So let me make this straight. You want the heroes to be upgradable to the next level by either gaining EXP or spending DE instead of only spending DE? Not a good idea.
Alright, you see, this game is all about the economic balance of spending and gaining. Having heroes to be upgradable using EXP will of course tip the balance of DE.
Its impacts will be as follows:
1) DE will be only spent to upgrade DE troops
2) DE will be ample and not burned anywhere, resulting in crazy tons of DE troops deployed even during farming session
3) Due to DE troops being used a lot more frequently, elixir will be saved, and of course, its balance will be also tipped.
OK, so what do i know about balance? Let's see the mathematics calculations. It's simplified and a lot of variables are omitted (DE gained from wars or league victories, and DE potential loss from upgrading time). I am an average mathematician. So CMIIW.
This new system will save DE for the amount of:
| TH Level |
Barbarian King |
Archer Queen |
| 7 |
75,000 |
- |
| 8 |
152,500 |
- |
| 9 |
1,850,000 |
2,397,500 |
| 10 |
1,675,000 |
1,775,000 |
By having the new system, this will save 7,925,000 potentially. Of course with both options available (both EXP and DE), let's assume that 50% of the upgrades are spent on DE. So it's around
3,962,500.
Now let's calculate the research cost of DE troops
| Level |
Minion |
Hog Rider |
Valkyrie |
Golem |
Witch |
Lava Hound |
| 1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 2 |
10,000 |
20,000 |
50,000 |
60,000 |
75,000 |
60,000 |
| 3 |
20,000 |
30,000 |
60,000 |
70,000 |
- |
70,000 |
| 4 |
30,000 |
40,000 |
70,000 |
80,000 |
- |
- |
| 5 |
40,000 |
50,000 |
- |
90,000 |
- |
- |
| 6 |
100,000 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
This sums up to a total of
1,025,000 DE for research.
So where all of these DE will go if the heroes are upgraded using EXP? The difference is
2,937,500 DE. Where will all of this go?
If Supercell were to allow this new change, they will definitely make one or more of these changes too:
1) Increased cost of DE of DE troop upgrade
2) Increased cost of DE troop
3) Decreased DE drill's output
4) Decreased DE bonus from war and league victories
5) (This is the only change that i think will be able to balance it) Deployment of Archer Queen and Barbarian King will cost you DE, according to its level. Maybe around 100 [+25 per lv] for BK and 200 [+50] for AQ