No one buys stuff (services/gear/etc.) because no one has money, and no one has money cuz there are no jobs out there.
And there are three ways people deal with it. 1) They either RP it out and find work somehow either through a lead or know someone. 2) They MAKE themselves a job or 3) They ask admin OOCly "I WANT A JOB! HOW DO I GET ONE!?"
Now I'll tell you right now, the 3rd one's not going to get you anywhere unless we're in a REAL good mood. There are a gazillion jobs out there. We keep telling people they need to work things out ICly…because believe it or not...things in the IC world work out similarly to things In Real Life. �How do you think people in real life get jobs? Do you think people just hand them to 'em? (well ok in some instances yes...but that's a low percentage).
But seeing as we admin WANT people to make money, without it being handed to them we've created some jobs that some of you know about.
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SHI - 100c/hour…about minimum wage IRL. i said ABOUT
Burnt Cow - One player works here and soon it'll be open for more.
Withmore Wholesale a.k.a Bruce run's - Package delivery - GREAT way to learn your way around, not to mention that you're restocking stores with goods that they may be out of.
Withmore Justice Force - Judge, Ops, etc.
NLM - reporter, newscaster, etc.
Bartender - Carnal, Drome, Grunens
City Services - corpse/garbage cleanup
Fixer - Get items from contacts and sell them to facemen to put on the streets…
DOODLE - There's 5k every damn day LAZY BUMS!
Doctor/Medic - one's that have clinic support anyway
Mechanic - There's gonna be cars soon, gonna need someone to fix em up, or sell em.
These are some of the Admin supported options. Admin supported as in they are groups/positions made up to advance the play within' our world. There is code behind them and in some cases are ran by NPCs. And just because they're there does not mean you'll get hired. We hire those that would ICly be good for the job and USUALLY those who've shown involvement and such. Nothing's worse than hiring someone for something and then them not logging on for weeks.
But that does NOT mean that those are the only ways to go. Here are some more Ideas that we've seen in past or have thought up to spark some interest in your RPing minds.
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Tailor - Making clothes and selling for profit - we've got a few of those and perhaps someday this will become a skill or advantage and will be able to alter armor.
Medic - Selling their healing services, without the aid of a clinic or MIRAGE vehicle.
Thief/Pickpocket - At your own risk. High rewards, High risk.
Reseller - Buy and sell gear.. and no it doesn't all have to be the high priced stuff. �And just because something is worth 'x' ammount of dollars, you GOTTA pay the bills, which means you ain't sellin' for retail.
Sell information - To the right person a secret could be worth thousands of chyen.
Bounty hunter - FT terminal or for hire privately. More people should be using this thing to get rid of their enemies. Believe me if somebody pissed me off enough I'd use it if I didn't want to deal with consequences. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO KILL SOMEONE YOURSELF!
Enforcer/Security - Somebody want some help with those gangers? Scared to walk alone someplace? Help them out and charge them. Yer taking time out of your day, and if you think they might be insulted by asking, YOU should be insulted that they wouldn't return the favor.
Guide - Show people around the dome, wait outside WW for someone who don't know their way around.
Gangs - Start one.. start mugging people who walk by your area. I can't wait to see an ambitious group of players do this. Shake them down for cash, gear, whatever. Doesn't have to be combat oriented if done right. You don't need admin support to get together with friends and start some shiznit.
Private Courier - We've had one or two in the past offering their abilities to deliver packages descretely so that person A doesn't have to be seen by person B. �
Newbie Helper - �Set up newbies with some gear for cheap or hand it out for free. Give them a weapon, some startup chyen maybe, show them around a bit. OOCly this gives them a better chance to enjoy the game and make them want to come back cause they have something to do. Tell them to pay you back within the week or something. Perhaps not all of them will stick around, but those that do will be grateful and will owe you in some way. Might not be a big payoff right now, but down the line…. who knows.
Gamble - Bet with your friends, throw down some money for those sparring sessions. Get a bunch of players involved and bet on who's going to win. Perhaps soon we'll have some coded dice or cards or somethin'…
Prostitute - Charge to be that whore that you are! or rip them off when they fall asleep on you.
Entertainer - Make a guitar our of material and RP your arse off at Carnal, see if WF needs any acts. Set up a poetry reading somewhere on green.
BEG - Sit on a street corner and ask for money. Or stand on a soap box and preach a cause. See if people will back your efforts monitarily.
USE YOUR IMAGINATION. If you have an idea, go with it. People freakin' pay money for drinks to be social. Taylors make money selling described materials to lazy people. And if someone doesn't want your services…PERSUADE THEM...SELL IT!!! If yer a business owner IRL sometimes you have to do some dirty work, kiss some arse in order to get the job...the same happens ICly.
And again, we don't just hand out jobs, if yer qualified and we need someone for those jobs...we'll talk :P BUT ICLY �we'll talk.
And just think...once the matrix is up, Once vehicles are done, security systems are finished, there'll be a gazillion other jobs.
You just gotta stick with it. You won't make thousands over-night. Everyone at some point said 'I'll do anything for chyen'...if that were true you'd have money.
Disclaimer: Some of these categories were written and thought up by FS. I made some changes but don't want to take all the credit for the comments.
