Nationlized Corporation !!! (Little Upsilon)

I have kept out of this thread so far but, reading the recent comments, I cannot help but contribute.

@ Atlanta: anyone can build an LBC missiles corp on any planet. It's only trading the missiles that is restricted. This is why people build missiles corps - so that they can trade directly with their own countries without needing to meet the costs of space travel. Yes, players have countries and CEOs and, if played well, the two work in harmony ... until some idiot comes along and steals (yes, I said 'steals', and I use that word deliberately) a corp from you.

The corp belonged to Crafty. He spent time, effort and cash to build it. You may have repaid the cash, but not the time and effort. If you want an LBC missiles corp, build your own. If you don't want the corp in your country, ask the CEO to move it. But the corp was paying you good money to host it, irrespective of its profit, a

Hostile bids are stupid. Learned something from this thread. /CLOSE

As I stated above, he could bid on the corp then move out. That's it. END IT HERE

@ Atlanta
Sounds like someone mad that they just got text bombed on by Jo... All the time I've been here that's the first time i think I've seen Jo accully have a harsh tone in his comment.

Aha! Jo, thou failest to observe mine manner of speak tis not Shakespearean. I be but a commoner and not so elitist as thee.

"Hugs and respect",
But don't come too close! I would not want to pass the plaugue on to thee, who art so perfect.

Ye hath spelleth "plague" wrong, for ye arth a simpleton.

As I sayeth, I am but a commoner.

@Supersoldier, all the time you have been here have you not learned Jo is a her?

LOL

This thread has been very entertaining! I don't know of a faster way to get a CEO angry than to hostile bid our corps!

LOL. SC community has a good time. Thanks to the poster

Be it known to all and sundry, both serf and gentlefolk, that I am hereby going nuclear. I, too, have suffered the from the treachery of hostile bidding, and whoso biddeth on my corps shall verily glow in the darkness, be it e'er so stygian. Get thine own corps, forsooth, lest thy lands be transmogrified into self-lighting deserts of glass. Thou hast e'en been warned!

Oh the other side of the coin, CEOs that refuse to supply their corps to the point they have 0% production are screaming for nationalization. Come on people! There's no excuse for that.

I have a bunch of 10% corporations in my country that need help. Their stocks are all around 5 cents, and the game won't allow me to buy them because my country can only buy stock in corporations I control, and my investment fund can only buy stock in corporations not in my nation. How weird and artificial is that??

Gothamloki: You have a point there. If these are from inactive players, there should be some provision for nationalizing after a certain period of time. I'm not talking with forked tongue, I'm just thinking about both sides of the issue; There should be a safety valve somewhere that also doesn't make it easy to hostile bid willy-nilly.
Star: This situation is just another example of conspiracy. It seems to involve the sim-counterparts of the U.N., the Illuminati, the Bildebergers, and the Forest Grove folks, probably assisted by the MK Ultra boys and agents of the KGB working for the CIA, aided by Elvis, D.B.Cooper, and the Pope. Not that I'm paranoid or anything.

Wow, how currently relevant is this thread. I am having a tough time explaining the obvious message in this thread to DrewCakes. Will someone point him in the direction of the thread. I hope he reads from it and learns something from it.

Indeed, I thought the same myself. Maybe there is a purpose in these bumped ancient threads...

I smell a conspiracy.

Hmm, I suppose there has been a theme in the threads being bumped by this authentication error, hasn't there?

Well I read your post, and went back and got bored.

I'm not trying to justify the nationalization actions against you. I just wanted that situation to disapear, a conversation with its roots in a disagreement is likely to fall back to the roots of disagreement making our relationship based on it.

Weapon Corps are different you build them for resources not for profits. Supply corps are different you buy them for supplies to boost the profits of other corps. Space is different you build them for parts (I think). All else you buy for profits. EVERY CORP in this game has a twisted value, Supply corps don't become valued at what it saves your other corps, Weapon Corps aren't valued at what they are worth to the consumer if the owner is the consumer. And for profit corps are not valued at their instrinsic value or their value to the owner. Because of this people need to respect the rights of the owner of the corp. Wh

I want to thank you all for my education. I am still new to the game - because I am still learning - and expanded too quickly.

However, I am with the sound advisement of JoSalkilld and Gothamloki. Jo, I totally understand why you had a "harsh" tone.

I myself never touch Enterprise owned corporations because I always have monies coming in from them. I also do not call upon CEO's but am happy they take a chance on my empire. I also always (mostly) inform the CEO that taxes will be lowered once the economic situation improves.

Thank you all again for the "tips."

From a9fc8yt3kd1:

@ Atlanta:

If someone builds a corporation in your country and it is a burden on your economy, tying up valuable workers and not contributing anything in taxes, it's fine to want that corporation gone. HOWEVER, you should warn the owner of that corporation ahead of time, to give them time to relocate that corporation to another country, before you nationalize it. A good rule of thumb is probably to give the CEO a minimum of two weeks notice before you nationalize. That way, the CEO can choose whether to keep his or her corporation, or to let you take it. It's more respectful that way, AND it will save your country money. This is because if the CEO relocates his or her corporation, the CEO's enterprise usually pays damages to your country, even if the corporation was bad for your country's economy anyway. In contrast, if you nationalize a corporation, you have to pay money to the CEO's enterprise, even

Very sound points of advice Simcountry CEO.

On a lighter note, anybody seen Drew lately?

I don't want to have to go through the worlds like I'm in a "Where's Waldo" book to say hello.


Drewbie,Drewbie, Dreeeew... where are you!?!?!?