What is your idea?

My idea is to implement a feature called the Crew Bank.  The basic premise would be to make crews more cooperative and enable a new level of strategy.  The Crew Bank would only be able to be accessed by three people, the LH, RH, and CL.  So instead of donating to the crew leader, you would donate to the Crew.  I think taxes should still go to the CL but actual donations to the Crew Bank.  This addition would enable crews to better prepare for things like war and the rebuilding after war as well as enable Crews to more easily help their members.  I dont think this would cause a disruption to the game more add some more long term strategy and thinking.  The positives have already been listed.  The negatives are as follows:

The bank could be stolen from by those with access.  But you as a crew member should already trust the CL, RH, and LH or why are you in that crew.

To be honest I do not see many negatives but if you as the reader do PLEASE post them as I would love blunt feedback.

Sincerely,

John Talon

The stealing really shouldn't be an issue as the other two leaders would probably notice missing money. Now if all three were taking money out, well that just kind of sucks. But they can make guidelines for the bank, such as in (insert crew name) we use bank funding for war, rebuild, starting new members, etc. etc. so that way people know where their money is "supposed" to go.

Nice idea, actually. I think a name like crew vault or crew safe would make more sense if it's a part of the 'manage > crew' area, unless it's an actual bank account. Maybe cash could still get donated and sent through taxes in the same way, but there would be this extra 'section' in the crew area that the CL and the RHM and LHM could dump cash into, just to make it more realistic.

In my mind, kick-ups would still go to people directly (upper structure) yet they themselves could add it to this 'crew vault', instead of all members being able to.

Capone also had a vault back in the day, which is where I get the name.

Just my 2 cents.

I'm not so sure i'm sold on how this was presented.. but as an idea I like the concept itself.

Tbh, I think the main reason I like this is down to the fact that leaders mostly concentrate on themselves once Bold or help support the purchase of BGs for their friends. Or worse, stockpile cash and turn into Credits so they can help fund their next of kin should the inevitable happen and they die.

Gone are the days when crewleaders spend every penny they can on the actual crew. So a crew back to me should work much in the same way as the Fortification funds do. The crew can put money in the crew bank, but CLs (and hands?) can only spend in certain aspects. What those aspects are I guess would need fleshed out to better the idea, but I feel that would be the most appropriate way to have such a Bank set up.

This would give people more incentive to donate as they would be helping the entire family and not just the one person in Bold.

Love the idea But can i add something?

How about the crew bank could be stolen from during wars? only a max of like 50-100k at a time? but have it at a like 10% Chance to get caught and have your gun taken? 

So I dont like the idea of it being able to be raided, but I do like the idea transparency.  I think it would be a problem to have all members be able to see a daily report because of the potential for spies.  (Not multies but spies very different)  I think members that have been in the crew for a month get to see the report or if they are made a made man.

I think that works :D

i do not like this becase for instance if someone like cl spend money on there bgs then you can work out if they train them or not well easy just be working out the numbers and stuff and how many they buy for ppl. Ppl dont even have to pay money to there leaders if they dont want to anyway since you chose how much you pay to them so i dnt really see the point and think it shows to much info that ppl should'nt know so easy

Not really sure about this one. What would be the purpose of it?

Based on the original post and subsequent comments, I'm seeing a bank account, accessible by the management team and the transaction register viewable by all Made Men. 

What's the thinking behind incorporating this into the game? What are the benefits? I don't really see any. Once I'm Made I'll be able to see that Duplicity withdrew the money and spent it on bodyguards...?

Sidetracking widely, what I would like to see is having to launder money before it can be used on things like bodyguards. 

Would it be possible for crews be able to steal from other crews banks?