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Game forums => Game talk - Beginner's Worlds => Topic started by: yokidog on November 18, 2009, 02:28:27 AM

Title: Competitors fares?
Post by: yokidog on November 18, 2009, 02:28:27 AM
Hi - is there a way for me to see what competitors are charging for fares on a particular route?

Thanks!
Title: Re: Competitors fares?
Post by: Unbornio on December 03, 2009, 11:45:00 AM
Nope.
Title: Re: Competitors fares?
Post by: ckeenan on December 05, 2009, 10:54:17 PM
This would be good if we could see a competitors fare will it be added later on
Title: Re: Competitors fares?
Post by: Sigma on December 06, 2009, 06:31:19 AM
Quote from: ckeenan on December 05, 2009, 10:54:17 PM
This would be good if we could see a competitors fare will it be added later on

No it won't be added.

Unlike real life there's nothing real at stake here.  As it's just a game it's significantly easier to just cut prices without any real worry about what that actually means for your business as it's simply not real.  Everyone would simply cut their prices below the other people.  Then the others, who could immediately see the change, would cut theirs to suit and so on and so forth.  At least in real-life the "race to the bottom" is somewhat slow and is slowed by countless real concerns on what that decision may mean for the viability of your company; here in-game, it would happen in minutes with little to no regard to the repercussions.
Title: Re: Competitors fares?
Post by: varlan on December 12, 2009, 02:38:52 AM
well, no, im new here but common sense says that you want to make money, if you keep cutting you aint gonna make money
Title: Re: Competitors fares?
Post by: Misterfeep on January 10, 2010, 02:48:54 AM
I would agree that prices should be transparent.  If the game forced the airline to cease operations when its cash position was significantly in the red then a player that suffered too many bankruptcies would be forced to pay to keep playing.  The consequence is then real and rational behavior should prevail.