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Old 03-22-2023, 12:42 PM   #16
ChessSafari
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Originally Posted by noelypants View Post
Let's say I've got 100,000 PP and a whale has 1,000,000, the 1.5x multiplier means I gain 50,000 PP and they gain 500,000.
Huh? Respectfully, I don't read it that way. That math doesn't make sense to me. I must be missing something. My understanding is that the 1.5x multiplier is on in-game achievements only, a very minor portion of the PP pool. Bonuses on PP purchases are TBD but are likely to be much smaller - along the lines of waiting for the monthly discount windows that usually start in June. That's just an assumption on my part, but I don't see it as a big deal.

In any case, I am retired on fixed income and definitely not a whale. I am competitive and hope to reach Diamond Level each year. In other words, I have a limited budget and I prefer having options of where to allocate that budget.

I will gladly pay for a PT+ subscription that has a positive EV, which packs definitely do not. Based on past years, except for the beginning of the cycle, packs have a negative EV and decline even further over time.

Once PT+ has a negative return, then I will drop that as well. Meanwhile, I anticipate that it will make the game more fun and interesting. Time will tell.
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