what is "bust" state?

hoodini · Oct 30, 2015

Can't find explanation on the faction state called "bust"
e.g currently in Fehu

It was not part of the explanation made by Michael on each faction states in an old dev post.

FD, can you please provide official explanation on "Bust" and also let us if there are new states other then:
Boom
Civil War
Outbreak
Lockdowns
Expansion
Civil Unrest
War

lysan · Oct 30, 2015

Bust is a state where you are running out of money. The next stage would be a turmoils.

Cody · Oct 30, 2015

The opposite of boom - you can't have one without the other!

babelfisch · Oct 30, 2015

Lysander lysan said:
Bust is a state where you are running out of money. The next stage would be a turmoils.

What I don't understand though is that the bust arrow goes up when I do donation missions. Shouldn't it be the other way around?

lysan · Oct 30, 2015

babelfisch said:
What I don't understand though is that the bust arrow goes up when I do donation missions. Shouldn't it be the other way around?

It's because your faction do not make money, only surviving. To turn it around you need to do regular missions.

freedom4556 · Oct 30, 2015

I would argue that charity should help end a "Bust" rather than induce it. Why would donating money cause someone to go Bust?

Whiterose · Oct 30, 2015

freedom4556 said:
I would argue that charity should help end a "Bust" rather than induce it. Why would donating money cause someone to go Bust?

Over reliance on charitable donations.

RidingTheFlow · Oct 30, 2015

FYI, there is "official explanation", in-game

If you click on faction on right screen, it will open "faction details" screen. There it will also give complete explanation of what current state actually means.

lysan · Oct 30, 2015

I would say that during busts, inflation decreases and in extreme cases can cause deflation. In addition, unemployment rises, income falls, and demand decreases. Because of the cyclical nature of the economy, a bust usually follows a boom in what is called the "boom and bust" cycle.

That is why you will get a state of boom if you recover from a bust. If you look at the stock market, you will see that bust often are related to a bear on certain stocks. If the stock market go bull then you go into a boom state.

I hope this helps, I don't know what the in game explanation is, however if they follow normal economics this should be the rule.