June Economy Overhaul
Jun.19.2018 BY KIXEYE_Chris
Commanders, the team is pleased to bring an economy change to Rogue Assault that is reducing the cost of units across nearly all tiers. This change focuses on decreasing the cost of units at the early and mid-levels of the game, with dramatic reductions to the cost of upgrading equipment across the board.
This is a major change that has been in the works for some time and was heavily motivated by community feedback. We appreciate you making your voices heard, and hope you enjoy the changes! Let’s dive in.
Overview of changes for post-June economy
- Critical cost removed from all remaining unit builds.
- Metal cost adjusted in unit builds to directly reflect size of unit.
- Metal cost normalized to be included in all unit promotions.
- On average, overall unit costs decreased by ~25%
- Once a unit reaches a certain age, its overall costs decrease to ensure that new players can continue to reach the endgame at a reasonable speed.
| Adjustment for Unit Costs (Avg) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit Tier | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Difference | -30% | -20% | -30% | -45% | -30% | 0% |
Note: A glossary of units and their tier is available near the bottom of this post, should you wish to cross-check how a particular unit might be changing.
BUILD COST ADJUSTMENTS
Build costs are split into Metal cost and Critical cost. Critical cost has been reduced by 100% across the board, as units no longer require any Criticals to build. Metal cost has – on average – increased across all tiers to directly reflect unit capacity. This increase is entirely offset by decreased costs in other areas.
| Adjustment for Metal Build Costs (Avg) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit Tier | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Difference | +15% | +45% | +185% | +30% | +5% | +20% |
PROMOTION COST ADJUSTMENTS
Promotion costs are split into Metal, Critical, and Unit Common costs. Metal costs have been added to Tier 1 and 2 units, which formerly had none. Critical costs have increased across most tiers, but then stabilize around Tier 5. Unit Common costs have been adjusted to gradually increase along a more predictable trajectory.
| Adjustment for Metal Promotion Costs (Avg) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit Tier | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Difference | N/A | N/A | -45% | -50% | -40% | +10% |
*N/A: Cannot provide percentage increase when initial value is zero.
| Adjustment for Critical Promotion Costs (Avg) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit Tier | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Difference | +5% | +5% | +15% | -30% | -40% | 0% |
| Adjustment for Unit Common Promotion Costs (Avg) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit Tier | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Difference | +10% | -45% | +45% | -40% | -20% | +1% |
EQUIPMENT COST ADJUSTMENTS
Equipment upgrade costs are defined only by Equipment Tech costs. These costs have decreased across the board.
| Adjustment for Equipment Tech Costs (Avg) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit Tier | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Difference | -65% | -55% | -30% | -65% | -30% | -10% |
Note: For equipment that is shared by units in multiple tiers, the cost is allocated against its highest tier.
UNIT EXAMPLES
Some of those tier overviews may be difficult to put into perspective. To help, here are example units from each tier, which can provide a more direct sense of how an individual unit might be changing.
Tier 1
| S-13 | |
|---|---|
| Build Cost – Metal | +25% |
| Build Cost – Criticals | 0% |
| Promotion Cost – Metal | N/A (formerly no cost) |
| Promotion Cost – Criticals | +6% |
| Promotion Cost – Commons | +7% |
| Equipment Cost – Tech Commons | -79% |
Tier 2
| Abrams | |
|---|---|
| Build Cost – Metal | -18% |
| Build Cost – Criticals | -100% |
| Promotion Cost – Metal | N/A (formerly no cost) |
| Promotion Cost – Criticals | -9% |
| Promotion Cost – Commons | -50% |
| Equipment Cost – Tech Commons | -53% |
Tier 3
| Zeus | |
|---|---|
| Build Cost – Metal | +5% |
| Build Cost – Criticals | 0% |
| Promotion Cost – Metal | -53% |
| Promotion Cost – Criticals | +125% |
| Promotion Cost – Commons | +25% |
| Equipment Cost – Tech Commons | -79% |
Tier 4
| Merkava | |
|---|---|
| Build Cost – Metal | -12% |
| Build Cost – Criticals | -100% |
| Promotion Cost – Metal | -58% |
| Promotion Cost – Criticals | 0% |
| Promotion Cost – Commons | -45% |
| Equipment Cost – Tech Commons | +5% |
Tier 5
| AC-130 | |
|---|---|
| Build Cost – Metal | +189% |
| Build Cost – Criticals | 0% |
| Promotion Cost – Metal | -38% |
| Promotion Cost – Criticals | 0% |
| Promotion Cost – Commons | -24% |
| Equipment Cost – Tech Commons | -37% |
Tier 6
| HIMARS | |
|---|---|
| Build Cost – Metal | +13% |
| Build Cost – Criticals | 0% |
| Promotion Cost – Metal | -3% |
| Promotion Cost – Criticals | 0% |
| Promotion Cost – Commons | 0% |
| Equipment Cost – Tech Commons | -13% |
UNIT TIER GLOSSARY
Now that you have all this information, the only remaining question is: how to find out what tier a specific unit falls into? Tier information will be formally surfaced in the Army UI at a later date. For now, here is a glossary for all units, to cross-check tiers and see how each unit might generally be changing.
| Unit | Tier |
| INFANTRY | |
|---|---|
| Rifleman | 1 |
| Machine Gunner | 2 |
| Mortarman | 2 |
| Sniper | 4 |
| Force Recon | 4 |
| MAAWS Team | 4 |
| AGS Team | 5 |
| LIGHT VEHICLES | |
| PK | 1 |
| S-13 | 1 |
| Humvee | 2 |
| Rocket Buggy | 3 |
| ZSU-23-4 Zeus | 3 |
| Stryker | 4 |
| Ontos II | 4 |
| BMP | 5 |
| BM-30 Whirlwind | 5 |
| HEAVY VEHICLES | |
| Rhino | 1 |
| Abrams M1A1 | 2 |
| M1 Breacher | 3 |
| M270 Launcher | 3 |
| TOS-1 | 3 |
| Merkava IVM | 4 |
| MK Shredder | 4 |
| GMLRS | 4 |
| Mantis | 5 |
| T-14 Armata | 5 |
| M3 Bradley | 5 |
| S1 Pantsir | 5 |
| Leopard 2A7 | 6 |
| HIMARS | 6 |
| HELICOPTERS | |
| Cobra | 2 |
| Hind | 2 |
| AH-64E Guardian | 4 |
| MI-28 | 4 |
| KA-50 Black Shark | 5 |
| T-129 ATAK | 6 |
| AIR | |
| Reaper | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | 3 |
| MQ-11 Avenger | 4 |
| Raptor | 4 |
| AC-130 Spooky | 5 |
| F-35A | 6 |
CM NOTES
- Purchasable offers have already had their costs adjusted prior to this change.
- Tier 6 units released with this economy change in mind. They are largely unchanged.
- The TOS-1, Zeus, and Hind received out of the ordinary alterations because they were straddling tiers and were fully shifted to a lower tier.
- The Avenger received out of the ordinary alterations because it was straddling tiers and was fully shifted to the higher tier..
- We anticipate these changes will go live on Wednesday, June 20th PST.
Good luck out there, Commander!
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