MoneyGame
Games
business simulation game
SHOW HN2017
How HN took it
4 positive, 8 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 5 critical, out of 17 comments about the project. Thread score +0.02.
Design: 0 for, 3 againstIdea: 2 for, 0 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun and addictive; friends enjoying it together
From 2 comments
woah, this seems like a really fun game to play. I will check it out soon!
ilikerobinhood on HNI got a couple friends to sign up with me and we are having a blast.
BeefySwain on HN
Similar to Football Manager, detailed simulation
From 2 comments
This is so similar to Football Manager simulation series. God knows how many years I wasted on it. No, I can't do that anymore...shouldn't do that...let me just try once....I'll…
NTDF9 on HNI concur! Nothing can describe how detailed that game is.
NTDF9 on HN
Objections
Rent is charged daily while income requires active play, punishing infrequent players
From 2 comments
seems interesting and I've just signed up, but am I right in thinking that rent is automatically taken every day but money is not automatically earned? So if I have $100 and a…
beaconstudios on HNit's not the difficulty that concerns me, it's that your game is arguably punishing me for not playing it every day. I know it's a common practice to try to maximise DAU on games…
beaconstudios on HN
Markets seem manipulated by government company, hard to compete
From 2 comments
Update: The fun wears off quick when you realize that the markets are manipulated by the dev to the point of being impossible to compete in.
BeefySwain on HNA "government company" buys electricity and cement at a cheap price, since their demand by players is not high enough yet.
Gluten on HN
No SSL, so traffic is unencrypted
From 1 comment
I'd play with this if it had SSL enabled so I'm not passing info across the wire unencrypted :/
SheepSlapper on HN
No privacy policy visible
From 1 comment
No privacy policy visible. Not obviously fun. Is it fun?
dsr_ on HN
Requests
Add HTTPS/SSL
From 2 comments
I'd play with this if it had SSL enabled so I'm not passing info across the wire unencrypted :/
SheepSlapper on HNUse Cloudflare SSL. It will disguise your lack of SSL perfectly.
fiatjaf on HN
Pause time on days not visited or softer rent penalty
From 1 comment
Or for example time could pause on days you don't visit. If I play a browser game it's going to be a very small part of my life and I'm not going to be concerned with making sure…
beaconstudios on HN
Questions
Is the game fun?
From 1 comment
No privacy policy visible. Not obviously fun. Is it fun?
dsr_ on HN
Is the rent mechanic intended to punish missed days?
From 1 comment
seems interesting and I've just signed up, but am I right in thinking that rent is automatically taken every day but money is not automatically earned? So if I have $100 and a…
beaconstudios on HN
Alternatives named
Football Manager
From 1 comment
This is so similar to Football Manager simulation series. God knows how many years I wasted on it. No, I can't do that anymore...shouldn't do that...let me just try once....I'll…
NTDF9 on HN
Championship Manager 0102
From 1 comment
I may have to give this a miss then. I made the mistake of installing CM0102 (free download since 2002) recently for old time's sake and kissed goodbye to a solid month before…
Tech-Noir on HN
Urban Dead
From 1 comment
it's not the difficulty that concerns me, it's that your game is arguably punishing me for not playing it every day. I know it's a common practice to try to maximise DAU on games…
beaconstudios on HN