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You sorta can. There's an inf->prestige converter at the sg registrar. The rate isn't that great, but well, it's enough that Crazy 88s can top the sg charts solely from it |
Originally Posted by CommunistPenguin
So I had an idea... What if we could buy base items with Infl, only in order to balance things, you do not get the infl back if the item is destroyed? this would allow smaller sg's to get a functional base earlier but still encourage playing in sg mode to allow for experimenting with base designs.
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SGs already have an influence sink in influence to prestige conversion.
What you propose would actually hurt smaller SG's more because they don't have as many active players as the larger SGs.
For those of us that like to base build, but have limited funds to work with, we'd be required to never delete anything for fear of losing influence, and would just be shifting things around in out bases (when possible, which it wont always be) rather than deleting to then replace.
Influence sinks should be optional.
It doesn't take that long to build up a base, even as a smaller SG. I don't think the costs are the issue.
What WOULD help are some intermediate items - like something between the combo unit and the power generator.
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Originally Posted by Memphis_Bill
It doesn't take that long to build up a base, even as a smaller SG. I don't think the costs are the issue.
What WOULD help are some intermediate items - like something between the combo unit and the power generator. |
That's the definite choke point when upgrading a base beyond a teleporter or two.
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Originally Posted by SpyralPegacyon
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Im not sure If I explained this well enough... Heres an example, Right now it costs 10 prestieg to place an arcane barrel in your base. The conversion price of Infl to prestige is currently 1 million influence for 2000 prestige. So that barrel would cost me 5000 infl. Personally, I think thats a little crazy. Now most(all?) items deleted refunds the cost to make them. So I never lose that 10 prestige, I just kinda tie it up for a while. My suggestion is that I would also be able to place that barrel for 10 infl, but not get the money refunded if it gets deleted. Prices would be much more reasonable. Moreover, it DOES take a while to get a decent base. I know, I have 2 sg's.
Heck, even 2 or 3 times the prestige cost would be fine, but not 500X.
Alternatively, we could ask the infl to prestige exchange rate be lowered to something a little less insane now that bases have been out for awhile. This would most likely be the easiest solution, but my idea makes them simultaneously more accesible and still have a cost.
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Given the insane INF that some people have - no, no direct costs. The Inf-Prestige conversion is a way of destroying some of that INF. |
Originally Posted by CommunistPenguin
Im not sure If I explained this well enough... Heres an example, Right now it costs 10 prestieg to place an arcane barrel in your base. The conversion price of Infl to prestige is currently 1 million influence for 2000 prestige. So that barrel would cost me 5000 infl. Personally, I think thats a little crazy. Now most(all?) items deleted refunds the cost to make them. So I never lose that 10 prestige, I just kinda tie it up for a while. My suggestion is that I would also be able to place that barrel for 10 infl, but not get the money refunded if it gets deleted. Prices would be much more reasonable. Moreover, it DOES take a while to get a decent base. I know, I have 2 sg's.
Heck, even 2 or 3 times the prestige cost would be fine, but not 500X. Alternatively, we could ask the infl to prestige exchange rate be lowered to something a little less insane now that bases have been out for awhile. This would most likely be the easiest solution, but my idea makes them simultaneously more accesible and still have a cost. |
The conversion, though... yeah, asked for that to be looked at for years. I'm sure it'll be done a few months after they fix PVP.
So I had an idea... What if we could buy base items with Infl, only in order to balance things, you do not get the infl back if the item is destroyed? this would allow smaller sg's to get a functional base earlier but still encourage playing in sg mode to allow for experimenting with base designs.
Jay Doherty: Yes, there was this one night that I was ready to go home but had to drop the browns off at the super bowl before I left for home. While on the throne it hit me. I stayed for a few more hours and that why we have the pain pads in the game.