For a more realistic game, somehow it must be prevented ppl's getting degrade just in order to buy cheap bodyguards and then force them to rerank..

anyway in this point, my suggestion is; Bodyguards could have different values, for example a bodyguard who has been hired by a Capo cannot be same as one`s bought by a Mademan, or Wiseguy or Thug , whatever...So if Consigliere has to pay more than a Thug , it can not be the same bodyguard..

Briefly, the bodyguards should be classified by their values..Value of them should be indicated by the rank of their owners..

PS : This is my first time around these shores and very sorry for my crappy english :P

Senz..

I will be honest. i do agree the bodyguard issue is a real one, but also i think wilst it removes so much money from the game i dont think admin will be keen to change it unfortunatley.

then we use credits instead of money to train the bodyguards..so ppl begin purchasing credits like hell :D

Maybe the simple solution is to make the BG's more expensive at every stage. Should a Wise Guy (the rank an average player is able to buy their first BG without help) be able to afford a BG? probably not. Double the price, this means people buy less, and takes more money out the game at the higher end.

Then maybe when you got degraded, BG prices should stay same..my exact point is , ppl's getting degraded just to buy cheaper bodyguards and this set-up ruins the realistic id of game :)