Make emergency Booster Pack rewards worth it!

I do as many emergencies as possible, because when all is said and done, it is essentially a "free" reward -- the education points cannot be used for anything else, so nothing is lost getting the medals.

I have gotten a lot of "junk", but I have also gotten some really good stuff ... buildings that were not in any quest/event in which I participated, added emergency stations and even some power plants. (a windfarm was great!)

I DO agree that the balance is off. If the reward "level" is kept roughly the same, then we ought to at least get more chances with each upgrade. That I can get the same basic reward from 15 bronze medals as from 20 gold makes no sense. The rewards are actually going down, not up for the higher levels.

This is particularly frustrating when some of the rewards are really dismal.. a small tree or daisy patches for example -- I deleted all of mine ages ago in favor of statues and other things that offer real benefits. I can see offering them for bronze level rewards ONLY, because some beginning players might like having them. On that subject, it makes NO sense to have the early building permits as "rewards" at all now that their quantities are unlimited.

 

It actually does make sense as gifted permits are for free. For those "unlimited" you pay a lot of MM to start with, the price being increased every step you take.

Now reading the "news" the prices will be even higner after the downtime tomorrow.

 

I wasn't going to cash in any rewards until I finally get a scientist but with yet another rookie about to hit level 7 and the imminent 'update' I thought I should clear the decks. So (deep breath, and apologies for any typos):



platinum

chaise* x2, red tulip, 60 doughnuts x2
chaise* x2, stereo* x2, 1600 PP
bar* x2, modern row house, 30 lumber x2
grill* x2, fridge* x2, tower block
grill* x2, 35 bricks x2, 5 MM
20 beams x2, 25 roof x2, 15 tiles x2

gold

massage*, stereo* x2, flatscreen* x2
fireplace*, washer****, 1100 EP
patio*, bed* x2, emergency clinic
fridge* x2, grill*, 410 barley
fireplace* x2, 130 brown ale, 590 CC
console* x2, massage*, dilapidated chapel
35 bricks, 290 hops, 1100 EP
chaise* x2, emergency clinic, emergency clinic
massage* x2, palm tree, 130 cement
surveillance station, 590 CC, 320 XP x2
stereo*, 20 panels, 350 tomatoes
5 Xpresso, 170 raspberries x2, 20 beams x2
emergency clinic, 20 panels, 260 pilsner x2
flatscreen*, houseboat, 340 wheat
410 barley, 280 tuna x2, 60 doughnuts
aquarium* x2, massage* x2, 25 roof x2
solar* x2, 20 panels x2, 130 brown ale
dishwasher****, 280 tuna x2, 1600 PP
tanning*, aquarium*, massage****
dishwasher*, washer*, 20 beams
stereo* x2, chaise****, 70 cork x2
bar*, 70 cork, 30 lumber x2
tanning* x2, dishwasher**, 1100 EP
25 roof, 260 pilsner, 320 XP x2
grill*, small pond, 1100 EP
patio* x2, 30 lumber, 280 tuna
tanning* x2, 130 cement x2, 590 CC
massage*, emergency clinic, dilapidated chapel
emergency clinic, 15 tiles, 320 XP x2
aquarium* x2, 25 roof, 1600 PP
60 pizza x2, 590 CC, 590 CC
hot tub* x2, pool* x2, 35 bricks x2
console* x2, 95 sushi, 320 XP x2
grill* x2, aquarium* x2, washer*
stereo* x2, 20 panels, 30 lumber
washer*, tanning* x2, 1600 PP
410 barley x2, 60 pizza x2, 590 CC
wind farm, 60 rolls, 30 lumber x2


silver

small boxwood, 35 bricks, 1600 PP
aquarium*, 280 milk, 25 roof
satellite*, 30 lumber, 1600 PP
tanning*, patio*, 590 CC
washer*, gym*, 35 bricks
flatscreen*, sunrise loft, 60 rolls
gym*, cypress, 20 panels
180 potatoes, 25 roof, 590 CC
dishwasher*, palm tree, 280 milk
massage*, 30 lumber, 35 bricks
170 raspberries, 95 sushi, 320 XP
grill*, modern sculpture, 30 lumber
solar*, solar*, 15 tiles
stereo*, hot tub*, 25 roof
hot tub*, grill**, 35 bricks
chaise*, bar*, 20 panels
bed*, 280 milk, 70 cork
pool*, pool*, 70 cork
patio*, 130 cement, 70 cork
red tulip, 320 XP, 320 XP
stereo*, 30 lumber, 130 cement
tanning*, satellite*, 20 beams
pool*, fireplace*, 70 cork
fridge*, grill*, 60 doughnuts
chaise*, 25 roof, 590 CC
washer*, chaise*, 350 tomatoes
washer*, 5 Xpresso, 130 cement
tanning*, modern sculpture, 20 beams
aquarium*, 20 panels, 340 wheat
fireplace*, bed*, 20 panels
grill*, red tulip, 20 beams
fridge*, 30 lumber, 1100 EP
obelisk, 15 tiles, 20 beams
35 bricks, 70 cork, 340 wheat
10 Vit-X, 20 beams, 320 XP
chaise*, 280 tuna, 130 hefeweizen

bronze

20 panels, 320 XP
chaise*, radio tower
20 panels, 320 XP
bed*, 60 pizza
cypress, 20 beams
fridge*, pool*
260 pilsner, 30 lumber
25 roof, 20 beams
grill*, 1100 EP
cypress, 20 beams
20 panels, 130 cement
small boxwood, 350 tomatoes
20 panels, 290 hops
flatscreen*, 20 panels
massage*, modern sculpture
massage*, 25 roof
dishwasher*, fridge*
washer*, 20 beams
pool*, fridge*
70 cork, 1100 EP
grill*, washer*
hot tub**, 290 hops
20 panels, 260 pilsner
dishwasher*, 35 bricks
grill*, 410 barley
fridge*, 130 cement
small boxwood, 30 lumber
satellite*, 60 pizza
70 cork, 15 tiles
410 barley, 130 brown ale
aquarium*, 590 CC
fireplace*, 1600 PP
dishwasher*, skate park
60 doughnuts, 1100 EP
solar*, 280 milk
chapel, 20 beams
stereo*, 1600 PP
70 cork, 70 cork
satellite*, 35 bricks
20 beams, 590 CC
bar*, 25 roof
95 sushi, 60 doughnuts
5 Xpresso, 25 roof
grill*, bar*
25 roof, 320 XP
satellite*, 20 panels
chaise*, water tower
washer*, houseboat
solar*, 25 roof
small pond, large hydrant


Of the 20 'classic' improvements I have a minimum of 13 permits and frankly haven't the energy to use them. The decorations are OK but I have 13 unused Zeus statues so not short of happy. I am pleased with the sunrise loft permit and wind farm ...

@MomEva I have long been a supporter of the EMS system but am finding my enthusiasm waning.

 

a friend of mine has just got a nice random item, a premim one actually.
and weird is, he got it from a pack of copper medals.

here is the printscreen:
http://postimg.org/image/9wn1oybnt/

we just need to say that randomness at emergency system booster packs , it isnt proportional with mayor level or type of medals pack at all........

 

[quote="[RO] we just need to say that randomness at emergency system booster packs , it isnt proportional with mayor level or type of medals pack at all........[/quote]
Yes, that is part of why folks are dissapointed. Why require twice as much of medals that are harder to get, but just offer only double reward? Maybe its just "sour grapes", but it just seems that if the upper medals are harder to get, they ought to offer more reward, not just the same reward.

That said, I definitely like the emergency system. It is the easiest way to get rewards, really. As long as we view it as just "nice extras", then we are happy. Its when we start thinking about how hard it is to get gold medals versus copper... then it can be discouraging.

 

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Looks like you did pretty well. I save my improvements until they will help me complete a quest, avoid building a power plant or some such. I definitely don't use all of them, but I have learned to appreciate them.

 

I think that the rewards truly suck....why do we get improvements that we can buy for coins that's not a reward that's a slap in our faces, I am just stating my thoughts on it. I am thinking of not playing this game just on its REWARD items what a crock of BS.

 

It's just luck of the draw. There are many here that get great rewards, just not all the time. The game is good with or without the odd bonus imo

 

This, essentially, is a capitalism problem. If you don't think like a capitalist when you examine the issue, you miss the actual benefits. Explanation: this is a capitalism based game, and everything costs something (time, PP, EP, CC, MM, etc.). If you win what you could buy with coins (my opinion here only) then you can buy other things with the coins you'd otherwise have spent; ergo, that part is not the slap in the face. The slap is that you have as much chance of getting Classic RIs with Platinum medals as you do with Copper ones...and unless you hit lucky (MM, Premium permit, etc.) it seems there really ought to just be "medals" with no distinction between them (especially since the different medals used to be for upgrading your ES departments, which has been eliminated).

Point I am trying to make here is, benefit is inherent in how you look at (and make use of) what you get. I win a LOT of construction materials with my boosters...and I love it. Why? I have 5 million plus PP, so winning these does not save me PP. I generate plenty of CCs most of the time, so winning these really isn't a CC windfall either. Ah, but there is TIME. I have managed a boatload of upgrades faster than I would have been able to because of materials won and thus did not have to wait (days/weeks) to accumulate. This aalowed me to stockpile even more, since I was producing anyways. Therefore, I benefited, substantially.

Granted, I agree the rewards are way out of balance. I also agree that Classic RIs and low level deco are awarded far too often, especially in Gold and Platinum packs. But as I've noted several times in my Booster Pack Bragging Blog thread (not trying to hijack here ) the rewards are not too shabby when viewed from a big picture perspective. It's the fun of the chase, and trust me, if every other reward was a chunk of MM or a Premium building....we'd start thinking of those rewards the same way we already think of Classic RIs etc.

 

I have to admit I originally thought like Bones041 when I started to get the silver, gold and platinum packs. As time and my experience levels grew I started to have a more zen attitude towards awards and I am more in line with Geflin's thoughts. Any thing I receive while playing the game is a bonus, they vary from the mundane to the awesome. If you do not use the gifts offered then you can never receive the awesome prizes. Even a simple classic RI is a gift, it may not be the one you would like but it is a gift and it was free.

 

You boys really should get together and write a book!

 

I did write a book once before it is way to much work. Now if I could find a ghost writer to do the heavy lifting. Any way I prefer the interaction of the forum.

 

omg,OMG ,OMG i just traded in some medals silver u would not believe what i got?!?! a free mystery building than i got 25mm and 300 in concrete and a bunch of improvements and low a behold i even got 1 luxury dishwasher.wow what a windfall

 

Yay!! Awesome!

 

The most immediate problem now is that the reward pool needs to be updated to include all of the newer content. I've been waiting a while now, but I think I'll be ranting about it shortly. Already almost six months on without a single booster pack opened…

 

I definitely think you should rant Arsuru. Hasn't been a good one around here since your last one, so bring it on I say

 

Way to go! May your lucky streak continue Let us know what the Mystery Building comes out as?

 

City -- Way to go Enjoy

Arsuru -- I have not seen a good rant in a while. May I suggest try channeling Nortoncommander, He use to do some beautiful rants.

 

*Stomps around in one-man-band getup, making much noise* I hereby rant, so take note BP/RC, better rewards we want to see, thus this chant. Roses are red, carnations is pink, I love the game .... but these cheap rewards stink. On the serious side, just a little tweaking of the rewards (like adding the newer stuff, and maybe some new premium buildings) would be great

 

As usual you have to steal all of the thunder. Let someone else have some fun once and a while. Okay you did the hard sell, let me do the soft sell.

Dear BP/RC, We all love this game and would greatly appreciate it if you would have someone go through the awards and give them so long needed updating. We would greatly appreciate this. Greatfully your humble players. Thank you in advance.