thanks BB for introducing yet more items which nobody cares for.
- The problem with the 3x PvP buffs is: PvP is considered too broken for many people to actually care about.
You're not going to make much money off that as long as you don't fix the underlying system.
- Weapon Boost: Nice idea, but totally impractical.
First, a question: Why was Weapon Boost limited to not work with Bows, Longbows, Crossbows and Cannons? Are these not "weapons"?
Unfortunately, aside from this, you have managed to successfully waste your time because the utility of this item is in no form or fashion correlated to its utility.
While I know that server economies are different, let me give you an illustration from Northisle:
1 gem has a trade value of roughly 20 Damascene Swords, or 1000 Bronze Swords.
In 1 hour, the buff would produce a bit less than additional 30 Damascene swords over unbuffed, or 300 Bronze swords if used on a level 5 smith.
The buff, if applied by a friend, would last for 72 hours, roughly 80 if using Premium.
In those 80 hours, the buff would produce a total ROI of the buff is 2400 Damascene Swords or 24000 Bronze Swords.
In Bronze Swords, the buff has a value of approximately 24 gems.
In Damascene Swords, the buff has a value of approximately 120 gems.
At a cost of 24 gems, the buff players who only have Bronze Smiths would already be indifferent on whether to use the buff or not.
At a cost of 120 gems, players with a lv5 Damascene Smith (a fringe minority!) would already be indifferent on whether to use it or not.
At a cost of 20 gems, the buff would be highly desirable to anyone who has at least one lv5 smith, at a cost of 100 gems, only players with Damascene Smiths would find it even remotely desirable.
In any case, even at 100 gems, only hardcore gembuyers (who are typically not the same people as those who have spare resources en masse) would buy the buff.
If you want people to actually buy the buff, you should have created the buff at a cost of 50 gems.
Unfortunately, even there is a fly in the ointment: Those 50 gems are, again, on Northisle, sufficient to trade for a Rainbow Snow, which lasts 96 hours, so has a 20% higher ROI for the player.
If you want to earn money on the buff, which I would assume is your intention as a company, you should have created the buff at a cost of no more than 40 gems, because 42 gems is already the point where players would be indifferent between Rainbow Snow and this item.
Please, Bluebyte, do some calculations before attaching unrealistic price tags to items.
I truly wish you success with special offers, but you won't really have it until you bring sales price to a level where people would actually consider buying those special offers!
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). I wonder who might be that stupid to need this building upgraded rightaway and spend a fortune instead waiting 10 days. Shouldnt the purpose of buying the gems be to get advantage over other players -> with this feature definitely failed
Originally Posted by JiriTomiczek
) - cause lets be honest, there is not much to buy, if you dont spend a lot of money.