Tony Stark? Bruce Wayne? Pff. Small fry.

[Aeroprism]

Someone in this topic was mentioning a scenario where a bomb went off in IP Port and among other consequences: MILLIONS OF INF WORTH OF DANAGE!!

 

My first thought? 

 

Millions?

 

Really?

 

@Yomo Kimyata can fix this without even blinking.  Like, "I heard you lost a city zone. Here's the money for a new one. Bye."

 

(In all fairness, most of ebil marketers could afford Independence Port without too much effort)

[Glacier Peak]

I mean... nobody has any currency in this game. They have influence, infamy, or information. Have you ever tried to buy a donut with just your own renown? 

[Aeroprism]

9 hours ago, Glacier Peak said:

I mean... nobody has any currency in this game. They have influence, infamy, or information. Have you ever tried to buy a donut with just your own renown? 

 

Lots and lots of people get lots and lots of things just because of who they are.  Bribes are a good example.

 

But yeah that was the joke. It made me smile when "millions of inf in damage" was mentioned.  Influence is a clever currency for a superhero game but that the fact that you buy things with it always sounds silly to me.

[Yomo Kimyata]

I've been paying the workers in Faultline in influence for YEARS and see where that's gotten us?!?!

[Ukase]

I'm still wondering about these npcs that tote lumber from zone to zone...with no rest. Just always carrying around those boards..who pays for that? 

[Zhym]

13 hours ago, Glacier Peak said:

I mean... nobody has any currency in this game. They have influence, infamy, or information. Have you ever tried to buy a donut with just your own renown? 

Buy?  They won't even let me in to Drenched Donuts!  Every time I even try the door, I'm told that I cannot enter!

[Glacier Peak]

20 minutes ago, Zhym said:

Buy?  They won't even let me in to Drenched Donuts!  Every time I even try the door, I'm told that I cannot enter!

At least we heroes can sit on the top of the donut 🍩 

[FrauleinMental]

On 8/14/2021 at 11:34 PM, Glacier Peak said:

I mean... nobody has any currency in this game. They have influence, infamy, or information. Have you ever tried to buy a donut with just your own renown? 

Is that like trying to pay with exposure? 🤑

[Aeroprism]

4 hours ago, FrauleinMental said:

Is that like trying to pay with exposure? 🤑

 

I was thinking EXACTLY that 😄 😄

[iBot]

5 hours ago, FrauleinMental said:

Is that like trying to pay with exposure? 🤑

The Kardashians called... they'd like their marketing strategy returned thank you.  Oh and their fee as well.

[Glacier Peak]

It's a cool concept to weave in to a player's character design. Instead of looking at it as an in game currency, it's more of an amount of renown that correlates to a set minimum and maximum amount. 

[Luminara]

7 hours ago, FrauleinMental said:

Is that like trying to pay with exposure? 🤑

 

Porn?

Porn.

[Aeroprism]

20 hours ago, Luminara said:

 

Porn?

Porn.

 

I guess this all depends on what you plan to expose.

[Mopery]

On 8/14/2021 at 6:37 PM, Aeroprism said:

MILLIONS OF INF WORTH OF DANAGE!!

That's a whole lotta Dan!

[nihilii]

On 8/15/2021 at 5:34 AM, Glacier Peak said:

I mean... nobody has any currency in this game. They have influence, infamy, or information. Have you ever tried to buy a donut with just your own renown? 

 

Which makes it pretty cynical the most renowned heroes earned their fame on the marketplace. Capitalism, ho!

[Yomo Kimyata]

1 hour ago, nihilii said:

Capitalism, ho!

 

Hey!  I may be a big fan of capitalism, but you shouldn't call me that!

 

😃

 

🎩🧐

[Glacier Peak]

Looking strictly at the fictional Earth moneymakers... something tells me if we assumed the fictional black market value of vibranium were what it is indicated in the comics, Black Panther, aka T'Challa would be by far the wealthiest superhero I can think of across either Marvel or DC.For villain, I'd have to say DC's Vandal Savage.

[Wavicle]

2 hours ago, Glacier Peak said:

Looking strictly at the fictional Earth moneymakers... something tells me if we assumed the fictional black market value of vibranium were what it is indicated in the comics, Black Panther, aka T'Challa would be by far the wealthiest superhero I can think of across either Marvel or DC.For villain, I'd have to say DC's Vandal Savage.

 

I don't remember for sure, but I think canonically T'Challa IS the wealthiest superhero in Marvel comics.

[Triumphant]

4 hours ago, Wavicle said:

 

I don't remember for sure, but I think canonically T'Challa IS the wealthiest superhero in Marvel comics.

 

Quite possibly.  He does have the wealth of an entire country at his disposal, along with the largest supply of vibranium in the world.  Doctor Doom would be a contender, as well, being the ruler of his own country.  Then you have Tony Stark, Reed Richards, etc.  Not really sure if Reed monetizes his inventions the way Tony does, though.  It's been a good long while since I read any fantastic four comics.  🤔

[Glacier Peak]

1 hour ago, Triumphant said:

Quite possibly.  He does have the wealth of an entire country at his disposal, along with the largest supply of vibranium in the world.  Doctor Doom would be a contender, as well, being the ruler of his own country.  Then you have Tony Stark, Reed Richards, etc.  Not really sure if Reed monetizes his inventions the way Tony does, though.  It's been a good long while since I read any fantastic four comics.  🤔

Yeah, on the DC side, I was honestly surprised how Bruce Wayne really isn't that wealthy financially speaking across many writers and titles. He owns a controlling share in a company that sells weapons / pharma / technology / financial / really anything the writer thinks is important to the story. And he has long term generational wealth. So the impression is that he can afford anything, but there's a point where fictional rich characters are able to do things normal rich people couldn't - buy an island, create an army of mercenaries or robots, donate or provide the majority of funding to a charity that is world renowned, pay your way to the presidency, be called a philanthropist playboy bachelor billionaire, build spaceships, etc.

Edited August 20, 2021 by Glacier Peak

[tidge]

On 8/19/2021 at 6:58 PM, Wavicle said:

 

I don't remember for sure, but I think canonically T'Challa IS the wealthiest superhero in Marvel comics.

 

"Canonically" per a Forbes (?, Money?) listicle. I've seen it attributed to Time, but I'm relatively certain it was a magazine focused on finance.

[Glacier Peak]

1 hour ago, tidge said:

"Canonically" per a Forbes (?, Money?) listicle. I've seen it attributed to Time, but I'm relatively certain it was a magazine focused on finance.

Worth a read: 

https://www.quora.com/How-is-TChalla-a-trillionaire-since-Wakanda-was-widely-recognised-as-one-of-the-poorest-nations-on-Earth-before-he-revealed-the-truth-making-whatever-currency-they-had-worthless-when-converted-to-international

[Luminara]

On 8/20/2021 at 12:27 AM, Glacier Peak said:

fictional rich characters are able to do things normal rich people couldn't -

 

Um...

 

On 8/20/2021 at 12:27 AM, Glacier Peak said:

buy an island

 

David Copperfield.

 

On 8/20/2021 at 12:27 AM, Glacier Peak said:

create an army of mercenaries or robots

 

Igor Kolomoisky.

 

On 8/20/2021 at 12:27 AM, Glacier Peak said:

be called a philanthropist playboy bachelor billionaire

 

Oprah Winfrey.

 

On 8/20/2021 at 12:27 AM, Glacier Peak said:

build spaceships

 

John Carmack.

 

There are more examples in all of those categories.  Piles of money make people behave like comic book characters.  Or caricatures of comic book characters.

[Glacier Peak]

24 minutes ago, Luminara said:

 

Um...

 

 

David Copperfield.

 

 

Igor Kolomoisky.

 

 

Oprah Winfrey.

 

 

John Carmack.

 

There are more examples in all of those categories.  Piles of money make people behave like comic book characters.  Or caricatures of comic book characters.

 

https://tenor.com/view/batman-rich-superpower-gif-18205253

Edited August 30, 2021 by Glacier Peak

[Wavicle]

18 hours ago, tidge said:

 

"Canonically" per a Forbes (?, Money?) listicle. I've seen it attributed to Time, but I'm relatively certain it was a magazine focused on finance.

 

I remember it, vaguely, as something that was written on the back of a Marvel Black Panther trading card.