Just ask yourself the simple question of, what's in it for you?
I think the CP revenue will be surprisingly successful. CP is one of those places that always has that allure, at some point most players go there for some hunting. Or at least aspire to take on the mobs there, I always remember my first trip to CP, it's one of those moments you don't forget.
Now CP is back under the MA management umbrella they have all the will of the Gods to make it work. They helped Buzz back in the day by dropping Arso III chips there, so given MA do use their 5% for some events or further CP development then the future does have potential.
Look at like this Compet deeds still sell in the auction, even though MA shut off the Compet servers now. So it's going to be pretty easy to resell CP deeds/shares, a local moon right next to Caly. Lets remember you can TP down to Caly with loot for a small TP fee, so flying there empty is no real issue.
Like all shares as long as it's possible to sell them for the purchase price, then an investor has benefited from any income during the period a player held them.
CP has good missions that pay decent rewards (assuming its not changed), plus to access the caves a player needs to complete the 5K aurli mission.
Sure $500K is more than the original $330K price tag (if my memory serves me correctly), although considering the CP is now split to deeds the premium isn't that bad to justify that.
Investors too have a self-interest to visit CP more often, there's that kind of warm feeling when you own a little bit of the LA.
Sometimes I wonder if only I had another 200 peds at times to push over that loot barrier to trigger the waited loot. Deeds can be very useful in that regard, it swallows part of MA's cut from your hunting loot. In essence pulling down the deed/share income could just be what's needed to get back in the black. Potentially that can save some deposits, if you manage your ped card correctly and hunting style.
I actually think that if CP was extra busy MA would've sold it for much more, did Buzz pay MA to put in the caves or redesign the original CP domes? I don't know, but CP has had more money spent on it than when it was first bought, even if activity appears down from some years ago.
Maybe the sale is just the medicine the palace needed.
Some are speculating on 10 year full return, I wouldn't be surprised if players got their investment back in 3-5 years max. If someone bought 5K peds worth of shares ($500), that's a decent amount of playing peds, when it's fully returned.
Sure Ma haven't got everything right lately, but CP is built, live and a popular visiting hunting place. I think risks are small.
Rick