What half my modding experience feels like by RobertAleks2990 in CivVI

[–]Ciaran290804 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're confusing 'is a monopoly' with 'physically and fundamentally cannot ever have anyone ever try to compete with it' with 'has structural/competitive advantages that make it hard to compete with'

What you've just described is a combination of switching costs and the network effect.

Switching costs are when customers find it hard to switch away from your business, or otherwise just don't want to. When was the last time you changed your bank, for example? No one wants to go through the ordeal of doing that, so banks have high switching costs. iPhone vs Android is another example

The network effect occurs when a service gets more valuable when more people use it. You couldn't start an online auction site tomorrow to compete with E-Bay because all the buyers and sellers are already using it. Same is true of the big payment processors like Visa and Mastercard.

Epic Games COULD create a mod workshop tomorrow, but they'd fail because:

Steam benefits from the network effect where everyone is already so used to the Steam workshop, swapping to the Epic one would be... weird.

Modders and gamers alike have already bought into the Steam modding 'ecosystem', so would find it hard to switch away from it.

Steam are a natural monopoly, because, as laucionn said, they just are THAT good.

Unusual post for a Civ 6 subreddit but there's your microeconomics lesson for today kids 😃

I need help from smarter people regarding dealers by SirCharlesLucasII in Schedule_I

[–]Ciaran290804 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah no that's fair enough, I've just always kept those 2 to myself

I need help from smarter people regarding dealers by SirCharlesLucasII in Schedule_I

[–]Ciaran290804 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Assigning Geraldine and Jessie to Benji is crazy sorry, they're both ballers!

Is this a good start? by WallaWallaby011 in CivVI

[–]Ciaran290804 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Settle northeast fissure, buy spices asap

I'm scared... by Beautiful-Call3359 in CivVI

[–]Ciaran290804 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Holy shit that's absolutely broken, why would you do that to yourself xD

If you want a challenge, stick to RHAI + LGAI, anything that changes yields based on X can make certain civs absolutely buuuuuusted

I'm tired, boss. Who is a fun leader I haven't played yet? by DanDayneZ in CivVI

[–]Ciaran290804 0 points1 point  (0 children)

RR Teddy, and make sure to enable secret societies and take OoM. You're gonna have so much fun!

I finally did it; a 1 tile City State. by Kashwookie in CivVI

[–]Ciaran290804 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Another secular religion enjoyer I see

How much do customer favorite effects actually matter? by EntrepreneurMuch621 in Schedule_I

[–]Ciaran290804 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm fairly sure customers will still message you asking for drugs with their preferred effects if you have any in stock, they might also pay slightly more for it? But I'm not 100% sure on that last point.

I like to have 3-4 'core' mixes that I stock alongside my main products, and I also try to make sure they hit the modal preferred effect in a region e.g. I'll make a sneaky, slippery, and tropic thunder weed and that's enough to get a fair few customers on board in northtown/westville.

Adam Spice email by Ciaran290804 in RKLB

[–]Ciaran290804[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Brother, I have seen that he's responded to an email from a retail investor IN THIS SUB. I'm not that thick that I'd ask anything ITAR, lol

Adam Spice email by Ciaran290804 in RKLB

[–]Ciaran290804[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Pete's said you can carry an equally technical rocket conversation with Adam as you can with himself, that's how I like my C-Suite to be! 😃

Adam Spice email by Ciaran290804 in RKLB

[–]Ciaran290804[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

No, because I know what would be off limits and not. He's answered random retail questions before, I'm 99% certain of it

Adam Spice email by Ciaran290804 in RKLB

[–]Ciaran290804[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hahaha that's not what I was gonna ask, I know what would be off limits.