Originally Posted by
murf
Thank you...I have been saying this for months and nobody listens...$$/hr/hr assumes that you never have to wait to save for your next upgrade and you have unlimited cash...and that might work for the beginning of the game, but I think it is completely the wrong way to look things when you get into the upper levels. Also, I have said in the past that you only build a NC if you are ready to upgrade to L2 ASAP, they are equal/better investments then a L1 NC, but there is nothing better then a L2 NC even if you only collect 2.4 x's a day. Again, I agree completely, thank you for saying it.
In general, here is how I improved my economy, early stages, always had enough money to build/upgrade whatever I wanted...when the first batch of mid-level buildings opened up, Doms, Brownstones, Beachside Inns etc, I spent all my money on building and selectively upgrading Lofts/MTs/etc and focused on cheap, long high ROI upgrades, (Italians, Souvenir, House, etc). I followed this all the way through the end of my building and now I'm focused on my premium upgrades (mostly NCs) and funding those with cheap, ROI upgrades (now, Lofts, MTs, Beachside Inns, Brownstones, etc). After my 2nd NC finishes upgrading to L3 in a few hours, I'll be around $928k/hr.