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Chironex
02-28-2012, 06:16 PM
Hi all,

So....I finally succumbed to buying gold. I never thought I would but here i am now....

How would you spend the 1500g?

I'm thinking Goodfella (150g), Gentlemens Club (150gx2), Palm Hotel (500gx2). Let me know if you think otherwise. I suppose some may suggest getting the pirate taverns...but I would then need to consider what else I would spend the gold on as I only want to buy buildings. Also, I know with 100% certainty that the 8 hour cycle would be very inconvenient for me especially on work days...its just having that extra login as i am currently on a 12/24/48. Buying the Pirate Taverns will also mean that they will be robbed at least once a day which annoys me even though it has a very decent payout.

In all likelihood, I've prob answered my own question already but just putting it out there just in case I've missed something.

Side question - What are the top 5 gold buildings you would recommend?

Cheers all.

Chironex

erik
02-28-2012, 06:21 PM
Perfect choices as long as you have the time/skill point allocation to let you take advantage of Goodfella. (Or if you arenot a tycoon you would do it regardless, but i'm assuming you are)

If you skipped Tycoon, I would suggest rock cafe based on your schedule.

If you think you might buy more gold in the next sale.... you could always buy all the way down to church and get more gold for palms later :)

Nudie
02-28-2012, 06:24 PM
Congratulations on buying gold.
I bought gold for the first time on Saturday while it was on sale. 1500 gold.
Spent 150 on Goodfella and 300 on two G clubs.(Sweet buildings and a great cash boost to economy)
Palm Hotels look great but I have a ways to go before they unlock for me.
Have you considered churches? 24 hour collection time but they cost 200 each and the payout isn't that great.

ruffy
02-28-2012, 06:38 PM
top 5 gold buildings

1. palm hotel
2. g man club
3. rock cafe
4. pirates tarven
5. Church?

Fig Oni
02-28-2012, 06:45 PM
If I had 1500g I would weight them up to nickle bags and sell them down my block.

reidos
02-28-2012, 06:57 PM
I bought gold for the first time during this sale, too. I bought two churches but I'm only level 82 so I am a while off gentlemans clubs. I went for goodfella which was definately worth it. Also some body guard agencies :)

reidos
02-28-2012, 06:58 PM
oh, don't forget crates. Definately worth it. Best value gold item in the game. Got 870 def and 832 attack from them!

Joeycool
02-28-2012, 06:59 PM
I'd consider putting a bit of that gold towards crates if I were you.

Euchred
02-28-2012, 07:22 PM
If you're not going to buy taverns i'd say your plan is a good one.

The reason I came around to buying PT's was because of the credit agency, I didn't want to miss out on both.

Alice
02-28-2012, 08:06 PM
Loft, Night Club and Casino will take you years to build and upgrade...why gold buildings?

corbbb
02-28-2012, 08:08 PM
Dear lord what i'd do:)
Yeah definitely goodfella and all of the money buildings mentioned.

Tramp Stamp
02-28-2012, 08:09 PM
High level gold buildings grant absurd income even at level 1, and their upgrade prices are cheap enough to interrupt the chain of "Big 3" Type A upgrades.

epicrecipe
02-28-2012, 08:11 PM
I'd stopped buying / upgrading bodyguard agencies. Search the forums, the don't protect like you'd expect.

Chironex
02-28-2012, 08:34 PM
Perfect choices as long as you have the time/skill point allocation to let you take advantage of Goodfella. (Or if you arenot a tycoon you would do it regardless, but i'm assuming you are)

If you skipped Tycoon, I would suggest rock cafe based on your schedule.

If you think you might buy more gold in the next sale.... you could always buy all the way down to church and get more gold for palms later :)

Yup have pretty high energy and stam levels. I was only on Enforcer previously. Hopefully, this will be all the gold I will buy.....


Congratulations on buying gold.
I bought gold for the first time on Saturday while it was on sale. 1500 gold.
Spent 150 on Goodfella and 300 on two G clubs.(Sweet buildings and a great cash boost to economy)
Palm Hotels look great but I have a ways to go before they unlock for me.
Have you considered churches? 24 hour collection time but they cost 200 each and the payout isn't that great.

I think the church has pretty bad ROI given the available options. Perhaps if I were planning to buy another vault but I really dont want/plan to.


oh, don't forget crates. Definately worth it. Best value gold item in the game. Got 870 def and 832 attack from them!


I'd consider putting a bit of that gold towards crates if I were you.

I don't think I have spent enough or will be willing to spend enough gold to make any real impact on my stats.


Loft, Night Club and Casino will take you years to build and upgrade...why gold buildings?

Because the Gentlemens Club, Palm Hotel, and Rock Cafe provide excellent throughput even at level 1. My economy has been very bad as I did not give it much attention till quite late and if I want to achieve my end game fitout which includes those jet planes, these gold buildings will definitely help me get there a lot sooner. Also given the majority of my skill points have been invested into energy and stamina, the Goodfella Class is a great complementary bonus.

Ram
02-28-2012, 08:48 PM
I've gone completely mad last weekend and I bought 3000 gold!

I got the second Adult Movie Theater, 2 Zeus Theater, 2 Palm Hotels, 2 Wedding Chapels, 6 Bodyguard Agency, 2 Rock Cafe and 1 Techno Club lol

Got some crates too and refilled my energy 5-6 time to level up faster.

I forgot to get the Goodfellas mode...

Nicholost
02-28-2012, 09:23 PM
So is the consensus on Goodfella positive or negative? I'm in a similar position to Chironex, but with 660g instead of 1500g. My intent is to build some of the higher end gold buildings once they become available, but since I'm at level 80, I'm a long ways off. Goodfella is mighty appealing, but I want to hear other's opinions before I pull the trigger. I am an Agent now, FWIW.

Sorry to steal your thread, Chironex. I would start my own, but your questions were very similar to mine.

Tramp Stamp
02-28-2012, 09:26 PM
I'm pretty sure the consensus is that Tycoon is the best upgrade so you're in the best position to purchase.

Nicholost
02-28-2012, 09:37 PM
I'm pretty sure the consensus is that Tycoon is the best upgrade so you're in the best position to purchase.
Done. That was a nice jumpstart to the good 'ol economy. Thanks.

dudeman
02-29-2012, 02:55 AM
FWIW, I've managed to accumulate 400 Tapjoy gold since it became available in January, and that's only with free offers. I don't have 400 M4A1s yet, and I started farming those in early December.

My first 300 TJ gold got me 2 G clubs. If you can get 2 free G clubs, 1500 gold could get you two Palm Hotels.. Anything after that is just a boost. My game plan doesn't include the PTs, or even the Rocks. My 12h buildings float too much and I plan to cut the 8s completely at some point.

Conclusion, get 2 Palms (or save 1000 for when you unlock it), and get any 24/48 buildings you can afford with the remaining 500g.

Ghost818
02-29-2012, 03:40 AM
during the sale, I decided to waste all the iTunes gift cards I had not used over the years (Im not a fan of paying for music) so I well invested into about $400 during the sale, and 200 before the sale. Before I was an agent, now Im a goodfella. I've gotten 2 G clubs 2 rock cafes 2 taverns 2 combat belts and crates. ATM I have 4400 gold left planning on getting the palms and 2 churches saving the remaining 3000 for future events.

Max Power
02-29-2012, 04:25 AM
during the sale, I decided to waste all the iTunes gift cards I had not used over the years (Im not a fan of paying for music) so I well invested into about $400 during the sale, and 200 before the sale. Before I was an agent, now Im a goodfella. I've gotten 2 G clubs 2 rock cafes 2 taverns 2 combat belts and crates. ATM I have 4400 gold left planning on getting the palms and 2 churches saving the remaining 3000 for future events.

So you are not a fan of paying for music but are willing to invest enough into a gaming app to buy an xbox? Interesting.

Anyway, to the OP, I think you have the perfect plan.

Ghost818
02-29-2012, 04:30 AM
So you are not a fan of paying for music but are willing to invest enough into a gaming app to buy an xbox? Interesting.

Anyway, to the OP, I think you have the perfect plan.
The Itunes gift cards were gifts....I didnt pay for them. If I dont buy music, if I have another source for that why waste money on that when I could just use it on Crime City. I mean if i didnt use em then they were just never gonna get used. Make sense now bro?

Swifty
02-29-2012, 04:32 AM
It makes sense to me.

Now if I can just figure out how to persuade people to give me iTunes gift cards.

Ghost818
02-29-2012, 04:35 AM
It makes sense to me.

Now if I can just figure out how to persuade people to give me iTunes gift cards.
In my case, my family is pretty big, so on christmas and birthdays I tend to get alot of gift cards.I just turned 18, relatives dont really buy clothes for gifts anymore. Over a period of time I have alot of gift cards just sitting there. Might as well use em when there was a sale.

Max Power
02-29-2012, 07:04 AM
The Itunes gift cards were gifts....I didnt pay for them. If I dont buy music, if I have another source for that why waste money on that when I could just use it on Crime City. I mean if i didnt use em then they were just never gonna get used. Make sense now bro?

Yeah, but using the cards wasn't paying for music either, since they were gifts.

If you don't desire the music, thats fine, I just found the justification a little odd. I am in the copyright business, so when I hear about people not wanting to pay for copyrighted material, I guess I always assume the worst.

Ghost818
02-29-2012, 10:32 AM
Yeah, but using the cards wasn't paying for music either, since they were gifts.

If you don't desire the music, thats fine, I just found the justification a little odd. I am in the copyright business, so when I hear about people not wanting to pay for copyrighted material, I guess I always assume the worst.

My dad owns a music shop in the mall we sell CDs DVDs and such bro no copyright issues lol

Ghost818
02-29-2012, 10:36 AM
I mean honestly if I already Have my supply of music what else would I spend an itunes gift card on?

Tramp Stamp
02-29-2012, 10:42 AM
We are not buying it your avatar is a skull thus you are a pirate. Filthy dirty pirate.

Nolefan
02-29-2012, 11:08 AM
I'm very low level (down with duder) building slowly. I have 141 Tapjoy gold ( after goodfella upgrade). Would you buy a low level gold building like Jazz Club + Sushi or would you wait a year until I can use it on gents club. I'm afraid I'll misclick and use it on adamn upgrade if I wait that long!

nappyface
02-29-2012, 11:17 AM
I'm very low level (down with duder) building slowly. I have 141 Tapjoy gold ( after goodfella upgrade). Would you buy a low level gold building like Jazz Club + Sushi or would you wait a year until I can use it on gents club. I'm afraid I'll misclick and use it on adamn upgrade if I wait that long!

Buy a low level building if you are leveling that slowly.

erik
02-29-2012, 11:26 AM
Smoke and icecream. Save the rest.

qwikster
02-29-2012, 11:31 AM
I'm very low level (down with duder) building slowly. I have 141 Tapjoy gold ( after goodfella upgrade). Would you buy a low level gold building like Jazz Club + Sushi or would you wait a year until I can use it on gents club. I'm afraid I'll misclick and use it on adamn upgrade if I wait that long!

depends on what you are ready to put up with.
there are a couple of IFs.
1. you are certain about your game style (ie, 'camper for life' category + 'i swear i won't level up by impulse')
2. you will not level up in the foreseeable future to a point where you gain access to high level gold buildings
3. you consistently login to collect income from money buildings
4. you are willing to to build 2 jazz clubs and 2 sushi bars to level 10...significant investment required for upgrades (cash: almost 20mil, time: 2 months).

if answer is yes to all 3, then yes! build jazz+sushi. the combined hourly output is almost equal to lvl1 rock cafe (8.1K/h vs 10.8K/h.)

Ghost818
02-29-2012, 11:50 AM
We are not buying it your avatar is a skull thus you are a pirate. Filthy dirty pirate.
Arrrrrg matey that's what a ship is, you know. It's not just a keel and a hull and a deck and sails, that's what a ship needs but what a ship is... what the Black Pearl really is... is freedom.

Max Power
02-29-2012, 12:00 PM
I mean honestly if I already Have my supply of music what else would I spend an itunes gift card on?

Very good point. I am always buying music, but if you have a music store in the family, what the hell are your friends giving you iTunes cards for LOL?!?

wupuck
02-29-2012, 12:07 PM
Hi all,

So....I finally succumbed to buying gold. I never thought I would but here i am now....

How would you spend the 1500g?

I'm thinking Goodfella (150g), Gentlemens Club (150gx2), Palm Hotel (500gx2). Let me know if you think otherwise. I suppose some may suggest getting the pirate taverns...but I would then need to consider what else I would spend the gold on as I only want to buy buildings. Also, I know with 100% certainty that the 8 hour cycle would be very inconvenient for me especially on work days...its just having that extra login as i am currently on a 12/24/48. Buying the Pirate Taverns will also mean that they will be robbed at least once a day which annoys me even though it has a very decent payout.

In all likelihood, I've prob answered my own question already but just putting it out there just in case I've missed something.

Side question - What are the top 5 gold buildings you would recommend?

Cheers all.

Chironex

FYI from TrampStamps calculations a while back - here's the maxed hourly income/gold spent of the top 5 buildings (i.e. biggest bang for the buck):
Pirate Tavern, $3409.09
Gentlemen's Club, $3000.00
Palm Hotel, $1937.50
Rock Cafe, $1571.43
Wedding Chapel, $1173.33

Max Power
02-29-2012, 12:33 PM
What would I do with 1500g?

Two chicks at the same time.

Ghost818
02-29-2012, 12:38 PM
Very good point. I am always buying music, but if you have a music store in the family, what the hell are your friends giving you iTunes cards for LOL?!?

Store opened up last year in the spring cards were from before that the other 200 was bday money from when I turned 18 earlier his month

Nicholost
02-29-2012, 01:12 PM
What would I do with 1500g?

Two chicks at the same time.

Yeah, but finding two chicks who love Crime City gold that much and who would be willing to spit the 1500g evenly would be next to impossible to find, so it's not really an option. Although, you might be able to find just one. It's worth a shot.

Nolefan
02-29-2012, 02:23 PM
depends on what you are ready to put up with.
there are a couple of IFs.
1. you are certain about your game style (ie, 'camper for life' category + 'i swear i won't level up by impulse')
2. you will not level up in the foreseeable future to a point where you gain access to high level gold buildings
3. you consistently login to collect income from money buildings
4. you are willing to to build 2 jazz clubs and 2 sushi bars to level 10...significant investment required for upgrades (cash: almost 20mil, time: 2 months).

if answer is yes to all 3, then yes! build jazz+sushi. the combined hourly output is almost equal to lvl1 rock cafe (8.1K/h vs 10.8K/h.)


Not really camper for life, but committed turtle. In MW (which I started earlier) Im level 45 and have better base/stats than most at lvl 85+ I should have mentioned I already have ice cream x2 lvl 6 currently. Why smoke shop vs Jazz cafe?

qwikster
02-29-2012, 04:46 PM
Why smoke shop vs Jazz cafe?

it is my way of pointing out the possibilities... you can either do nothing (keep the gold) or use the gold now to buy the best buildings accessible for your current level. once upgraded, these buildings are cash cows. you save smoke shop is one of the best gold buildings for low/mid level game. i don't necessarily like jazz cafe, sushi bar is more preferable (you get the better income for less gold!).

scenario 1:
no added income from CC_gold for 1 year. after 1 year, you level up to a point where you buy rock cafe. 10.8K/hr added to your income.

scenario 2:
you build+upgrade 2 smoke shop & 2 sushi bar, upgrade to lvl 10. this requires considerable investment (62mil, 74days). your income will increase by 11.8K/hr. considering the time taken for upgrade and payback investment, you should have ~3 months remaining from the 1 year deadline to make profit...at the 1 year mark, you will have 25mil in the bank plus a slightly better income than scenario 1. there are, of course, different possibilities such as your collection rate that can significantly alter the final outcome.

come to think of it...i have had a change of heart. scenario 2 is highly regimented, requiring perfect discipline. the little advantage obtained at the end does not justify all the trouble you have to go through. if you have to spend 62mil for upgrades, why not just save just 40mil and build a nightclub? that is a far better option. it will give you a whopping 32K/hr increment!

conclusion: save your gold for later. if you must, get the smoke shops. concentrate on non-gold buildings, in particular, movie theater, loft and night club!

Tramp Stamp
02-29-2012, 05:39 PM
Personally, I'd dig a little deeper and go for Empire Theaters and/or Techno Clubs if I were an early level gold-spending camper. Jazz Club is a ratty building. I'm confused by the recommendations. It's like the gold version of the Electronics Store with a far less convenient payout. Now if we're buying all the gold buildings, then sure, but Jazz Club should be the very last thing purchased.

Nolefan
02-29-2012, 06:07 PM
I was wondering the same thing. Early buildings are Type A buildings right? But payout for gold is less. Also, I've hit tap joy pretty hard, not to many more free options. FYI, I already have Movie Theaters, Lofts and am upgrading them on up.

Chironex
02-29-2012, 09:08 PM
So is the consensus on Goodfella positive or negative? I'm in a similar position to Chironex, but with 660g instead of 1500g. My intent is to build some of the higher end gold buildings once they become available, but since I'm at level 80, I'm a long ways off. Goodfella is mighty appealing, but I want to hear other's opinions before I pull the trigger. I am an Agent now, FWIW.

Sorry to steal your thread, Chironex. I would start my own, but your questions were very similar to mine.

No probs mate. I would suggest Goodfella if you intend to build energy and stam to high levels. I noticed many people going for attack and or defense and if thats you then Goodfella may not be the best option for you. Being that you are not already a tycoon, the extra $ would be nice for sure.



FYI from TrampStamps calculations a while back - here's the maxed hourly income/gold spent of the top 5 buildings (i.e. biggest bang for the buck):
Pirate Tavern, $3409.09
Gentlemen's Club, $3000.00
Palm Hotel, $1937.50
Rock Cafe, $1571.43
Wedding Chapel, $1173.33

Thx for that wupuck. I reckon the Pirate Tavern is prob closer to $2841.58($3409.09/3*2.5) given that I will prob get at least one robbed collection from an 8hr cycle building.