crackninja:
I am looking forward to the next roster sale, but I do think this is an interesting topic so I wanted to add my 2 cents…
I completely agree with the idea that if I view my hp management as a competitive advantage and/or skill that sets me apart from my competitors then it totally makes sense for me to be against a roster slot sale. For those that want to go the economics route…I’ll avoid the details and point you to game theory concepts where I am relatively better off vs others even when we collectively are worse off. This game is a competition, so in this scenario I believe i “win” by not having the sale.
Coincidentally, I feel one of my edges is my patience to wait for things like roster slot sales and then go all in, so I haven’t paid full price on a slot in years.
But new players don’t “win”. I am trying to to keep new players from leaving the game because some are feeling it is pay to win.
Sure, it benefits everyone (in my humble view), but my main drive is to keep newer players engaged.