Not sure if this has been suggested, or would be really messy to code, but I thought it could help.<br /> <br /> What if the multiplier on the trail score, for the prize money, was different based on a TP bracket? Like, 0-1kTP dogs have X multiplier for, say, Odie level, but 1k-2kTP dogs have Y multiplier, where X > Y. If the difference isn't too huge, it's possible to make money with a low TP dog, and while the TP monsters WILL make more, they won't be making crazy amounts with lower multipliers than the lower TP dogs have.<br /> <br /> I figure if, at the Odie level a dog with say, 1k TP has a 2x multiplier on their score they can bring in about 1k ala cash. But if it's a 1x multiplier on a 9k TP dog's score, they'll be bringing in 4-5k. That's still a fair bit more than the 1k dog, but not obscenely so.<br /> <br /> Exact numbers can be tweaked, was using them to help illustrate the idea. I hope it makes sense...and maybe can help the economy out.

HI I had gave up yesterday on trailing dogs under 2000 TP as I was finding I was loosing about 200Ala with a win every time on Marley level...... I will tr again later today thankyou for caring enough to try and rectify this problem.... Carolyn

thanks a lot for adjustments tonight. Its soo much better what was in the morning! :) thank you for listening!

Hey Rob, the adjustment of what ever you have done looks a little better and reasonable. Last time a 2Ktp dog trailing at marley level was loosing money even when it won. but now its at least earning its keep. What they are at now lets me buy enough food for my kennel, and some scene items and also lets me to be able to purchase a few items to stock my shop with so I can earn bones.<br /> <br /> I am sure the economy thing is very tricky but is also very delicate as well. I have a few suggestions I might put up on restoring the economy to a more profitable stance for both you as the owner and us game users paying and not.<br /> <br /> Working

Again thanks for listening to your users, Robyn, it's what keeps me here, personally. <br /> <br /> I had the idea, that perhaps if people continue having issues earning cash, that maybe once the trial fee reaches a certain point (around the time that most users find their dogs losing money, or maybe close to the trial score for a foundation?), to have the entry fee stop increasing, and stay at a set point? That way, as long as the dog kept winning, an increase in winnings [that is to say, the score multiplier] wouldn't be necessary, nor would the dog be winning much more than it was in the beginning. Just an idea I thought I'd throw out there.

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Responding to POSITIVE recommendations and complaints (i.e. not "I'm gonna quit"), I've raised the trial rewards. I want you to profit, but it can't be like before, it would destroy the economy.

Gosh, I was just making a bit of profit for the very first time. I had hoped my kennels could become self-supporting. Now I'm going to have to spend everything on food.

I think maybe a broader range. If the tiers are too small I think a lot of trials may end up sitting. I think '500 or less', '600-1000', '2000-500', '6000-9000 (aka cap)'. That is just if there is enough interest and it's somehow implemented. It's a tricky situation because you want to make it where people can earn profits but not enough as to where it throws things out or whack or to where it lets people with capped dogs block out the people with lower tp. Just throwing it out there =)

Gosh, I was just making a bit of profit for the very first time. I had hoped my kennels could become self-supporting. Now I'm going to have to spend everything on food.

is it going to be less money earned the higher in trials dogs get?

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