User:GS4ALASTIR/Proposal: HESS Shopping

• The purpose of this entry is to provide suggestions for how to scale the offerings in the HESS to capture additional revenue from a larger percentage of the playerbase. The current all-or-none offerings may be leaving out a portion of the playerbase who would buy in at a lower price point for additions to lower quality gear. The goal would be to make it more affordable for that lower end gear to be improved, so everyone gets a chance to participate. This should lead to higher player satisfaction and possibly a higher median participation value.

The discounts provide a reduction in price of

75% for gear up to 5x (+25) and 5 CER (150 services)

50% for gear up to 7x (+35) and 10 CER (150 services)

with everything else remaining the full and current price.

• Discounts do not apply to "Paid Materials" such as: adamantine, aganjira, high steel, kroderine, low steel, somnis, surita, xazkruvrixis, zelnorn.

Add-a-script:

Offer additions to lower end gear at a discount.

Up to 5x (+25) and 5 CER (50 services) for 62.5k

Up to 7x (+35) and 10 CER (150 services) for 125k

Everything else is the current certificate for 250k

ASG Change:

Offer additions to lower end gear at a discount.

Up to 5x (+25) and 5 CER (50 services) for 37.5k

Up to 7x (+35) and 10 CER (150 services) for 75k

Everything else is the current certificate for 150k

Bane-add:

• The value of a single creature bane is different than the value of the creature banes that offer benefits to a class of creatures. Consider offering a single creature bane for half the price of a class of creatures bane.

Add bane for a single creature.

Up to 5x (+25) and 5 CER (50 services) for 50k

Up to 7x (+35) and 10 CER (150 services) for 100k

Everything else would use a new certificate for 200k

Add bane for a class of creatures.

Up to 5x (+25) and 5 CER (50 services) for 100k

Up to 7x (+35) and 10 CER (150 services) for 200k

Everything else is the current certificate for 400k

Bubble flares:

Offer additions to lower end gear at a discount.

Up to 5x (+25) and 5 CER (50 services) for 25k

Up to 7x (+35) and 10 CER (150 services) for 50k

Everything else is the current certificate for 100k

Enhancive Boosts:

Offer additions to lower bonuses for a more affordable entry point, scaling up in price for the highest of bonuses.

Add +1 to a Stat BASE of +1:+4 = 12.5k

Add +1 to a Stat BASE of +5:+9 = 25k

Add +1 to a Stat BASE of +10:+14 = 50k

The Stat BASE will still cap at +15.

Add a new certificate for and offer additions to Stat BONUS for double the price of Stat BASE.

Add +1 to a Stat BONUS of +1:+4 = 25k

Add +1 to a Stat BONUS of +5:+9 = 50k

Add +1 to a Stat BONUS of +10:+14 = 100k

The Stat BASE will still cap at +15.

• You have now made every enhancive Stat BASE/BONUS eligible for service. Prices now scale to offer someone with a lower bonus a more affordable option for improvement.

Knockout Flares:

Offer additions to lower end gear at a discount.

Up to 5x (+25) and 5 CER (50 services) for 25k

Up to 7x (+35) and 10 CER (150 services) for 50k

Everything else is the current certificate for 100k

Target Defense:

Offer additions to lower end gear at a discount.

Up to 5x (+25) and 5 CER (50 services) for 43.75k

Up to 7x (+35) and 10 CER (150 services) for 87.5k

Everything else is the current certificate for 175k