I think what Zedoshi is saying is perfectly reasonable. Maybe not make it a daily thing, but a weekly thing, though? Otherwise, I think it's a pretty great idea, especially with the price of CE creeping up in the market.

And having it be Tier1 only makes great sense, and I don't think it would hinder them from ever buying CE. I mean, really, if they're seriously into this game, I doubt they'd want to stay on Tier1 forever. But having the mist tank rewards (like what you get from completing the tutorial and making it to Tier2) would be great for people just starting out.

Also, I think maybe extending the expiration on them would be better, simply because not everyone has 4 hours a day to play. Like, they might get their mist tank reward for completing their objective, and then have to log off to do homework, or go to work. Either giving them a week or two before it expires or putting a cap on the amount one can have at any time would probably be a better solution.

Tbh, I can only get 2.5k if I solo a run in Tier1, and I get even less when other people are with me. So with the prices at 3.5k, they're not really going to be able to do much of anything. Because it takes 60 energy to do a Tier1 run, assuming you don't die. Your remaining 40 energy wouldn't be enough to do a full run, but if you wanted more crowns you do 2/3 of a run, and only barely have enough to get 100 CE.

You get one mist tank when you complete the tutorial, yes, so that would give you another 100 energy for free, but it would essentially have the same problem. You'd get around 3k for all that energy, which wouldn't even be enough to get another 100 CE. And not everyone wants to drop money into a "F2P" game, especially in the beginning.

Forget it providence, visit the thread on the main forums, some of us are trying to make this idea workable, about how to make it so you can't game the system, or at the very least how to make it fair to everyone. See what you think of the suggestions that have been made there (since this thread has gone wayyyyy off).

TOPIC: Possible Solution that may help with the expensive CE prices. Here is what I half to say, and how players can take part of this

A lot of F2P members are really disappointed with the in-game currency prices to buy CE. So far it may or has gotten to 4k per 100 CE. But how in the heck are they still giving in? There are few possible reasons. The F2P member is freakin rich and has a unique strategy and selling skills, therefore at the end they could afford the expensive price. The other reason I think most likely is the the causing of Merch Clans.

What is the Merch Clan you ask?
They are are a group of people who try and raise the price a little each time to make it difficult for F2P members to have no choice to but give in. Their strategy is to purposely sell the CE for high amounts of crowns. They would leave the offer there for a while, if no one buys it, it is ok for them, the merch member buys his/her own CE to themselves, they are just leaving it there to slowly increase the price, which therefore convincing the market to unnecessarily go up.
If you played Runescape and did lots of trading in the Grand Exchange, you know what I am talking about. People would sell their products and then buy their products again, but in high price to make the stocks go up significantly on purpose, therefore convincing F2P members to have no choice but to give in pay the outrageous prices.

I am a F2P member, how do I get more CE then?
+ Ask around (Friends, guild members, other people, etc.), ask others that you are willing to pay the reasonable price. There has to be a caring P2P member willing to sell their CE in a reasonable price (2500c to 2700c = pretty cheap, 2700c to 3000c = reasonable price, 3000c to 3400c = A little over the top, but alright). Basically, F2P members try to get the pretty cheap price or reasonable price, going for 3000c and above is last resort.

(P2P members read this) P2P members, try to convince your F2P customers to pay you 3000c per 100CE (since it takes 8 depths (not counting the checkpoints) to earn about 2900c, also don't forget the user may loose a life or spend energy on a arena battle too), if you go around the 2.7k-3k limit you got an alright deal. If you go to the 2.5k-2.7k limit, your very generous. If you go to the 3k-3.3+k limit, your a really good convincing seller. Don't forget, your buyer may not have all the money to pay for the 100 CE, so could you accept matz as substitutes?

+ Don't have the crowns to pay for the CE your seller is offering? See if they would accept materials instead.
+ If all else fails, go and leave at least 2.8k in the "trading" CE store exchange thingy (0_o don't know what it is exactly called). Hopefully the price would go down, if everyone uses this those previous tactics I have put up there. If you absolutely can't wait to get your CE and you somehow have crazy amount of crowns, you then buy that ridiculous price.

What I view in a F2P game is a balance between P2P and F2P players. It would suck that the F2P market would dominate the P2P market, and vice versa. That is why it is important that the F2P and P2P members needs to find a equal balance (for both F2P and P2P members can both agree on) when it comes to buying energy in the the CE market. Another way for things could be balanced is allowing players to receive larger amounts of crowns in the arcade than ever before, but I don't know if they would do that.
Also another way to minimize the crazy prices is track down whoever is a merch member and report them! They are ruining with the value of CE!

If there is any suggestions to improve the balance between the F2P and P2P member market, please do share them. I mean, after all this game is F2P and I am assuming that a F2P game is helping both P2P and F2P players to be happy with reasonable offers. =/