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How do you make money, what is a season, and how exactly does the economy of BELLOCCO work? These are the most frequently asked questions about game mechanics.
Frequently asked questions
How do I make the fastest money?
Crime is the basis — the harder the crime, the more money and experience you earn, but also the bigger the chance of getting caught. Later you can expand into drug trafficking, smuggling, organized crime with your family, and robbing businesses.
What's a season and how long does it take?
A season lasts about 60 days (2 months). At the end of each season, the best players are rewarded with exclusive prestige titles and items, after which a new season starts with a clean slate.
What happens to my stuff when a season ends?
Core progress (rank, general statistics) is maintained, but reset seasonal issues such as seasonal progress and points. Seasonal exclusive items remain a reminder of that season.
What's the season pass?
The season pass is a progression system with 100 tier full of rewards that you earn by playing during the season — the more active you are, the further you get and the more you pull in.
What are city events?
City events are temporal, city-wide events that temporarily adjust the rules of the game — for example, extra profit on crime, increased or reduced chances of getting caught, or double experience. Some happen randomly, others are tied to a fixed day (such as a weekend) or period in the year.
What is the Economy balance / preset system?
The staff can adjust the entire game balance live with a preset (e.g. "Casual," "Realistic" or "Hardcore"). This scales rewards, cooling times, prison sentiments and even the content of shop packages, so that the economy always stays in proportion — also what you get from the Bellocco Shop scales along.
Why does my loot keep changing, even in the same crime?
Each crime has a minimum and maximum amount between which is randomly drawn. In addition, a lucky hit (critical crack), an active streak bonus (multiple successful thoughts in a row), seasonal themes and city events can further influence the amount.
What's a streak bonus?
Any successful crime in a row raises your streak — from 3 successfulful entries in a row, you get an ascending bonus on your lot (up to a maximum), visible as a separate rule in the booty screen. In a failed attempt the streak starts again at 0.
How does drug tracing and smuggling work?
You buy drugs at the local market price and sell them either on the street or via smuggling routes to other countries where the price is higher. Prices fluctuate continuously and different structurally per country, so some routes are much more profitable than others.
What is the bullet factory/redlight district/hospital?
These are business types that you can buy and exploit for passive income — each with its own investment, return and risk. They're also targeted for rubbery by other players, so good defense pays off.
What's the state auction?
Regularly a random state-owned company comes under the hammer — players can pray on it and the highest bider becomes owner. You'll get a call when you're overbidden, and a confirmation on profit.