7.11 bonuses change announcement

[Jim G]

Did you even read the post from Ur-quan? Haha, it changes how the bonuses work. No more differences between collectible items or common items.

Haha just saw that! I get it now

 

[Crimdrac]

Will the bonuses stack?

 

[Deleted member 9675]

time for me to sell any buildings i can and disable any roads needed for others to visit and collect until my game falls into ZZZ mode

 

[ArGi1981]

I must be dumb, but I'm with Jim G's initial response: How / why are people liking this? Golden Dice used to be 150% increase, but now only 100% increase. Even though it works for more types of destinations, for the particular destination the Golden Dice is used for it is a decrease! So it will require more flights to get the same number of items, right? Unless they stack, then it's only the price that is going up but there is no confirmation yet that they do stack.

 

[Barkmi4 (Mike)]

I must be dumb, but I'm with Jim G's initial response: How / why are people liking this? Golden Dice used to be 150% increase, but now only 100% increase. Even though it works for more types of destinations, for the particular destination the Golden Dice is used for it is a decrease! So it will require more flights to get the same number of items, right? Unless they stack, then it's only the price that is going up but there is no confirmation yet that they do stack.

Use Spy Glass instead? Which incidentally you can get for free by a number of means, unlike GD which you can only get for free by placing 4-10 in the alliance weekly rank.

Reading the posts, Dice, Golden Dice, and Spy Glass will ALL work for ALL items.
Dice = +50%
GD = +100%
Spy Glass = +150%

Stop buying GD, start buying Spy Glass (from 7.11).

 

[fertob]

Right. And that's why value of the SpyGlass will be increased. Quest, non-quest, guest planes - everything will be affected.

Noted. Thanks @Ur-quan

So I think GI could change the reward for alliance ranking.

 

[Strato]

The question here is: can we combine them? In other words, will Dice+GD+SpyGlass give us +300%?

 

[LX Air - Teresa]

About the bonus removed from mystery chest...
It’s a pity that old barometer and shaman drum are removed from this mystery chest. They’re much more interesting than the Chinese lantern (which is kept on the chest). Using either one is a quick way of getting rid of an unfavorable weather condition in a specific flight.

 

[ArGi1981]

Use Spy Glass instead? Which incidentally you can get for free by a number of means, unlike GD which you can only get for free by placing 4-10 in the alliance weekly rank.

Reading the posts, Dice, Golden Dice, and Spy Glass will ALL work for ALL items.
Dice = +50%
GD = +100%
Spy Glass = +150%

Stop buying GD, start buying Spy Glass (from 7.11).

I'm getting more free GD then SG.... The alliance I'm in consistently is ranking in the top-10, while I'm not that into the destinations / collections that give me SG. But with this change I might have to start working on those unfortunately.... Still not happy with this change

In any case I think the main question remains is: Will they stack?

 

[Barkmi4 (Mike)]

I'm getting more free GD then SG.... The alliance I'm in consistently is ranking in the top-10, while I'm not that into the destinations / collections that give me SG. But with this change I might have to start working on those unfortunately.... Still not happy with this change

In any case I think the main question remains is: Will they stack?

Use your GD quickly working on Adventure maps - these drop for collections that reward SG

 

[Madge59230]

Use your GD quickly working on Adventure maps - these drop for collections that reward SG

Thats true!! use them up.

 

[ArGi1981]

Just did a map run yesterday, fresh out of fuel now.

 

[Navigata07]

Hello Pilots! We're working on changing bonus mechanics.

The main change - Starting from version 7.11 Bonuses will work for every plane and every item type.
We hope that this will help to clear misunderstandings and enhance the overall gaming experience. No more thinking on will it help me with collection items, or will it help me with quest items. It will work on everything.


Changes in bonuses;

• Dice - This bonus increases the chance of an item drop from a plane by 50% for 6 hours. Base price - 2 airport cash
• Golden Dice - This bonus increases the chance of an item drop from a plane by 100% for 6 hours. Base price - 4 airport cash
• Spy Glass - This bonus increases the chance of an item drop from a plane by 150% for 6 hours. Base price - 9 airport cash
• Junior Pilot - This bonus increases the chance of an item drop from a plane by 50%, experience from flights increased by 50% and coins gain by 200% for 12 hours. Base price - 35 airport cash
• Sky Captain - This bonus increases the chance of an item drop from a plane by 100%, experience from flights increased by 100% and coins gain by 400% for 24 hours. Base price - 99 airport cash
  
  
• "Bowl of Riches" bonus will be removed from the sale ( owned Bowls will remain in your warehouses)
  
  Lucky clover, Shaman Drum, Old Barometer, Wind Charm and Robot Loader will be removed from Mystery Bonus chest. It will be consisting of Sky Captain, Vintage Weathervane, Inconvertible Coin, Lucky Cap, Family Ticket, Chinese Lantern, Alarm Clock, Golden Toad, and Golden Wrench.

This is fantastic! Love the bonus item change!
However, I am concerned as to what will happen with the shaman drum, lucky clover, and old barometer items. How will we now get those bonus items if they are no longer available in the Mystery Bonus Chest?

 

[Navigata07]

considering Spyglass will now cost more than double its current rate of 4 greenies, how about we see an increase in the weekend bonuses?
It puts any of us at more of a disadvantage now with events what with bowls of riches being ousted.

But you can just simply buy a dice or golden dice. You may have a lower drop chance, but it's still workable.

 

[LX Air - Teresa]

This is fantastic! Love the bonus item change!
However, I am concerned as to what will happen with the shaman drum, lucky clover, and old barometer items. How will we now get those bonus items if they are no longer available in the Mystery Bonus Chest?

We can still get the shaman drum from the weather station daily tasks I guess... not that I ever got anything from these...I keep forgetting these tasks

 

[Navigata07]

I liked the old system, even though it took me about half a year to get used to which bonus for which item. I think it was cleverly designed and the new version is a bit “dumbed down”. The dual option of spy glass/bowl of riches for events, dice for repair items from helicopters and excavation map flights and golden dice for collectibles made sense.

However, I’m not blind to the possibilities of the new system - running a dice bonus while at the same time fly to South Observatory for space collection items and Banff for repair items make sense - increasing the odds on all drops while doing a helicopter flight sound good and the change to Junior Pilot and Sky Captain have huge advantages.

Only time will tell, but right now this seems like a good change.

The biggest benefit to this change is that now drop percentage is the varying factor among the bonus items. That means if one can't afford a spyglass and benefit from a 150% increase in drop percentage, they can settle for the dice that only gives 50%, yet it may be easier for them to collect. This is a huge plus, and increases the possibilities of using bonus items and not worrying about the specific application. You'll definitely appreciate it once its implemented

 

[Navigata07]

I must be dumb, but I'm with Jim G's initial response: How / why are people liking this? Golden Dice used to be 150% increase, but now only 100% increase. Even though it works for more types of destinations, for the particular destination the Golden Dice is used for it is a decrease! So it will require more flights to get the same number of items, right? Unless they stack, then it's only the price that is going up but there is no confirmation yet that they do stack.

EDIT: Just saw your response about gathering GD in your alliance. This was posted as I read your post.


But remember there is a collection that enables you to get spyglass upon completion. GD was only obtainable by spending greenies or placing high in the alliance, but now, you can focus on the spyglass collection to get your bonus item....a huge win in my eyes

 

[Navigata07]

We can still get the shaman drum from the weather station daily tasks I guess... not that I ever got anything from these...I keep forgetting these tasks
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Thats the exact issue. I tried making thus a part of my flight regimen, but I keep forgetting. Not the most efficient way of gaining these items, and I use all 3 heavily. I hope there is another more efficient way to gather them

 

[LX Air - Teresa]

Thats the exact issue. I tried making thus a part of my flight regimen, but I keep forgetting. Not the most efficient way of gaining these items, and I use all 3 heavily. I hope there is another more efficient way to gather them

Do you really use the lucky clove? Does it work? I never bothered myself with that one

 

[Bob69bob]

Do you really use the lucky clove? Does it work? I never bothered myself with that one

I don’t use any of those 3 items 😆