D11: Training Contracts?
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by Jacob Ferguson
Today I was prompted with something on sale that I had heard of: a training contract. It said that for the low, low price of only FIFTY-THREE GOLD, I could train at 90% reduced prices on the training grounds. Does this equate to a good investment? How long does this 90% discount last? Does it pay for itself in Super Soldier medals? It certainly doesn't seem like it will just training on my under-level training grounds, which are Q3 Q1 Q1 Q1 respectively.
Does the Erepublik Tools tool for training, when using the 90% contract, take into account the price of the contract itself? I may take a look at that and see if it's worth it because I have the gold to get it, I just don't want that gold to go to waste since it's hard for a level 26 with no real source of steady income to build up 53G in a reasonable amount of time.
Next, I will once again voice my disdain for the country's daily order. It appears that there was an unauthorized training war initiated yesterday, and by a stroke of misfortune, that was selected as the battle of the day to interact with. It drew people's attention away from other important conflicts and apparently opened up opportunities for bad actors to develop a strategy to take us on. I'm waiting with bated breath and a big stick or two to get into a real battle and hopefully save our country from a fate it faced apparently not long before I returned.
Finally, I want to apologize for delving too deep into politics yesterday. It appears as though those types of articles turn off the media consuming public, not only because it's competing with presidential campaigns for the political newspaper article top spots, but also because it is not the most compelling read. I did learn a lot thanks to the comments on why training wars are strategic and necessary to keep our borders safe. Better to have allies continuing to battle over your border states than enemies I suppose.
Thanks to all my subscribers and readers. If you have any advice for new/returning players, leave it in the comments below. Please comment and subscribe to help this fledgeling bird reach media mogul status for the first time. And if you're looking for a political party that is mature and focused on unifying our great eNation, consider E Pluribus Unum, and help us make a positive difference in the country and the world.
~JF
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I believe it takes into account the cost of training contract and it isn't completely worth it if I'm looking correctly. I think those are for people who have plenty of gold coming in and want to catch up in strength
I could be wrong however
It is a really good investment if you have maxed out your training center levels.
Otherwise your goal will be getting all the training centers leveled to max first and foremost.
It literally pays for itself, I get 90 strength every single day for 0.287 gold. After purchasing a contract. This is the 20 strength for free (max) and 70 strength for the 0.287 gold (all maxed out buildings).
So in 3 days I get 5 gold, with 20 strength carrying over for the cost of 0.287 gold per day (0.861).
The contract lasts 30 days, so while there is spillage and you would make more gold that would be roughly 50 gold per month, if you account for the cost per day, and subtract it from the extra super soldier you get, I do believe. I don't want to get too deep into the math of it.
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I ran the calculator on the tools website and even with the 90% contract, it's still a loss of 6G in a month. I guess 6G isn't much to pay for 2754 strength, but it's still a net loss in gold. So basically, what LordOther said.
That said, I appreciate your input. I will focus first on upgrading the training centers before worrying about the contracts.
Training centers to max out is worthwhile but only when there is a discount.
At level 201 you can train for free. Then you have a good income.
It is a really good investment if you have your training center at maximum levels. Indeed.
W/o training contract 30 days gold spending:
(0.19 + 0.89 + 1.79) * 30 = 86.1
With training contract (90😵 30 days gold spending:
(0.019 + 0.089 + 0.179) * 30 + 53 = 61.61
Finally, with the contract you save 24.34 gold monthly.
It all depends on your goals and your gym levels, if you have all of the gyms fully upgraded and your goal is to gain as much strength as possible then go for it, you will spend less gold than you otherwise would.
If you are NOT using all four fully upgraded gyms, its a money pit, I use 3 fully upgraded gyms and it would cost more in gold than I would save to get the contract.
If your goal is to gain net gold, use either the free gym only or the free gym and the first paid gym IF they are both fully upgraded.
I wouldn't accept advise from player at 71 level with 5,758 strength in this matter ...
Said player has gained 5k strength in the last 5 months.
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Never did a 'deep dive' into the math but in simple terms, if a 50% discount is 25 gold...how can 90% discount for 53 gold ever be better? Less than half the additional discount for more than twice the price paid.
I have been doing the 50% discount for 25 gold for over a year now and I don't seem to lose gold in the process. It a given you have to fully upgrade all your gyms to get maximum benefit from the contract. But all long as they are fully upgraded, I have not lost gold buying the 50% contract.
Assuming your training centers are maxed out and you train/work every day, you almost break even on gold with the 90% discount because you will also receive the hard worker medal. If you want to become useful in ground combat, you need strength. Gaining 90 strength each day for a month at the final cost of about 1 gold is the way to go.
If you don't care about ground combat, don't have your training centers maxed or don't login every day, then it probably isn't for you.