Property is finite
There are a fixed number of homes and units. When someone leaves the city, theirs goes back on the register at the price the market sets.
How it holds together
One economy across all three
A district is a place, not a server. The money, the property register and the criminal record all follow your character wherever they are.
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Jobs are held by people
Mechanics, paramedics, dockworkers and lawyers are all played. If nobody is on shift, the service is not running, and that is the point.
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Records follow you
An arrest in Portside is on your record in the Heights. There is one police database and it does not forget between sessions.
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No teleporting
You drive. The roads are busy because of it and half the city's stories start with a traffic stop.
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The event district
The Strip opens once a month for everyone, whitelisted or not. It is the easiest way to see whether the city suits you.
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No wipes
Three years in, the oldest businesses in the city are still owned by the characters who opened them.