Clan treasury
Make a clan treasury where players can donate gold to, clan treasury also gains gold when the clan does well in any battle, either as mercenaries or by attacking fiefs themselves.
Clan treasury is needed to make up for the people that dont pay upkeep or need money to progress, they can just take a certain amount by requesting it to the clanleader or assigned member of finances.
idk if it has been suggested already but it will be a huge thing once a lot more people come and join the game, active people in a clan that have a ton of money can provide for the newer people that are short of gold, this will get rid of the consequences following someone that has no gold to pay because of sudden inactivity (sickness/vacation)
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We'll be looking for ways to improve the whole upkeep system. Could be that we choose the treasury system, but there are some other ideas like a tax based on your gold amount instead of a flat tax.
Better to just add the treasury, paying gold shouldnt put people off joining a bigger clan, the treasury means other players can help out those newer ones who just joined but then have to start giving away all their gold and cant get equipment. Although as a clan leader if someone is relying on others to pay upkeep then ill take it up with them personally.
Maybe add the ability for the clan leader to see how much gold all members have and how much theyve paid into the treasury this week.
I totally agree with Ouki.
Furthermore clan treasury could also be a great opportunity to give clans the ability to buy equipment for their armies/new players, to use it for upgrading fiefs or other stuff and would in general be a necessity for the "player driven economy" you are mentioning all the time.
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We'll be looking for ways to improve the whole upkeep system. Could be that we choose the treasury system, but there are some other ideas like a tax based on your gold amount instead of a flat tax.