I've been thinking a bit (yes, I know that's generally a bad thing) about sinking gold - fsp prices are skyrocketing again - and even some of the most massive LE's being released in the caves could not bring substantial drops of prices. Nothing new really, yet it may make the difference.
Shortly, my idea: I'm suggesting rising the daily allowance of +1 max stam under the gold upgrades to 30 instead of 10.
However, please hear me out on this one. Firstly, I understand that the calculations supporting my suggestion may seem very subjective (I have enough stamina to hunt only once every 8 days which is better than most players, but nowhere even near the higher-enders, and potions used by me that directly or indirectly affect hunt revenues may also deviate from others, so my cost-per-income ratio differs from many players), and my personnal preference of investing the majority of my income in stamina is not shared by everyone in the community. What I concluded though is that 750.000 gold a day on 30 max stam is generally MORE than what most players, or at least the casual and semi-pro ones can make per day.
My last once-every-eight-days hunt had a net income of 5.300.000 gold (the gross was reduced by the guild tax). I generally buy only the most necessary 8-10 offensive buffs prior to my hunt at a regular deal of 2 fsp's on the market (390.000 goldsworth at 195.000 g/fsp), and even if all works for the best, I still will be spending about an fsp's worth (195.000+) on potions: truth, superior luck, berserkers, fatality, bookworm, greater doubler, sludge brew, and the highest composing potion I can make for cons. (al is currently not an issue as I still have 5-6 from the last event's ogre pots). All in all, I would be left with around 4.700.000 gold for 8 days to spend. However, if 30 stamina could be bought per day at the same price as now, that would come up to 6.000.000 gold at 750.000/day - that's way over what the common casual hunter could achieve just by hunting.
This is where being a "casual player" comes into play. Even though we may show up multiple times a day, we don't really engage in other profit-making activities (all the better for those who do, lol), so with no other income, we will actually be SPENDING FSP's just on getting gold for these daily upgrades...or, at the very least, not adding a single piece of gold to the circulation, with like-minded players spending every last once of their gold on the daily +30, or at least as much as can come from this. So many casuals being removed from gold-reserving and transforming their common gold-to-fsp conversion into fsp-to-gold exchange would seem to be a good relief for the current economy - and would also naturally mean more frequent purchases of gold on the market.
Finally, the last thought I have on the topic that I'd like to share is, naturally, the chance of revenue-loss on HCS's side due to this. Yes, this does pose SOME threat, but I don't see it being a serious impact. I highly doubt fsp-for-dollar purchases would be directly affected by this. I understand the fact of 10950 max stam/year is much more appealing to a regular player than 3650 from pure gold upgrades, thus perhaps meaning somewhat less investment in max stam-for-fsp's. BUT. and an all-capital BUT. These players are still casual players. With the majority not even with pay-cheques to even support their IRL lives to a full extent - let alone pay for the game regularly. [I am sorry to say, that I could only support HCS twice (each time 60 bucksworth of Hungarian Forints via phone - good old days), and was really happy to own one of the first-EVER Baron sets (Yes! there was a time when that great set went for 1k+ fsp's! now it's 3 fsp's lol xD), but I used to be okay moneywise back then. Nowadays, I wouldn't be able to afford even the smallest donation - although I would be happy to.] These players will probably, especially if they are active in other profitable aspects of the game (or simply have more daily offers for FSP shards), STILL purchase stam-for-fsp upgrades BEYOND the 30/day limit (as soon as I'm done "epiquipping" my char (only gloves and chest remain), I'll be spending on it too).
All in all, I do understand that some concerns could be voiced against this idea, but I feel it would be for the better good. Please feel free to share your thoughts, and vote.




