So lately I've been spectating the Arcade and how everything works and found out that prices are very cheap and require the least amount of effort to earn a new Gas Mask/Gun compared to digging shells, events, etc.. I've found that a lot of people already have most of the items sold and even have a significant amount of extra tickets saved. The other day someone PM'd me and said he has over 50k tickets saved up already and for me to release a new gun.. And I thought well the O.P.R. is a very good gun and already 30% of active players own it.. So then I investigated some more by playing the actual arcade games and obviously found that Flappy Snk was the best way to earn tickets in the fastest amount of time, also the cheapest. I spent less than 30 coins on Flappy Snk and made my way up to 1k Arcade Tickets within just 20 minutes. This surprised me because not only am I doing it super fast, I'm also saving a lot of money, I spent only 300+ gralats on those 20+ whatever coins I spent. Then I realized O.P.R. is very similar to Cripple Cannon, a 75 EC item that takes an average player 3+ months to achieve versus the few days I spent at the Arcade playing Flappy Snk.. Another thing I've noticed is that Gas Masks are becoming very cheap with the Arcade. Gas Masks at the arcade go for around 1k tickets which is only around 300 gralats out of your pocket.. So here's the rule of thumb I came up with to show staff members and players:
Some things to keep in mind:
- 30-40 coins = 1k tickets (Usually 30 or less)
- 1k tickets = 300+ Gralats
- 20 minutes of flappy snk can achieve 1k tickets
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The Price Rule:
- 1k Gralats = 2k Tickets
- Very time consuming so prices are cut significantly^
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PRICES ON DIFFERENT THINGS:
Toys/Furniture all up to Alpho (not a big deal)
Hats: Average price for a hat in shop = 1k
Hats: Average price for a hat in arcade = 800-2k (Depends GFX) (Up to Alpho)
Gas Masks: Average price for a gas mask in shop = 8k
Gas Masks: Average price for a gas mask in arcade = 10-16k (Depends on GFX) (Up to Alpho)
Melees/Trashpicks: Depends on stats (Up to Alpho)
Guns: Depending on gun stats put in place will determine gralat price which will then determine ticket price. A gun costing 10k gralats in shop will equal to 20k tickets.
Example: Tec9 = 40k so would be 80k tickets in arcade
If you took the time to read this whole thing I hope you understand why the changes were made and why a lot of people were taking the easy way out to earn pretty cool items. Changes were made today (November 4, 2014), people who already owned the items that got price changes will be able to keep their items so don't worry. Just from now on the Arcade will have a more efficient outlook on the things we release.