[CP] The Finance Department
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by Bhane
A reminder to all eIrish patriots who have the time, and the desire...
http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/2343786/1/20
I still welcome signatures.
Today we are going to talk about my agenda for the finance department.
I have an absolutely MASSIVE undertaking for the finance department. I'm not changing anything about the ban orgs, Apple is still the best gatekeeper we have. I'm not going mess with policies regarding IA funding. I have a cost/benefit analysis I want the finance department to start. I have no idea how long this will take, since there are so many variables that are hard to quantify.
Let me start by saying the new "priority system" has made DOs so much easier. If a commander wants to force a particular DO, it's easy. Just set the 5 priorities to 5 small powerless nations that will never attack. This will insure that there is no DO at day change. Now wait for the campaign you want to start. Then set priority 1 to fight FOR your friend, and priority 2 to fight AGAINST the foe in the battle you want to focus on. Immediately the DO is created for any non-RW battle you want.
Now let's consider that moving tickets are back, and everyone is getting them for free by the handfuls every week with the weekly rewards. That means even young D2 players can easily move to fight, even in RWs or battles with no national MPP. You don't even need to use high Q tickets, usually. I often move to Germany or other neighbor in our region (Q1 ticket away) to use their MPP to fight for a friend much farther away.
You may have guessed by now what I am leading towards. I want the finance department to consider a NO MPP eIreland.
WHAT ?!?!? ZERO MPPs !!!
Yes, that's what I said.
Could we afford to have zero MPPs, and just use the DO trick I described above, plus the moving ticket rewards to fight? The money saved could go toward a CO fund that would be used to defend eIreland. The CO draw of mercenaries has proven to bring allies together, and even attracted enemy forces to fight for you. That gives the twofold benefit of taking damage from their stack, and adding it to yours.
I want the finance department to compare the two defenses (MPP stacks and COs) and find out which is a more efficient way to spend our money. Would we be better served to save the money from MPPs and use a CO fund, instead? I need to emphasize, I am NOT saying we should end MPPs at this time! I am simply asking the finance department analyze the cost benefit of the two scenarios. With the new mechanics of COs, and MU priorities, etc we would be negligent to not at least consider this option.
Thank you for your time
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Hmm sounds good. But I wouldn't remove all MPP's, let's still have at least 3-4, let the world knows we exist actually, because every time someone check someone's MPP stack he see Ireland, we must be on at least 2-3 countries so guys around knows we're here.
Other then that it's a good idea!
i want to submit a motion that Don Croata be declared eireland public enemy #1. Also spawn of Satan heretic as per normal. Anyone that can defend bigots needs this tag.
Who will declare me public enemy? You and your boyfriend?
Don Croata you are infamous...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0b6_i_eSgR8
be warned bhane if you appoint him in the cabinet a rain of attacks will fall on you each and every minute of that next term.
not only is he a rascist using the N word freely , not only does he support players who called victims of vukovar pigs(where he apparently lives) but the worst of all is that he has like the Don Retardo article really only 3 insults. 1 stupidity. 2 drugs 3 homosexuality
besides the racist yells and threatening to have god r*** players.
I think the correct word is damnation but mufc in your cabinet will get full blast bashing from day 1 . So be warned other candidates as well.
He is not in my cabinet, RtK.
But he is on the staff... so are you.
So is everyone who was willing to sign up to help build a better eIreland. The doors of my administration are open to all, and all are welcome.
A reminder to all eIrish patriots who have the time, and the desire...
http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/2343786/1/20
I still welcome signatures.
tbh he really just annoys me for some reason. i dont care if he is staff.
Not everyone has to like everyone else. But we can keep our disagreements civil, at least. Rather than posting hate rants on this one, you should do more stories. I enjoy reading your fiction.
my modem got hit by karma a lightning strike(depending on your point of view) so cant login to my home computer . well it worked afterwards just smelled like smoke so perhaps its another problem i will test later on today.
I need to emphasize, I am NOT saying we should end MPPs at this time!
I am simply asking the finance department analyze the cost/benefit and feasibility of a zero MPP eIreland.
I think it should also be MoFA 🙂
The debate of adopting the policy is for another day. We don't even know if the numbers make it a viable option at all. That's all I'm asking of them for now. There is no need to eat the whole hamburger at once, let's just get through the first bite.
If this does happen, it will be a long process. This is just the first step. Let's worry about the MoFA concerns in the next stage of the process... if it even gets that far.
That's going to be fun as some of the benefits are going to be very subjective!
That is a very interesting proposal and I, for one, agree that a cost/benefit analysis is they way to go.
However doing (and I know you are saying we will do it) this involves a lot more than finance and it has a major impact, as MUFC insinuated, on the FA dept. A NO MPP Ireland will be considered a NO FRIEND Ireland. That has implications on how the game is played by us.
However nice "outside the box thinking" even if the process comes to nothing.
(and I know you are saying we will do it) should of read (I know you are NOT saying we will do it)
This is an excellent proposal, but I believe that even if it is shown to work financially, we should have at least three MPP's. A hybrid of the two systems would, in theory, give you mercenaries as well as the support of your allies.
As long as you do not have too many MPP's, hiring the mercenaries would still be the main source of defence aside from the our own military.
Above all, I think we find out whatever is more cost efficient with an analysis. Then if us dropping our MPP stack does more good financially and militarily than the harm it could do diplomatically, then we go for it.
it all depends where Ireland is aiming...
Question... at the moment, from who is Ireland expecting an attack of which we must defend ourselves? UK?
Must think this zero mpp idea through... peculiar.
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if we choose to have 0MPP, we need to be very efficient in diplomacy, in order to maintain our relationships with usual allies.
with the money gained, we would use COs, to help allies in critical battles instead.
why not, but we need to be careful of the diplomatic effect of stop mpp.
Nice idea. We will look at fact and figures and the decision should be easy.
Oh. Wait this is Ireland. lol
Could be funny !
Liked the no MPP idea so much...
My analysis is that players will only move to follow a CO if it accommodates moving costs. I know the great majority of players simply follow DOs - and while Irish MUs might have to will to set DOs without a MPP, if it came to a home front, nothing of the similar guarantee to say allied MUs will.
Still, providing there is a set aside amount for signing MPPs in defense, a clear tax reinstatement after defense (or before wipe/no Dail) and constant communication with nations who'd sign at short notice - its workable. Probably in defense still see first battle or two without MPPs though, if surprise attack.
I think Seanan hit on this but you can set CO so that only Irish can collect on them. Could be diffrent to use the MPP money to pay for Irish only CO? Could be a better way for the goverment to control where people fight and distribute tax money back to soldiers.
In my experience these kinds of decisions rarely come down to purely finances. There are some assumptions here that may not prove to be sustainable - constant cheap tickets for example. Still, we'll run some numbers.
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I know there are far more than numbers involved. But if we can get some numbers first, that will make the following policy debate a much more informed decision.
Idea is brilliant although hybrid version with few strongest alies mpp would indeed save some cash and increased our chances during battles.
But as for finance department...with all do respect we still know nothing....situation with that bunch of golds for example.....
Apple has a point, are there gonna be constant cheap moving tickets. No one can guarantee that.
Ugh... it deleted the entire comment. Danm erebuglik.
There are many uncertain factors that affect this decision. Right now I'm just asking the finance department to start the legwork on researching some numbers. I hope this sparks a national discourse in the interim.
We can have the policy debate a ways down the road, to determine if eIreland is going to change it's MPP strategy. I'm not even sure what I think we should do yet. gathering good information now, will help our nation be able to make a well-informed decision later on.
Nice idea! But maybe we should have like 3 MPP`s with countries most likely to be involved in Wars?
The end result will likely be a hybrid like that.
But that's for the day of the actual policy debate. Right now we I'm just starting with data gathering and number crunching.