Remember the economy changes last year? They have been wiped out. Behold:
The image below was the result of the BR changes for the US Tree in September 2023. Top Tier reduction is marginal, overall reduction is ok but still not great. Red is a decrease, black is an increase.
This is where we are now. The RP reduction was reversed every month since September 2023 due to the addition of new aircraft. Pay attention to Rank VII and VIII and look at the increase in required SL and RP. Any reduction with previous economy changes have been removed in a very significant way. Add that to the earnings reduction with the Severe Damage mechanic and you can see that we will never, ever get a decrease in the grind and that any “economy changes” are temporary. Maliciously immoral.
For those of you that want TL;DR:
September 2023:
Approximately 15% SL and 23% RP reduction for the entire tree.
Approximately 10% SL and 15% RP reduction for Rank VII.
Approximately 1.8% SL and 15% RP reduction for Rank VIII.
September 2024:
Approximately 12% SL and 5% RP increase for the entire tree.
Approximately 23% SL and 17% RP increase for Rank VII.
Approximately 122% SL and 108% RP increase for Rank VIII.