Frequently Asked Questions: crime & economy
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?
Crimes are the basis of crime, the heavier the crime, the more money and experience you earn, but also the greater the chance of being 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 tiers of rewards that you earn by playing during the season, the more active you are, the further you get and the more you get.
What are city events?
City events are temporary, city-wide events that temporarily adjust the rules of the game, e.g. additional profit on crime, increased or reduced chance of taking, 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 sentences and even the content of shop packages, so that the economy always stays in proportion to what you get out of the Bellocco Shop also scales into this.
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 attempts in a row), seasonal themes and city events can further influence the amount.
What's a streak bonus?
Each successful crime in a row increases your streak from your 2nd successful attempt in a row you get +5% extra booty, ascending with each subsequent hit to a maximum of +50%, visible as a separate rule in the booty screen. In a failed attempt, the streak starts again at 0.
How does drug trafficking 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 differ 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 robbery by other players, so good defense pays off.
What's the state auction?
Regularly comes any state company under the hammer players can bid on it and the highest bidder becomes owner. You'll get a call when you're overbidden, and a confirmation on profit.