Why bank?

Why should we use the bank on this site? just feels like :wacko: unneccesary

 

It's Like.2% Interest!!!!!!
=p

 

but you gotta store a load of minerals to get even 1 mineral >.> interest rate + plz :3

 

5 bonus mineral b*tches!

but seriously
if you were imagine, your interest would be like
...
...
a ***tload

 

We've had a 2% rate before. Anyone remembers how that ended?

 

You dont need alot. I get 3.6 minerals a day with only ~1800 minerals in the bank. The rate shouldn't be raised, it's already 2x higher than what it was in the original layout a year ago, you used to get 1 min for every 1k in bank instead of 2 min.

 

That's still not very high even at two minerals per 1000... How about we raise interest for a person based on activity? A lot of activity, higher interest, not a lot of activity, lower interest. It's perfect, the people who participate are rewarded and the people who don't, don't get rewarded.

 

It's a good idea, but simply posting reflects activity in a way, so maybe that's enough.

 

GasMaskGuy is alive? I haven't seen him in such a long time so I thought he was dead.

And that's kind of what I was talking about, posters get higher interest, non-posters get lower interest.

 

Higher activity -> more minerals from posts -> more minerals to put in bank -> more minerals from interest rate

We do.

 

That's different, that's for minerals. I'm talking about interest rates.

 

Such kind words. Yeah, I am still alive and active.

About interest - Meee's got the jist of what I am saying. We don't really need increased bank interest for activity. A more direct and better way of rewarding activity is the mineral per post. Increased bank interest would actually support bursts of posting, like say somebody does 50 posts one day and chills for the next 3 and gets minerals from the temporarily increased interest.
The current system does really reward activity.

 

Interest rates were only raised for really valuable contribution and bigger competitions. I don't think current system allows for easy increase in rates for single members

 

I don't see a point in the bank for myself, I'm on every day and posting.

Although I know the value of storing minerals for the interest over time, I don't do it.

Maybe I should, eh?

 

Well, I was making a killing with 26k right before the wipe, at .2% interest.

 

I'll bank until I make a marine of interest

Btw Gasmaskguy, that's probably the best avatar you've had in a long time

 

Thanks, I am comfortable with it. I like the yellow-beige tone. I got to admit that some of my older ones have been terrible.


I just realized I don't know how the current bank works. Does it eat 10 or so minerals every time you make a withdrawal? Because if that's all, I might start depositing.

 

Interesting idea. Isn't that how Imagine had over 2million before the wipe? He had an interest rate of about 2.6%.

But having higher interest would only help those already making minerals by posting, so those that would need it to catch up to older players won't be able to catch up easily. Also, I don't see higher interest being needed, it's already 2x higher than when I tried getting protoss and zerg pets, and managed to get a queen(costed 11k) when we didnt get minerals for thread views or edits.

 

He got given heaps for competitions aswell.

 

true.

I just don't see why the interest needs to be raised again, minerals are alot easier to get now(about 1/3 of what i get aren''t from posting) and the interest is already higher anyway.