More packs, half prices

Day 3,595, 05:08 • Published in Greece Cyprus • by gio2aleGR

Hello again my friends,

As I promised in my previous Saligaria article, I’ll write in my second article my thoughts about some changes admins could do in the game to make it better.

Last year(s) we have seen a lot of articles with suggestions to Plato about changing the game. Some of them were about newbies division or economy module, some others were against Maverick Pack or Infantry Kit releasing etc. As we saw at the end Plato didn’t do any of it. Especially for the packs, he will not stop releasing any of them since he earns a lot of money. So I have to suggest something different, something that may both sides(Plato + players) would like.

As the title indicates, the whole idea is about releasing more packs (make them double) but lowering the prices of all packs at 50% in comparison with the current ones. Before analysing my idea, I’ll write a few notes about packs and pack buyers.

First of all, there are 8 packs(if I don’t forget anything):
Combat Stash CS: 10 €
War Stash WS: 10 €
Power Pack PP: 10 €
Assault Pack AP: 10 €
Tycoon Pack TP: 10 €
Infantry Kit IK: 15 €
Blitzkrieg Pack BP: 15 €
Maverick Pack MP: 15 €





I did a little research looking into a lot of (random) players profile to check which packs they had purchased. If I’m not mistaken in players profile there is no indication about who has bought AP and BP. But for BP you can understand who has it by watching the battlefield (players with big… energy bar). After that I tried to categorize the pack buyers by the number of purchased packs:


Pack Combination 1.) PP + BP + IK = 40€
Most of the div1,2,3 pack buyers(especially BH-hunters) had those packs on.
Percentage: about 35%

Pack Combination 2.) PP + BP + MP = 40€
Most of the div4 pack buyers had those packs on.
Percentage: about 40%

Pack Combination 3.) all packs = 95€
A limited number of buyers (mostly high level div4) had every pack on.
Percentage: about 10%

Pack Combination 4.) random packs = random Euros
A limited number of buyers had random packs on.
Percentage: about 15%

These percentages are only about my research. Only Plato knows the exact percentages for every category. But still I think that the majority of buyers are purchasing pack combination 1 or 2 with percentages 60-75%. After all, Combinations 1, 2 are the best choice for those players who want to be strong fighters or BH-hunters. This also means that most of the buyers are spending 40€ per month. So eRep is an expensive game for most of the players who want to make a real impact in it. Not to say that most of eRep players are from the poor Balkans.


So, what would happen if Plato releases more packs (8 new, 16 in total) but with new prices (-50% than the current) for all of them? That means 10€ packs will cost 5€ and 15€ -> 7,5€.
This question has a lot of answers and many different opinions, but this is my article so I’ll write only mine xD
So to my opinion these would happen:
- Most of the top buyers would continue to buy every pack.
- Lots of Pack Combinations 1,2 buyers would continue to pay 40€ (or cc) per month.
- More players would be able to buy one (or more) pack since giving 5-7,5€ is not a big deal. Or they could buy them with their cc in better prices too.

If the last happens then the game will become more interesting and a more interesting game can attract more new players or even some old ones will come back. Offcourse Plato needs to change a lot more but in this article I talk only about the packs part.

So what features new packs would have?
Well that’s Plato job. My suggestion is that any pack should aim to different groups of players. One pack would be about players that hit only in air battles, another pack for companies, a third one with lots of bombs or accelerators and 100% boosters, a fourth pack with strength for lower strength players etc.

Here are some suggestions:

1) Kim Pack-On 5€



*** We all have seen in the past that every time Plato was releasing special offers with bombs, lots of players purchased them(with gold), even the non buyers. So I think a pack full of bombs (lots of them, not 2 big bombs and 5 small like in current packs) would be very interesting for many players. Personally I would buy it.


2) TrumPack-Oulas (name is for Greeks only xD) 7,5€
It’s just Kim Pack-On with 60% more bombs.



*** These 2 packs are nails against BH-hunters (like me) who have messed up the game for non-buyers, plus everyone can have significant firepower in important battles. BH battles will become far more interesting(not like the boring current ones) and the battlefield will be full of bombs, especially at the epics. For me a battlefield full of bombs https://prnt.sc/gokdf8 means this: eRep at its best! So giving 5 or 7,5€ is not a big deal for the fun someone will have.

3) Goliath Pack 5€



*** This pack will include some Goliath boosters, plus gold, ebs etc. What is a Goliath booster?
With Goliath booster activated, the player can have the same hit as his (stronger) opponent for a limited time(few minutes) in his division. It’s like the ghost booster but with bigger impact in the battle. This could give an advantage to players who have lower strength in important battles and could make them feel that they have an important role to play despite their lower strength.
Let’s say div4 player A with 180k strength goes to div2 where there is an opponent player B with 50k strength. Then player B activates Goliath booster so he can have the same hit (with legend bonus or not) with player A for a few minutes.
It is just a thought, I didn’t have the time to go into further analysis. Maybe someone else could do it better.

Some further notes:
- Gold packs should have half prices or double gold too. I’m bored to go into further analysis on this.
- I know that a lot of players will not like my idea, especially the BH-hunters. But there is not an idea that everyone will agree.
- If Plato increases the number of packs but without lowering the prices, then it means there is no hope for something better here, so it will be the time for me to go.

*** Well now that I look at it, my article is a sheet (greek expression for a big article) or shit (for those who don’t like it xD).

*** Forgive me if there are some mistakes at numbers. I didn’t have much time to double-check the article.

*** Plato, if you finally make my idea a reality (highly unlikely since you rarely hear your customers), you shall know that it is copyrighted. This means that I want a big reward first 😃 😛

*** My next article will be about newbies division with title: ‘Baby boom or doom’.

*** My next after the next and maybe last article will be about balance with title: ‘Balance is the key: A determination’s love story’.

*** (threat) I’m waiting for your comments or else: see you in the battlefield xD

o7