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[Freeman 52]

If loyalists represent regular armed forces, they should get a steady paycheck. Mercenaries are hired forces, so they should get a performance bonus. Not the same thing.

So give loyalists a steady C-bill boost per FP match, win or lose, the same across all factions. You can start with a baseline and adjust up and down depending on win/loss, or just go with a constant sum. This represents their access to rearm and repair, logistics, supply lines, etc.

Mercs receive a winning performance boost (modifed as it is now by %population), but make it higher than the highest a loyalist can make on a victory. This represents bonuses, combat salvage, and negotiation.

So you end up with this:

• On a loss, the loyalist makes some extra C-bills, the merc none. Hypothetical: 150,000 C-bills vs 0 C-bills.
  
• On a win, the loyalist makes some extra C-bills, the merc a lot more. Hypothetical: 250,000 C-bills vs 400,000 cbills.

This way you incentivize players who want consistent rewards to go loyalist, and high-risk/high-reward players to play as roving mercs.

[Kalimaster]

Nice.

[Jep Jorgensson]

Sounds good to me.

[Vellron2005]

Actually...

An EXCELLENT idea!

Good one!