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Hubert Cater -> RE: Reinforcement cost calculations NOT correct (7/14/2017 6:35:03 PM)
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Hi Brian,
I had to look at the formulas again and just to put us on the same page here PT breakthroughs do apply to reinforcement the same way that they apply to a new unit. Essentially PT determines the new base cost of a unit. So a Tactical Bomber that would cost 300 MPP drops to 285 MPP with PT Level-1, and this is the new base cost that additional upgrades and reinforcements are founded on.
285 + Upgrades Cost for a new unit
285 + Upgrades Cost as the relative cost of a unit when considering reinforcement costs
Upgrades themselves are based on the original cost of a unit and while an argument could be made that they too should be discounted due to PT advances, one reason we are hesitant to make a change at this point is that much of the campaign is pretty well fine tuned and adding in PT cost reductions to upgrades will mean more available MPPs, as there would be savings over time, and this might throw off the economic balance. If we adjusted for this right from the start it would be a lot easier to ensure things don't get thrown off.
Additionally because the PT discount is applied relative the original base cost of a unit, and after the total unit cost including upgrades, it keeps things clean and unit upgrade and reinforcement costs clear and consistent as the war progresses.
For example, when we tried this in the past we had some issues with differing and shifting costs for a unit that caused confusion for players. If we were to apply PT discounts to upgrade costs, and let's say a unit was upgraded at Level-0 PT, then upgraded again at Level-1 PT later on in the war, and then upgraded again at Level-2 PT, it could conceivably have a different overall price (because upgrades were applied at different discounted rates) than a new and similarly upgraded unit at Level-2 PT. Then reinforcement costs would be different for each identically upgraded unit and most players would not understand why or even remember when one unit was upgraded versus the other as the war progresses.
The current method while a bit more simplistic, avoids this type of potential confusion.
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