I could easily invest all of my new profits quickly and easily and make even more money".
This game change suggestion does not make any sense. It does not fix something that is broken with the game. It does not improve the game or make it more fun to play. It does not attract new players or encourage players who have gone inactive to return.
The only reason suggested for this game change is that some players want to make more fake money, more easily, and faster. There is no other reason.
There is also no real way to implement this game change suggestion.
This player suggests changing the starbond moviestock credit AND share limits (link) - so they want to take away shares that I already own so this change can get implemented? Let me estimate the next starbond adjust, they will be going up 6.75 points so that will be... times 11,357 shares... uh, let me get my calculator. This is a very bad suggestion.
This player suggests "If they raise the cap for all movies after a specific date, players can plan accordingly." (link) The entire post is a reason why there should be no change to the starbond system. Usually when players make a game change suggestion, they only see the way that they can make more money and do not think about anything else. So this player wants me to reevaluate all of my starbond investments so this change can happen because (as explained in their post) some positions that are currently expected to adjust one way could easily change and then adjust in the opposite direction? How much money would it cost me to flip so many of my current starbond investments... so we could make this useless change to the game?
This player says "whats the point of having a gazzillion dollars in your portfolio even after owning every single stock in hsx?" (link) First, this player does not have a gazzillion dollars in their port. Second, this player does not own every single stock in HSX. HSX gives a limited amount of money to see what projects you feel are trending or not and which current prices you think are currently correct and which ones need to be corrected. If you are correct in your investments you are rewarded with more fake money which allows you to invest more in projects or invest in more projects, until a certain limit. Investment limits (shares owned) exist so that no one player can influence the current price of projects more than any other player. A 8bill port can only invest in the same amount of shares that a 1bill port can and they affect the security price exactly the same. Wise traders know that you do not need to or want to own every single stock in HSX. You really want to invest in that $0.05 moviestock that premieres on Netflix in two months... go for it dude! You want to invest in that Starbond that has no future projects listed (and is currently starring in a tv show)... you go girl! Once you hit a certain point in HSX (currently 3.78bill) and have enough money to buy every share of every stock, then the money in your bank should be thought of as "points" that you have earned in the game. You are still playing the same fun game that you have always played, but now you have money in the bank for any upcoming investment opportunities.
Again, there is no reason for chaning the current starbond system. This suggestion ranks up there with the Short Fund (that can only short stocks), the Penny Stock Fund (that can only invest in stocks priced under $1), negative ports, and the Movie Funds having no cashout (and just keep going and going and going...)
Movie gross limit on Starbonds at $250 mil. May 04, 23:09
I've tried raising this point in the past, and it makes sense to me but the HSX gods seem to have no appetite for it {nm} May 05, 03:47
I agree. It doesn't need to be a huge raise, but it's been the same since I started playing in 2004. {nm} May 05, 06:39
Can you imagine how this would effect the current value of a Starbond vs. the aftermath? May 05, 07:40
whatever the effect it s time a new stance has been taken for starbonds May 05, 08:13
That would be better addressed by increasing the share holding limits (which they've done in the past) {nm} May 05, 09:26
Maybe they could raise the cap on all movies released after a specific date. {nm} May 05, 09:03
You write the logic for that part of the program! {nm} May 05, 14:34
Logic Inside May 05, 15:04
The way to handle this is by adjusting the shares at the same time so the total value is unchanged (math inside) May 05, 17:50
IIRC the points made against raising the limit are: (inside) May 05, 09:44
I think you're making an assumption that more Starbond play means less Movistock play. May 05, 16:35
I'm just saying what HSX has said in the past. {nm} May 05, 16:56
Starbonds are already a big freebie, very difficult to lose on them. Asking for even more seems a bit much {nm} May 05, 10:15
Agrred. All they take is simple math and the ability to read a calendar. It's easy enough already. {nm} May 05, 11:50
^--< Are you a pirate? {nm} May 05, 18:34
there is no reason for this... May 06, 06:00
Razorhawk, respectfully, I think there is a valid reason for this... May 06, 08:04