You're the Mayor! Taxes

Ok you managed to fight your way, or pay off the residents or simply charm them with your personality. Now what would you do?
How much tax would you institute?

and what buildings would you build right away?

How much tax does everyone feel is acceptable, knowing that it will cost to make your cities buildings , along with many other functions? is 20% to much?

Would love to hear everyone's input and what would your threshold be for looking for a new node due to high taxes.

Thanks for reading

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daveywavey

I'd want to get some housing started off, and maybe a few marketplaces/taverns/businesses going.

Blair

10% and if I take a small break or unable to play for a few days I'm going to do a no taxation without representation event and make it 0%. 12% just after a siege to cover the repair costs and 5% for holiday events....I thought this throw a lot.

winner909098

10%, more if there is an event or if my spies know that we will be sieged soon, less on holidays

TheHiddenDaggerInn

I wouldn't be suprised to see 15 to 20% early on but I agree I think 10% is a good start.

Jahlon

Since we have no idea what all of the buildings do, what order they are unlocked, what Nodes need to develop, what the benefits of other 2 unique buildings are, etc. it's way too early to start to think about what to build.

We also don't know what the requirements for node currency is for getting the Node rolling. You might only need a little bit of currency to get the Node rolling and 5% taxes might be needed. Or you might need a TON of currency so you set it at about 40% because the residents know that they will be off to the races with growth.

Blueh

0% taxation is theft. Id run freedomtown for mercenaries and pvp junkies who needs buildigs or a home just pvp. lol

No law major decided by pvp prowess Yes THE DREAM

Makinoji

Same that I did in TERA, max taxes in a busy hub of the world and make $$$ for the best stuff. If you don't like it, then move out or siege me lmao

TheHiddenDaggerInn

Makinoji wrote: »

Same that I did in TERA, max taxes in a busy hub of the world and make $$$ for the best stuff. If you don't like it, then move out or siege me lmao

Note to self no mayor for this guy

TheHiddenDaggerInn

On that note though , I wonder if the mayor can actually pocket the cash or it's like in a town slush fund he can't withdraw.

Atama

Santanico wrote: »

On that note though , I wonder if the mayor can actually pocket the cash or it's like in a town slush fund he can't withdraw.

I have no idea how it will really work, but I imagine that the money goes into a treasury where it serves as a resource that you can expend to build or improve things in the city, or maybe something that is drained over time as maintenance. Kind of like a combination of a resource and economic hitpoints. Once the taxes are collected, they are "spent" as far as the game is concerned, and it can't be withdrawn to distribute to people again. Though if your city gets sieged and sacked, then someone might be able to loot it.

Again, all just speculation on my part, but this is how I'd set it up.

Damokles

20% at stage 1-3, 10% flat tax for everyone after that.

mcstackerson

Santanico wrote: »

On that note though , I wonder if the mayor can actually pocket the cash or it's like in a town slush fund he can't withdraw.

It's in the "town's stash" and can only be used for the node.
Node taxes

TheHiddenDaggerInn

mcstackerson wrote: »

Santanico wrote: »

On that note though , I wonder if the mayor can actually pocket the cash or it's like in a town slush fund he can't withdraw.

It's in the "town's stash" and can only be used for the node.
Node taxes

Great to know, they're 1 step ahead of the trolls lol

LieutenantToast

Come to Toastopia, where taxes are low for anyone who agrees to never wear pants in town!

TheHiddenDaggerInn

LieutenantToast wrote: »

Come to Toastopia, where taxes are low for anyone who agrees to never wear pants in town!

Lol Toast, pretty sure you would raise mine if I took my pants off, or banish me haha

Teyloune

Set taxes to high, spend it all on the military and subjugate all other nodes.

Atama

LieutenantToast wrote: »

Come to Toastopia, where taxes are low for anyone who agrees to never wear pants in town!

You’re trying to butter up prospective citizens.

akabear

In L2, with varying taxes in each territory, I would travel to the best territory to get the best price from the NPC.

In New World, I moved my crafting & sales to a different city when the city mayor raised the taxes to 15% in one city.

I can see mass migration if the Mayor does not maintain a competitive tax and mass in if so. But if too low, without knowing what funds might be used for, the place may remain stale with no progress.. So a careful balance!

bloodprophet

Atama wrote: »

LieutenantToast wrote: »

Come to Toastopia, where taxes are low for anyone who agrees to never wear pants in town!

You’re trying to butter up prospective citizens.

It's working.
Toast for Mayor!

maouw

I'm conflicted...
I love that Toast is reasonable with taxes.
But I like my pants...

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