Dessyreqt
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5 months ago We are a little closer to this idea than before since players now invest directly in heroes rather than parties. The way it's framed now is "you are buying a 1% share of this hero's take from the next run." Essentially the hero is taking less money now (usually) over more money later.
It's not exactly what you're asking for, but hopefully the game is more forgiving to new players.
So right now, I'm not sure why anyone would invest in these guys. They take your money and run off with it and that's about it. They're just thieves!
It looks like the party keeps benefitting from your donation for several runs, if not forever. They keep the money they don't spend and they keep their gear score after the run. So it seems to me that you should keep getting a cut, too.
What I propose is that you get a cut for every run based on the how much you've donated, rather than just the next run. Your investment should either last for a set number of runs or for a set amount of time, or it can decay over time somehow. I think this will make it feel more like an investment and less like a one time bet, and it'll cut down on the frustration of the game, especially for new players.