@paigeswiftsea so you can hear this to
the obvious issue is that at the end of the day nothing has value and there is no real incentive beyond peer pressure and instant dopamine.
so we create value. in the old days you used to have to really work for levels and to get access to higher end equipment now most days if you're above lvl 9 you can just buy good equipment. to counteract this we do two things:
1) we create actual decent looking mid tier items. this will create more reward and incentive to remain at a level and not push forward more
2) we create items with increased stats. everything nowadays has the same stats so we create premium items that are more expensive. items don't have a price that reflects what it's worth. you buy starter gear and an hour later youre in better, maxed out gear due to the global shop
next thing we do: we introduce a gacha system using shillings this way it is less predatory, cannot be used with irl currency and encoueages players to stay online more. theyre gonna do more tasks, theyre gonna train their horse more and then they have to go buy a new horse. this will also help keep retention too and give a reason for people to train their horses beyond boredom. the gacha system will then only be avaialble during events and it will be open aka you know what youre gonna get. these gacha systems will create premium loot.
speaking of events and loot: we make once-a-year items. idk why they make "halloween" variations available during the rest of the year thats stupid. we lock them to their event time only that way people will have to buy starcoins if they dont want to wait another year.
we also introduce premium tack-outfits THAT ARE THERE ONLY FOR THAT YEAR. they used to do this with anniversary items so we do that. these items can only be done with star coins but its fine because in otehr events, there will be items with the same stats availble that way you're not missing out on an advantage. we will also announce these premium sets ahead of time because the worst thing you can do is not announce new items then drop them and then expect people to pay.
these premium items will be like increases stats, mood boosters, the most spectacular shit you ever done seen
the next thing will be to add monetisation of the clubs. club rooms suck. nobody goes there nothing happens its awful so we revamp the club room and arena and be like "you can change decorations for starcoins!" you can buy loadouts, vibes, aesthetics etc. this will be done trhough a club bank account. so what happens is a club meeting is called, you all vote and what is voted for is locked in. you can only buy what was voted for. club members will donate their own starcoins to the club bank account and when x amount is reached, the staricoins are traded for club item and automatically installed. this will stop any corruption or club owner taking money away. you can only donate once every 2 weeks. there will also be time limited items that will encourage people to buy starcoins for that item.
we also increase price on magic horses and decrease price on normal horses. idfk why they didnt do this already. its fucking up with the low, mid, high ranking they could enforce which promotes transactions in other games.
we increase the shilling bank acc to like 50,000 or 100,000 as a way to counteract the absolute money grabbing ploys we are doing. you can turn shillings into star coins but because of the shilling gacha system its not worth it.
there should be a championship fee too. 1 or 2 starcoins (which is like normal for irl events where you have to pay to attend). low amount but it adds up during the rosette events. which btw are useless and i dont understand you dont get anything out of it. so here's what we do: we create a prize. all up to get 250 points, if you're good, is 100 starcoins. that can be more if you are awful at champs. so we create like, a tack set or a horse or a horse cosmetic, soemthing really good, that you are happy to pay on top of the 100 sc. the 100 sc is like,..discounted off. you get all the rosettes, you get the item.
i'd also lowkey nuke global store. i think it is great its good to look at but it doesnt encourage exploration. premium items are in stroes you have to search for.
speaking of exploration: location related horses. they did this with the fjords when dino came out and i think we bring that back again. each area in the map requires a different type of horse for maximum boosts otherwise youre stuck at a canter or have a negative mood boost. this will also apply to the player (if you're not wearing x item you will experience something like freezing in dino). what the zones and effects would be idk but it would encourage people to diversify and spend more to not be fucked over by the game
server switching will also require a star coin spenditure and we also even out the fucking players like wdym you hvae one server at capacity and one with noone one that stupid. anyway force people to pay to swap.
reintroduce day blockers. back in my day you used to spend 150 sc to stay the ngiht and skip all day blocks.
finally: account reset. the most amount of starcoins ever. you bored with just doing nothing? heard they updated the game but you've already finished everything? congratulations!! spend 10k sc and we will reset your levels! some of your horses will have a level block on them as will your tack. you still have everything from when you were a lvl25 but now you gotta wait to use it. your reset will also go slower, so less xp. you wanna know how you can level up quicker? buy xp bottles!!
also you get a fine if you buy like over 50 horses just ebcause i dont understand why the fuck you collected that many. if it's an old ass acc fait enough but i know some 2024 players that have 100 horses like damn heres council tack for all the pasture you want. Oh! and sad horse tax. obviosuly this isnt applied to people who haven't logged in a while but if you're grooming like one horse and thats it? you are fined like 100 sc (pssst this is just stable care) and you are locked with one horse until all horses are back to the highest mood level. this will encourage players to buy stable care. oh and its not like a "you log off for 7 days and come back" no its timing is based off the once per irl day log in meaning you have to log in for a minimim of 30 minutes per day for a week. you can pay for a vet to come out and fix your horses tho.
OH AND WE DO LIKE, ACTUAL BETTER SHILLING FARMING AND ALSO WE ADD IN A DARK RIDER PATHWAY THAT WILL REQUIRE STAR COINS TO SWITCH OVER. IT IS AN EXPENSIVE ROUTE THAT REQUIRES SPELLING CORRUPTED HORSES. IF YOU WANT A CORRUPTED HORSE YOU HAVE TO SPEND STARCOINS TO CORRUPT THEM
i think thats everything. essentially we make the game annoying but also more interactive
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