Im against this idea. I think it devaluates older cards like Rebellion in this case.
For example, just in airdrops reb will be able to be used in wagons but if this change is made then reb will efectively cost 4 times more than CA for wagons.
It is after all a way to devaluate assets.
On the other hand, we might sell more packs, even might raise more money but the cost is just too great. Its something similar to what Aggroed did for CL. Yes, he sold more packs and raised more money but at what cost?
That being said in the grand scheeme of things this is not really that important. The amount of packs we sell and the money raised will be related to how big our playerbase is and devaluating assets might actual atract more players (especially considering lower leagues wont exist).
What's the point of having valuable assets and no players? That's what we have to consider, in my opinion. People are always quick to keep things expensive because it keeps them scarce and valuable. But we're losing players faster than we're gaining them. And what are many of them saying "it's just too expensive."
It might be a bigger issue than just the price of packs, though, and I'll admit it's a tough place to be in. There are no paths to take that don't have a downside.
I dont have an answer. Like you say, theres no paths without downside. I dont like this change but wont opose to it either because I dont have enough evidence to be certain about its result either way.
If things stay as they are Conclave Arcana packs will be a lot MORE expensive than Reb. Lets remember that 2 very important things were eliminated: The used of vouchers and bonus packs. If those things dont come back in some form the packs will be efectively more expensive.
Im against lowering the price but im much more against increasing the price. So it might be worth proposing to just set packs at 3$. This would mean still a decrease in price like Psilence is proposing but the impact wont be that big. That being said, theres one more point to consider that Im not sure @psilence touched on his post:
I'm just glad we're starting to have more thought-out discussions about it instead of simply arguing in Discord. And by we, I don't mean you and/or me... just everyone in general. Some sort of compromise like $3 packs may be the sweet spot. Or we can just let it go as planned and see what the demand is. Maybe another set being mostly burned will send a message.
Yup, your things could cost millions but if there's no one willing to buy them they might as well cost 0...
I think part of the problem with Aggs approach wasn't so much that he sold cheap CL packs... it was that he sold cheap CL packs AFTER having already sold them for so much INITIALLY. If he'd started and ended CL sales at the same price, some people would not have been bitter buying packs for $25 in the presale only to have them "go on sale" a few moths later for under $2. It's a different world now under Matt's leadership. One way or another we will see how things shake out, I just hope we make the right choice because it's sink or swim time IMHO.