I only started this round, but I already see what you mean. The fact is, the game advances too quickly - people have got stupidly rich in just several game months, and the pace of the game must be slowed down considerably imo. I'm finding that as soon as I have a competetive fleet I have to upgrade virtually straight away - in just a few game months this has happened loads. I know this is only a game and not a simulation, but the rate of groth in under a year of game time is too much imo - I am dreading what it will be like in late 1959. :shock:
As well as adding new stuff like you suggest (which is good as it is something else to spend your cash on so overall growth should be slower), there a loads of thing that could be done. Getting rid of short haul 0.5s is a must imo, and the whole 0.5 stuff needs addressing as a whole (which everyone knows).
Perhaps also limiting how much you can do day (either game day or real day). For example, people who have millions of euros set up at a new airport and immediately open 70 new 0.5 routes (2 issues in one
) -spamming every airport in reach of them. They get rich, ruins the balance of the game etc. Instead, if you could only open a set number of routes per hour or something, progress would be slower and the game would be more strategic and need more skill/thought. Players could react to each others strategies and try and influence the game, rather than logging in to find their whole 'airline' in tatters.
I also think more measures to limit certain aspects of the game would b better too - for example players could sign contracts with manufacturers so that they may only buy that make of aircraft or something - or sign to a set number. With the right selection of aircraft available something like this could really give the game more balance, as players may have to really work at being a certain type of airline rather than just alphabetically buying every gate and setting up a route.
I think the brokerage system speeds things up too much. At first I loved it and even thought maybe there could be an automated finance system too, so you could pay on the 'never, never' - but I have since thought that maybe getting rid of brokers altogether might be an answer - if people have to wait to buy outright, they cant order until they have the cash and groth is slowed a little.
These types of ideas may be rubbish, but my point is that I think there needs to be a slower pace to the game and try and get more strategy in there somewhere. Dont get me wrong, I am loving it but I have soon realised that it needs a bit more of............something!
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so really annoying!
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