Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-38105396-20191126201852/@comment-39233911-20191214174826

Amrosa wrote: Bgsgfan wrote: It does not hurt any other players. As MoisesGabby explained it, anything that has the ability to devalue the in game currency hurts players that don't participate, as FM is required to raise prices on new content as it is introduced to cover the glut of currency in some players accounts. It is also why I called it an arms race.

While a person who avoids paying taxes may not be directly picking your pocket, they aren't contributing their share to the community, and the shortfall has to be made up for by everyone else who does.

FM has costs to cover. If people are building up in game currency with activities that do not contribute revenue, either through Ads or IAP, then they still have to cover those costs. FM made a lot of mistakes in the past which led to the devaluation of R$s and GCs. Limiting the amount of M$ that can be won will hopefully keep that from happening with M$. That they are letting players play to win just enough M$ to earn the cars suggests that they have motivations other than simple profit. I think that they are looking to drive engagement as a way to market to other racing series and also reaffirm to F1 that RR3 is the mobile platform to have your IP on. This is a very logical way to look at this and is a valid point.

However it can also be looked at from an incremental point of view. Imagine a single test case. A player starts playing the game and progresses to the point where they feel the GC limits. That player searches for ways to earn GC and begins farming races. After a period of time that player gets bored running LeMans repeatedly and progresses to running EEs. That single player still watches advertisements and provides FM/EA revenue.

To use the tax scenario, it would be similar to a tax break being given to a company. That company moves into the jurisdiction and benefits from the lowered rate, but the government still gets more revenue. Other companies feel like they are being discriminated against because someone isn't paying their fair share, however because overall revenue has gone up, the ultimate effect is to lower the burden across the board.

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So far, a very enjoyable and friendly discussion. I hope it continues in that vein. Thanks.