So I did quick head maths about a particular part of the update many people seem to interpret as good, but in my opinion is bad and also a psychological trick.
We used to get in the semi-old system 150 gold per given amount of xp past lvl 50 (if we ever get that far)
They now made the max level for that higher, from 150 to 350, levels cost the third of the xp, but grant 50 gold.
If we calculate a bit, that means that for the same xp we get three times the levels, but third the gold per level, so no change there. The level cap made the maximum earnable gold from that 350 × 50 so 17 500 gold. In the previous iteration the max gold was 150 × 150, so 22 500.
We get the same progression, but in smaller segments, they took 5000 (!) potential gold from us, and made us be thankful for it.
I know it seems like it, but im not complaining, im just astounded that some folks interpret it as a change for the better.
Ps.: please do correct me if I’m wrong, please please. I really hope I am.
This part is incorrect.
In the current version, levels 1-50 give you a total of 5550 gold, with an additional 15000 earnable from levels 51-150. The total possible gold is 20550.
In the coming update, levels 1-50 give you 5650 gold, with an additional 15000 gold earnable from levels 51-350. The total possible gold is 20650.
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The progression changes this refers to only affect levels 51-350 (or 51-150 under current rules). So instead of 150g * 100 levels (15,000 gold) it’s 50g * 300 levels (also 15,000 gold).
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Thank you for correcting me! I missunderstood it, and thought they made it worse somehow.
But let me semi-complain a bit more: I love the -20% xp needed in levels 1-50, I feel meh about the 2×50 gold (one pack, yaaay 20 dust and a rare), but the levels past 50 didn’t change whatsoever, they are just more segmented in the new system, correct? That part I still dont see as big of an upside as some take it to be.
Correct, it’s just segmented so if you complete what used to be a third or two-third of the way of a level post-50, you get rewarded for that portion of the level already. In the end it will simply mean you get spendable gold a little bit quicker and may end up with 50 or 100 gold more when the track ends (if you’re at an XP amount that meant you’d be a third or two-third along the way of a level in the old system).
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The packs aren’t merely dust.
Don’t forget the mid expansion cards come from those same packs.
What you are supposed to do is bank those packs until it gets released…
Now you can rant and rave about the inclusion of those cards, and you would be correct. But let me correct you now so you don’t open those packs right away, making a huge mistake.
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