Join the new world

Today is Tuesday, February 7th, day 1540, and I was in the market at 17:00. Admin is offering 44% off company upgrades for the next four days, so look for the price of Gold to increase as citizens take advantage of the deal. Two people think they know who I am, but are they right? Pizza the Hut is back and already making people upset, while PointBank will now offer loans to new players to help get them on their feet. But first, let’s do the numbers.


Food
Price | Price Per HP | Change
Q1 | 0.30 | 0.15 | +7%
Q2 | 0.51 | 0.12 | -6%
Q3 | 0.89 | 0.14 | +7%
Q4 | 1.20 | 0.15 | +2%
Q5 | 1.44 | 0.14 | -8%
Q6 | 2.05 | 0.17 | (no change)

Raw: 0.17 USD (+13😵

Weapons
Price | Price Per Use | Change
Q1 | $3.15 | 3.15 | +3%
Q2 | $5.95 | 2.97 | -4%
Q3 | $9.30 | 3.10 | +1%
Q4 | 12.35 | 3.08 | -3%
Q5 | 15.30 | 3.06 | -14%
Q6 | 21.70 | 3.61 | -4%

Raw: 0.15 USD (+7😵

Money Market
Gol😛 909 USD (+11😵
US😨 0.002 G (no change)

Salary
US😨 127 (+2😵
Gol😛 0.14 (-8😵

Pizza the Hut’s latest incarnation, General Cartman Lee announced a subscription drive with potentially enormous rewards over the weekend, but that article is now nowhere to be found. Some who participated are demanding their payment. Gnilraps provided a fairly concise summary of the situation including screenshots of the original article. Stardust Party leader Athanaric went so far as to pay people to unsubscribe PTH’s paper. General Lee did not respond to Point Taken’s request for a comment.
Edit - Mr. Lee's statement: "I didn't respond because I have 200 messages sitting in my inbox. My comment is that the moderators deleted it and to blame them."

I first revealed on Sunday that I have played this game before under a different name many moons ago. I will be giving one clue each day for the next week. PM me if you think you know, and whoever gets it right first will get a prize. I will keep a running list of all the names people have already guessed. One guess per person, per day, PMs only.

Today’s clue: Today, Point Taken passed my old paper in the number of Subscribers. My old paper changed names several times. Former “presidnet” Uncle Sam refused to speak ‘on the record’ with me after he claimed my paper made him “look bad” through the use of directly quoting him.

Already guesse😛
One Eye
Jewitt
Aiden Astrup


Today I am pleased to announce that PointBank will become the first major eUS bank to offer loans to the general public. These loans are targeted towards new players who want to invest in their own companies but are limited by small cash flow. PointBank loans will be signed on an individual basis and will require some proof of collateral, most easily given in the form of buildings. More importantly, borrowers will need to provide some form of external contact information. This is so I can get in touch with them to retrieve their loan if they decide to leave the game before repayment. This will insure the safety of our depositor’s money.

In the past three months or so, PointBank has been very careful to safely invest our depositor’s money to ensure timely liquidity. I will continue to retain a high reserve rate, and as stated above, go to great lengths to stop loaned money from “walking away” from the bank. This means that depositors should feel very good about trusting PointBank to continue providing secure financial services, and that there is nearly zero risk to their investments.

Loan Rates:
Short-term: Less than 48 hours, 2% fee, no interest.
Standar😛 2% fee, 3% interest compounded weekly.

Terms of repayment can be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and will depend on the size of the loan.

As always, PointBank remains open to new customers who wish to open a Savings Account or purchase a Savings Bond.

Savings Rates:
Account: 100 USD minimum deposit, 1% interest compounds weekly
Bon😛 5000 USD cost, 1 month term, 5% gain

All are invited to the Block Party’s first game night this weekend. Join us in IRC to coordinate the games.