Since Gaijin seems to be on the lookout for new monetization methods, I think it’s time I come up with one of my own to go hand in hand with the suggested Subtree Rework…
Incentive
Essentially Incentive is supposed to be, as the name suggests, a monetary incentive for Gaijin to add the Subtree Rework. However since Gaijin seems to struggle trying to think of player friendly ways to increase profits, and this is supposed to promote my suggestion, it’s only fair I’d offer them a bit of help here.
- Feel free to share your opinions on this system, and vote in the poll below whether this would be something you would appreciate when deciding to spend your money
How does it work?
Basically it works by giving the players a positive incentive (I got to use the name a lot ^^) to buy premium vehicles of different operating nations.
It does this through two parts of the existing RP modifier system:
Premium RP multipliers
Premium vehicles in game already get increased RP rewards, for example this premium T-2 Early, gets the usual 100% RP gain, as well as the 100% premium account bonus and the 100% RP gain increase through the Talisman bonus that all premium vehicles come with by default.
Research by previous vehicle
When researching a vehicle with the previous one in line, RP gain towards that vehicle is increased to 110% of the actual RP earnings.
With the incentive system, premium vehicles add this same 110% research gain when researching tech tree vehicles of the same operator nation. So when researching the F-5T, the AV-8S (early)'s research modifiers might look something like this:
When selecting (for example) a Thai vehicle for research, all Thai premiums gain an additional 1.1 times multiplier, which allows them to provide 110% of the actual RP gains to vehicle research.
While the system is intended for premiums, it might be applied to all vehicles in the premium section, including event vehicles that usually come without premium RP bonuses.
The benefits of Incentive
From a player perspective, this increases research efficiency on premium vehicles when researching the same operating nation. For example while the Thai AV-8S (Early) will research Thai vehicles quicker, the T-2 (Early) will research Japanese vehicles quicker.
Still, this system does not take away from the efficiency of existing premium vehicles, as they are still researching other operating nations at the current rate of 100%
From a developer perspective, this encourages players to buy more premium vehicles to gain research benefits, resulting in players deciding to buy more premium vehicles.
This system obviously functions best when each operator nation has a dedicated tree, such as the main Subtree Rework would bring. That way there is enough tech tree content for current subnation premiums to be worth it for this benefit.
Vote
What are your thoughts on this idea? (please vote after reading)
- I would like to see this incentive added
- I am indifferent to this incentive
- I do not want to see this incentive added
I hope this might serve as a way to show Gaijin that there is ways to boost profits without alienating your player base in the process, or using predatory marketing strategies built on pressure, fear of missing out or limiting free to play options.