wick#0001 Game Economy

<aside> 📄 Authors Note: All tweaks & reworks mentioned in this article are subject to change, and will be extensively tested throughout the entire beta period. Do not make any financial decisions solely based on this read!

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Thesis

In our efforts to develop a polished & flawless game experience, we identified a number of flaws that if left unchecked could cause unintended consequences later in the game’s lifecycle. The current enhancement system outlined in the whitepaper makes leveling existing Heroes / Fighters through enhancements unattractive, and promotes the immediate inflation of archetypes (Fighters, specifically).

As it stands, CFTI sinks outside of minting and selling fighters remain unattractive and potentially damaging to the game economy.

Fighter Enhancement Changes

Proposed Fighter enhancement changes are as follows:

• Fighter Enhancement Bonus equation changed to the equation below, and assumes all possible equations for enhancement attempts begin at level 1 - a logarithmic progression curve means that progression begins quickly but slowly tapers off.

$$ enhancedDPS=1.6(baseDPS)ln(desiredEnhancementLevel)+(baseDPS) $$

• Fighter NFT cost per attempt adjusted for each level.
  • The original model was not attractive enough for early-game players to level their fighters.
• $CFTI cost per attempt adjusted for each level.
  • With the requirement of burning a fighter at each level, the cost per enhancement attempt has been decreased.
• The probability of success per attempt has increased across the board.
  • The original fighter enhancement spread was too punishing and would have halted progression almost fully in the late game.
• The probability of a downgrade per attempt has reduced significantly across the board.
  • The original fighter enhancement spread was too punishing, and would have halted progression almost fully in the late game.

New Fighter Enhancement Cost / Effect Table

This improved model should, in theory, make minting and burning a fighter early game to level up an already existing fighter incredibly attractive for all players. In turn, this should also stifle the incredibly inflationary effect of new/unwanted fighters in the early game.

A fighter, beginning with a base DPS of 1100, (rounded to the first digit):

Hero Enhancement Changes

Heroes, when compared to Fighters, should take much longer to upgrade and should remain at the highest end of $CFTI sinks present within the game. The team is in agreement that the time required to upgrade / $CFTI costs should increase in this order, with players potentially looping back to upgrade their Fighters or Heroes after minmaxing: