DeletedUser26820
From The Western Star forum for reference: http://forum.the-west.net/showthread.php?t=55622
"Howdy!
Some good news for EN players - from today prices for nugget packages have been revised on all markets and I'm happy to announce that we can see a decrease in price for our nugget packages here on EN."
I was very pessimistic at first to see the quantity of nuggets in the large package decrease, even as the price decreased, but I've looked at the math based on individual nugget purchases and over the long term, everything else being equal, and it's a savings, even if minimal, thereby a reduced cost of being premium, no matter how we look at it.
This post is from my perspective: To maximize nuggets and reduce cost per nugget purchased, I only purchase the large package. We all know the large package is the most cost effective, so I'll only use it for my illustrations. I purchase them with USD currency, by means of credit card, incurring a $2 fee from my credit card company per transaction as its an international transaction.
Let's begin with some math.....
In the prior package of 4750 nuggets for $109.99 + $2.00 international transaction fee,
we have $111.99 / 4750 nuggets = $0.0236 per nugget.
In the new package of 4400 nuggets for $89.99 + $2.00 international transaction fee,
we have $91.99 / 4400 nuggets = $0.0209 per nugget.
So, looking at an individual nugget transaction, we have a "good news" savings of, rounding up, 3/10th of 1 cent per nugget.
Hmmmm.... ok.
$0.0027 (the difference between $0.0236 and $0.0209) on a nugget purchase of 4400 nuggets saves me $11.88 on an individual nugget purchase.
Looking at the change long term.....
With everything else being equal over the next 12 months (1 year),
costing 3972 to maintain VIP-Bonus for that period, to keep up with increased frequency of special events and eggs and hearts and flowers and tombola spins and new gear offers and whatnot....
To purchase, say 48,000 nuggets over the course of 12 months:
In the prior package, that would be:
48,000 nuggets / 4750 per package = 10.10 nugget purchases.
To meet needs and demands, it will take 11 nugget purchases so we'll get 52,250 nuggets.
11 nugget purchases x $111.99 = $1231.89.
$1231.89 / 52,250 nuggets = $0.0236 per nugget.
With the new package, that would be:
48,000 nuggets / 4400 per package = 10.91 nugget purchases.
To meet needs and demands, it will take 11 nugget purchases so we'll get 48,400 nuggets.
11 nugget purchases x $91.99 = $1011.89
$1011.89 / 48,400 nuggets = $0.0209 per nugget.
Maybe someone can double check all my math, but either looking at an individual nugget purchase or over the course of the next year....
THANKS, INNO.... YOU'RE SAVING US GREEN TO PLAY
"Howdy!
Some good news for EN players - from today prices for nugget packages have been revised on all markets and I'm happy to announce that we can see a decrease in price for our nugget packages here on EN."
I was very pessimistic at first to see the quantity of nuggets in the large package decrease, even as the price decreased, but I've looked at the math based on individual nugget purchases and over the long term, everything else being equal, and it's a savings, even if minimal, thereby a reduced cost of being premium, no matter how we look at it.
This post is from my perspective: To maximize nuggets and reduce cost per nugget purchased, I only purchase the large package. We all know the large package is the most cost effective, so I'll only use it for my illustrations. I purchase them with USD currency, by means of credit card, incurring a $2 fee from my credit card company per transaction as its an international transaction.
Let's begin with some math.....
In the prior package of 4750 nuggets for $109.99 + $2.00 international transaction fee,
we have $111.99 / 4750 nuggets = $0.0236 per nugget.
In the new package of 4400 nuggets for $89.99 + $2.00 international transaction fee,
we have $91.99 / 4400 nuggets = $0.0209 per nugget.
So, looking at an individual nugget transaction, we have a "good news" savings of, rounding up, 3/10th of 1 cent per nugget.
Hmmmm.... ok.
$0.0027 (the difference between $0.0236 and $0.0209) on a nugget purchase of 4400 nuggets saves me $11.88 on an individual nugget purchase.
Looking at the change long term.....
With everything else being equal over the next 12 months (1 year),
costing 3972 to maintain VIP-Bonus for that period, to keep up with increased frequency of special events and eggs and hearts and flowers and tombola spins and new gear offers and whatnot....
To purchase, say 48,000 nuggets over the course of 12 months:
In the prior package, that would be:
48,000 nuggets / 4750 per package = 10.10 nugget purchases.
To meet needs and demands, it will take 11 nugget purchases so we'll get 52,250 nuggets.
11 nugget purchases x $111.99 = $1231.89.
$1231.89 / 52,250 nuggets = $0.0236 per nugget.
With the new package, that would be:
48,000 nuggets / 4400 per package = 10.91 nugget purchases.
To meet needs and demands, it will take 11 nugget purchases so we'll get 48,400 nuggets.
11 nugget purchases x $91.99 = $1011.89
$1011.89 / 48,400 nuggets = $0.0209 per nugget.
Maybe someone can double check all my math, but either looking at an individual nugget purchase or over the course of the next year....
THANKS, INNO.... YOU'RE SAVING US GREEN TO PLAY