before any cash-players begin whining - hear me out. I've also bought a recharge pack or two, so it's fair to say I can easily speak knowing both sides of the arguments I've already seen between the payers vs. non-payers.
There is already a conversion in-game, that's in the Guild Contribution window: 1000 gold = 1 contribution point + 1 Guild Wealth. Right below that there is the equivalent for balens ( I can't recall the number, either it was 5 or one) that still equals 1 contribution point + 1 guild wealth.
I've also seen posts about players wanting a real market, one you can buy or sell in-game gear/items. Having played MMOs, and even been an admin on one - the economy in-game can become very unstable, very quickly. Prices of items/gear can escalate almost to the point of being out of reach of even the casual player.
In steps a gold sink, Gold for Balens. R2 could stick to the conversion mentioned above, or even make it a little more, but nothing over the top. This would entice players to sink gold into the conversion, hoping to get their hands on just some of the balens-only items cash players get to enjoy.
I do not believe this will hurt R2 at all. Give them a little taste of what they could get, then suddenly $5 or $10 might not seem so bad.
~comatose
S7 & S11
There is already a conversion in-game, that's in the Guild Contribution window: 1000 gold = 1 contribution point + 1 Guild Wealth. Right below that there is the equivalent for balens ( I can't recall the number, either it was 5 or one) that still equals 1 contribution point + 1 guild wealth.
I've also seen posts about players wanting a real market, one you can buy or sell in-game gear/items. Having played MMOs, and even been an admin on one - the economy in-game can become very unstable, very quickly. Prices of items/gear can escalate almost to the point of being out of reach of even the casual player.
In steps a gold sink, Gold for Balens. R2 could stick to the conversion mentioned above, or even make it a little more, but nothing over the top. This would entice players to sink gold into the conversion, hoping to get their hands on just some of the balens-only items cash players get to enjoy.
I do not believe this will hurt R2 at all. Give them a little taste of what they could get, then suddenly $5 or $10 might not seem so bad.
~comatose
S7 & S11
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