Name: Cash Cow Virus
Description: A huge worm that requires a lot of resources to run. Only one of those beasts can be installed on a server. The cow will target a mega-corporation account and suck huge chunks of HPD. Can be installed on any server, if resource requirements are meet.
Resources: 30X File Share resources / version
Income: 20X File Share income / version
Restrictions:
- only one can be installed / server
- when collecting, you are prompted to target a faction account to suck HPD from
- 2.5% of collected HPD goes to negative standing towards targeted faction
Please comment
This is a great way of balancing farms, as the exponential server costs (aswell as the resources needed) will restrict your growth to some point.
However, this does not prevent players from isolating themselves, gathering funds for the next virus.
I suggest to restrict the amount of worms a player can own on their LAN (Not public servers), this makes way for more strategy.
For example;Players LAN is restricted to
3 worms(one worm / server), once that limit is reached you can either start installing them on public servers (given resources are met).
Or replace those on your LAN with upgraded versions.
The second option explained;Replacement would mean that along with the costs of your research(and the resources required to run that research), you also need to increase the available resources on each of the 3 owned (worm) servers.
Once you have an upgraded version availabe one has to realize the effects of the
actual updating process;
In order to install the new version, the outdated one first needs to be removed, and the long install time will inevitably lead to a period of income loss.
Factor in the
AP cost for the researched versions and you actually have a physical limit of the fixed income one has, once this limit is reached you will have to find other ways to increase your income. Thus preventing players from isolating themselves and, to some degree, forces them to interact with other players.
And plz change the name ... it keeps reminding me of a dark era in HP history
I agree, it does need a better name. Personally I was thinking of:
Happy HP Worm.
But seriously, it does need a better name.