11-14-2016, 11:34 AM
The question is, do we want to encourage diversity in our worlds (having airlines in Africa and South America), or do we want to strive for realism and emphasize as mentioned above, the three continents where the market has sprawled, namingly Asia, Europe and North America.
If we opt for diversity (quite interesting when it comes to roleplay), then the obvious answer would be a 'toned down' version of CA's model for demand (not as fluctuating, but still quite randomized).
However, if we opt for realism (which I think could be an interesting turn in our community's history as it would therefore make more sense to start a new airline platform rather than just overhaul CA's model), then we would need a new system. Might I suggest having a threshold system? By this I mean we would have approximate figures of demand for the continent and regions (to simplify the work rather than implementing demand in every airport) and then have an upper and lower threshold in which these figures could fluctuate, say by 15% max. This would ensure a degree of variability (as seen in the real world) whilst still having a general realistic figure and demand based off real world facts.
If we opt for diversity (quite interesting when it comes to roleplay), then the obvious answer would be a 'toned down' version of CA's model for demand (not as fluctuating, but still quite randomized).
However, if we opt for realism (which I think could be an interesting turn in our community's history as it would therefore make more sense to start a new airline platform rather than just overhaul CA's model), then we would need a new system. Might I suggest having a threshold system? By this I mean we would have approximate figures of demand for the continent and regions (to simplify the work rather than implementing demand in every airport) and then have an upper and lower threshold in which these figures could fluctuate, say by 15% max. This would ensure a degree of variability (as seen in the real world) whilst still having a general realistic figure and demand based off real world facts.