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Deeber, on 22 September 2019 - 06:18 AM, said:
Your analysis looks right to me, but I don't see anything odd with PGI's pricing for GSPs. PGI has just set the direct purchase price for GSPs to be no lower than the cheapest one could normally get GSPs through the MC route, otherwise anyone who's looking to buy GSPs will always just buy MC (or win it in events) and get GSPs that way.
If you're missing anything, it would be that MC (purchased with real money) goes on sale every now and then. Let's say that PGI puts on a sale with 25% bonus MC for all MC packages. USD99.95 would then get you 31,250 MC rather than 25,000 MC. If you bought the USD99.95 MC package during such a sale, then 1,250 MC (for 100 GSPs) would cost you USD4.00 (if we round up); in that case, 200 GSPs would cost you USD8.00 through the MC route, rather than USD10.00 through direct purchase.
The cheapest way to buy GSPs will be using MC accumulated from events (i.e., zero cost in real money, but obviously this will take the most time). The next cheapest would be buying MC during an MC sale, and then buying GSPs with those MC. The next cheapest would be buying GSPs through direct purchase (without using MC). The most expensive would be buying MC when not on sale, and then buying GSPs using those MC.
I think my analysis is correct, but I'm sure someone will chip in if I'm mistaken on anything.
If you're missing anything, it would be that MC (purchased with real money) goes on sale every now and then. Let's say that PGI puts on a sale with 25% bonus MC for all MC packages. USD99.95 would then get you 31,250 MC rather than 25,000 MC. If you bought the USD99.95 MC package during such a sale, then 1,250 MC (for 100 GSPs) would cost you USD4.00 (if we round up); in that case, 200 GSPs would cost you USD8.00 through the MC route, rather than USD10.00 through direct purchase.
The cheapest way to buy GSPs will be using MC accumulated from events (i.e., zero cost in real money, but obviously this will take the most time). The next cheapest would be buying MC during an MC sale, and then buying GSPs with those MC. The next cheapest would be buying GSPs through direct purchase (without using MC). The most expensive would be buying MC when not on sale, and then buying GSPs using those MC.
I think my analysis is correct, but I'm sure someone will chip in if I'm mistaken on anything.
No different than buying MC mechs on sale and then selling them for cbills. A locust champion pays out around 2million for what is basically a 400mc purchase.
