"Good evening. I'm Masakaki, of the Bank of the Midas Commercial Division. I would like to discuss with you about a loan if you could just please spare me a single moment of your time. Wouldn't it be lovely to get the highest possible returns on your investments? To have a steady income with but a little effort? For your information, you've been selected to participate as an Entrepreneur in the Financial District's happenings. It might be a little unnerving at first, but I promise you, you'll be accustomed to it before you even know it. Well then, come, won't you let us sponsor your future? Using a person's future as collateral we loan money; our only request is that you keep using that money in the Financial District~"
o6.o7.2o12 [The shop front is revamped! Graphics, animated banners and all the good things] 28.o6.2o12 [The second Asset is revealed! Meet Jun's Asset on [page 89] congratulations Jun & Aletea ] 21.o5.2o12 [ The first, first-generation Asset has come to life. [page 73] congratulations Kasandra & Silver_tigress18 ] 17.o5.2o12 [ The updated certs can be found on [page 69] thank you for your patience. ] 13.o5.2o12 [ The Opening Event is Over and winners can be found on [page 63]. ] 24.o4.2o12 [ The Opening Event is Open to all and can be found on [the second page]. Check it out! ] 16.o4.2012 [ Certs are finalized and previews can now be found on [page 14] ] 15.o4.2o12 [ Most information regarding Deals as well as quest forms are now on the guild. Navigate from the top post to get there. ] 1o.o4.2o12 [ Guild construction has begun ] o3.o4.2o12 [ The preview for the First Generation is up on [the second page]. Check it out. ] o3.o4.2o12 [ Our [guild] is up. Make sure to visit and join ] o2.o4.2o12 [ Art for the opening event is completed, await previews soon] 29.o3.2o12 [ More previews up~ & small announcement @pg.6 ] 28.o3.2o12 [ Setting Up ] 25.o3.2o12 [ Preparatory Period Initiated ]
The rules are the rules.
You abide by them when signing your contract.
Please make sure not to cause trouble for yourself by neglecting to respect our Terms of Service. You future may be the one at risk, after all.
o1. Respect Etiquette
Please make sure to make this a pleasant experience for everyone.
o2. Do not steal the art!
You wouldn't want us to have to terminate your contract, would you?
o3. Chatspeak is discouraged.
We would like to be able to read what you write.
o4. No fighting is allowed in thread.
If you have issues with another user please take it elsewhere.
If it is something important or urgent please feel free to contact your friendly neighborhood Representative Masakaki as the sole reason to his existence is to make your stay in the Financial District accommodating.
o5. Advertising is barred in the premises.
Except, mayhaps, if you are advertising Midas Bank itself. We're not very fond of shameless advertising around here.
o6. Don't hesitate to use us as you see fit.
Representative Masakaki is always there for you if you need anything at all. Drop the man a message or give him a shout when you see him around when in need and he will come running to answer all your questions or help you with anything and everything.
The world keeps spinning, every day bringing more and more tragedies to its inhabitants. With each passing day the rich become richer and the poor become poorer still; such is the system in which people are living today, and as everything keeps going the way it is... everything will start to collapse.
The term financial crisis is applied broadly to a variety of situations in which some financial institutions or assets suddenly lose a large part of their value. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, many financial crises were associated with banking panics, and many recessions coincided with these panics. Other situations that are often called financial crises include stock market crashes and the bursting of other financial bubbles, currency crises, and sovereign defaults.
Many economists have offered theories about how financial crises develop and how they could be prevented. There is little consensus, however, and financial crises are still a regular occurrence around the world... but the wave that's coming... I wonder how long people will be able to hold out against it as the world will spiral into chaos.
Money is any object or record that is generally accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts in any given country or socio-economic context. The main functions of money are distinguished as: a medium of exchange; a unit of account; a store of value. Any kind of object or secure verifiable record that fulfills these functions can serve as money. Money is the means to excellence in this world, as well as the only way to climb the ladder to the 'food chain' and avoid elimination and bankruptcy. Ways to earn money are participating in Deals -maximum of one Deal per week for the starting ranks-, betting on ongoing Deals as well as investing on them to win Investment Stars to trade for money. Completed RPs earn you an additional 15.000 and completed solo RPs 5.000.
RP credits are a 'token' kind of currency. Substitute a credit for a completed RP. Ways to earn these are: trading fourty star tokens from investing, completing five solo RPs, participating in six Deals.
Offense Spec. Assets utilize flations that concentrate in dealing the maximum amount of damage and receive a preset + attack bonus per rank.
Defense Spec. Assets utilize flations that concentrate on minimizing the amount of damage received and receive more HP per rank than other Assets.
Utility Spec. Assets are neither as strong as Offensive Assets nor as durable as Defensive ones; their flations often have added effects and they gain a utility ability per rank.
o1. Deals must be scheduled
If you wish to open a Deal with someone, you should contact them and make sure they agree to it. Then, contact Representative Masakaki wherever you catch a glimpse of him (or by dropping him a message) and let him know. He will open a deal for you in the appropriate subforum and keep an eye on the process to make sure everything is kept orderly.
o2. Deals are publicly announced
So interested investors and gamblers can get their game on and so people that want to keep an eye on the Deal can do so.
o3. Read on the battle system
Located [here]. It contains everything you need to know, from how to attack, to flation limits per rank to investment bonuses and all that.
o4. One Deal per week
most ranks but S are limited to one Deal per week. You don't have to have a Deal per week, you're simply not allowed more than that. You may have more than one Deals open at the same time in case you didn't get to finish the previous one in time.
We compiled here... your most asked questions.
[More will be added to the list as more are asked]
Are these Roleplay Required?
Not, roleplay is encouraged and will help you grow a lot faster than collecting RP credits, but that's up to you to decide.
What is the Financial District?
It exists parallel to the 'outside' world, rumour has it it has been there since ancient times.
What are Midas Money?
Money printed by Midas Bank, traditionally used in the Financial District, they enter the flow of the outside world's economy
Is Representative Masakaki ubiquitous?
Indeed, that he is supposed to be at the very least.
Who is Representative Masakaki anyway?
A person, a manager, and also a shop mule, as well as a number of different things in the Financial District. He appears to know many things but claims that everything he does is 'an order from above'.