IGB interest is small you hardly make anything compared to the planetary base. Base game settings are .5% for IGB and 3% for planets. Of course if you want to do a bit more risk you but digs on planets.

Also the amount of cash that can be stored on that planet is directly proportional to how large the planets tech levels are so I'm not seeing to much unbalanced play.

Plus the interest rate can easily be adjusted by the admin.

Once the Settings Page is rewritten (another in a long string of rewrites from the original crap) it will show the interest rate per day instead of per tick, which confuses everyone.

Tournament settings are designed to build very fast. The key is to find the persons base sector. And destroy it. With enough cash in a game no bank is truly safe. A bank being safe is all determined on how well it is protected. Yes a banker won, but so did attackers. The winners of the last 3 tournaments were very huge attackers. Banks just finance the ability to make attacks.

Also since it was a "Team Tournament" You could all pull your cash into 1 big bank enableing tht bank to grow faster. But you must remember you still have to upgrade that planet as your cash grows and if you want fast cash you have to work your dignitaries. High scores are possible for anyone, but it requires risk and strategy.

Keep in mind the last tournies were really fast because teams could snowball there cash.

Yes, but it can be modified with dignitaries.