Dec 20, '09 19:43 Your accountant has made tribute of $4,000,000 to XXXXX.

Ok, so I have an accountant. So does everyone. Does anyone know their accountant's name? No. They are fictonal, only there when we want them to be to make sentances sound better. But how about we really did have an accountant.

Say you have about 5 tiers of accountants that are available for hire in order of how much they charge. The lowest might only charge 100k/week, but all you get for that is the ability to transfer monthey to one another. This guy is awful, he wouldnt be able to tell you how much you had in each city accounts becuase he only got a D in maths at school.

Then you have numerous other accountants for hire. Graduates from the education system who charge a bit more, even fully qualified accountants that charge more like 1 mil a week but for that price they ensure that your bank accounts are all regularly checked and maybe even consolidated in a federal. A well qualified candidate might even be able to give you profit and loss accounts from the hole of your life. Giving you figures that you never thought you neededbut were fascinating all the same :P

Perhaps he could even give you tips on how the drug market is looking in your city and whether a particular drug may go up or down :/

Obviously, as in real life, accountants have a tendancy to go crooked and steel your hard earned cash. So maybe you get to choose how much you pay your accountant and if he doesnt think its enough to cover his specific life, he might start to rob you...

I know this is a lot of work for you admin guys but I cant see any down points really. It might make it easier for people to earn cash but that is very easily countered by the cost of the accountant.

I started this idea thinking it would be neat if the banking page gave us a bit more info than it does. Like how much we make/loss/where our money goes etc. But then I came across another role in our lifes as mobsters, and another aspect that would be useful for the roleplay.

I believe, if implemented right it has the potential to be a great addition. It allows for corruption, and you can actually have some on the pay role for say a week at a time, rather than just a one time thing.

Another bonus is that as well as generating cash, it pulls money out of the game and also ends the ambiguity of 'your accountant' who is 'my accountant' - would be cool if a name for your accountant was randomly generated with every accountant you have on your pay role.

I like it sounds good, just one thing to add that popped into my head maybe account money transfers like take 100k from your ny account and send it to your NO account w/out moving.

okay well i got another please don't make the very worst 100k that'l cause some problems with new people and massive drug buys maybe in this order:

Tier 1: 10k max of $x to be transfered at one time
Tier 2: 25k max of $x to be transfered
Tier 3: 50k
Tier 4: 80k
etc leave some room to build up because with family taxes drugs, fronts, bribes, in your noob days you can only keep so much cash at one time, i still don't have body guards and don't expect to get any in a while because my expences keep it from happening, so low prices are needed. or make it a differant price depending on how much money you have in the bank and your rank.

Perhaps you could have the luxury of an accountant for a week or two when you sign up for free, then add a cost?

I know its not neccessary. Like, nobody complains about how banking works atm. It would just give another level of depth to the game as we have done with other things. Like Casinos and like the Stock Market.

I somewhat dislike the idea itself, it is growing on me however. Concept is brilliant however.

Money is in overabundance anything that takes some out of the system is a move forward.

Banking itself is stale adding something new would be good.

If something like this were implemented however it could add lots.

Don't have a decent accountant? Depositing into Federal may lead you to be jailed. (Stop people from banking when I PP them :>)

For a (very very very) expensive cost you could get an account to send out the DFP bribes. (Revive the vacation mode idea, you still make money but only like profit of 1-5 units. Max out at a week or summat)

I had more ideas but they passed. :( If I think of more I'll come back.

Maybe someone could bribe your accountant to steal money from you and give it to that person? Sort of like pping? I really like the whole idea. Let's wait for an admin's opinion.

This would also be a good addition to work with the MRSE, where as you buy better accountants they will give you stock tips. I am not sure if this can be coded. However, I think I can add another dimension to the accountant.

Something i thought of would be that the first account is free but he is really really bad like say hes an alcaholic so he occasionly steals money for buying alchol.

The DFP idea is good.  Maybe the ability to wack someone's accountant too?  Like a BG wack?

I like the idea of the accountant sending out the bribes for the DFPS. Players should have the ability to bribe your accountant so they can maybe steal some money from you? Just a thought. I really like the idea of the accountant occasionally skimming of the top and you wacking them or other players attacking your accountant. It would be a wonderful addition.

Wonderful idea! I would love to have an accountant that could bribe for me seeing as Im very forgetful about such matters.

how about accoutants who now and then embezzle from you.

If that were added then I don't think too many people would be happy with that.

This is a good idea.  We could go after people's accountant like we go after their BGs.  Financial warfare...

That would actually be a valid addition to this idea.

Great idea I love it there's way to much money in the game

I believe it should be just like how on rare occasions you get thrown in jail for selling drugs. Once in a while the accountant should take a sum of money from you, maybe 15-30% of the cash deposited.