Spiral Knights - Change alchemy to require only crowns, as a crown sink

Change alchemy to require only crowns, as a crown sink

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Tue, 05/10/2011 - 21:24

tiwddles

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The problem with the rising crown prices is that because of horrible game balance there's only a few recipes worth learning and as a result crowns are inflating faster than they should.

Since I'm not optimistic about "balancing" actually ending up in things being level (and the fact that nerfing things never actually address core problems with equipment shortcomings) I suggest alchemy costs should be spent with crowns only. Having a CE cost, especially one beyond the mist energy capacity, undermines the idea of a sink of a theoretically unlimited currency (Crowns) as opposed to a limited by cashflow one (energy.)

1*: 500Crowns
2*: 2500Crowns
3*: 5000Crowns
4*: 10000Crowns
5*: 20000Crowns

Tue, 05/10/2011 - 21:37

Njthug

Why?

The prices of crowns are not inflated the demand for them are just low. Before the prices for 100 ce was low because it was not meet at an actual equilibrium price only due to the fact high ce in the market low amount of crowns in the market. Now there is more crowns in the market and still or close to most likely same amount of Ce in the market, but as the need of Ce rises and the need of Crowns fall the price will easily reach the equilibrium price which will make it fair for both the buyers and sellers of Ce.

Tue, 05/10/2011 - 22:21

Jerakal

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From where I'm sitting,

From where I'm sitting, spending crowns over CE seems ideal to me.

Not that OOO would even want to consider an idea that would result in people buying less CE.

Tue, 05/10/2011 - 22:38

Stardrinker

Legacy Username

From where I'm sitting,

From where I'm sitting, spending crowns over CE seems ideal to me.
Not that OOO would even want to consider an idea that would result in people buying less CE.

This change would have hardly any effect on people buying CE from 3R because you can directly buy crowns with CE inside the game. What this will change however is more people will convert their CE to crowns on the market. Right now, people are just sitting on huge amounts of CE because it's actually more liquid than crowns and its value keeps going up, unlike crowns. Giving people more reason to use crowns means people are more likely to convert that mountain of CE to crowns and keep CE prices reasonable.

Tue, 05/10/2011 - 22:57

Jerakal

Legacy Username

Works for me.

Wed, 05/11/2011 - 13:00

Leviathan

Legacy Username

...This would, as a side

...This would, as a side effect, also wipe the whole idea of farming alts to craft UVs right off the map.

Given that I think we could use more crown sinks, maybe one less CE sink, and want to be rid of the system rewarding alt-heavy play?

I like it. On first glance, I was ready to roll eyes, but as an idea, it's been growing on me more and more.

Wed, 05/11/2011 - 14:08

Khaim

Legacy Username

Crafting requires energy on purpose

You do realize that crafting 4- and 5-star items is the only thing in the game that requires CE, right? Do you think that's an accident?

Thu, 04/12/2012 - 21:39

Soarel

@Khaim

Nope. The 3 star items cost 200 CE. Mist tank only holds 100.

THREAD NECRO!

Thu, 04/12/2012 - 21:41

Psychodestroyer

Crafting cost was probably lower then, they upped it so we didn't finish so quickly.

USELESS NECRO!

No offence to your post, sorry. I meant discussion-wise.

Fri, 04/13/2012 - 00:06

Aemicus

Saorel, you seriously need to

Saorel, you seriously need to stop necroing.

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