Awesome post Mandrake, best advice for everyone, Stock Ep.

I don't think I overspent on EP if I want to have a keep and a large town around it. I have just over 13k EP.

I figured the EP prices we know will be adjusted upward. I bought EP to be able to buy land if I am not able to pick up an established settlement. I'm outfitting a keep as well as a town with crafting stations and supplies. And I frankly figure there will be a metric ton of stuff in the EP store to buy when it rolls out.

Are we certain the EP price will go up? Is the current sale the best deal we will see? Or will it come back?

I’m reluctant to spend more, but at the same time I am tempted...

Posted By Klorinth at 5:51 PM - Tue May 29 2018

Are we certain the EP price will go up? Is the current sale the best deal we will see? Or will it come back?

I’m reluctant to spend more, but at the same time I am tempted...

No one knows for sure, sadly, if a better EP promotion will come along. One thing is for sure though, the current sale is already very good. I know many people, myself included, that took advantage of it.

Very informational post Count Drakus, Thank you for taking the time to write a well developed contribution to the community.

Posted By Klorinth at 1:51 PM - Wed May 30 2018

Is the current sale the best deal we will see? Or will it come back?

Caspian has said many times before, the EP sales won't get better than this. But the $200 for 3k or the new one, will probably come back before launch.

i agree other then last years 10% off sale where they first showcased the 3k pack and my love affair with it began there have not been any cheaper ep.

the 3k has come back to tempt us many times and she is such a shameless temptress!!!

but yes at 15 ep for every 1 USD not seen any better price.

i am sure the 3k pack and hopfuly the 2k pack will be back but it may not be till xmas or maybe as part of some event. one can only strike why it is out and hope for its speedy return!

since the 3k packs are back on sale i felt i should revive this thread for those who missed it the last time it was up.

another thing to consider also now is that we now know that we can buy NPC's to spawn into the world. we dont know the extent of how many are on offer but it is another important considerations for those facing labor shortages.

It’s hard to gauge how much you may actually need when there’s still so many unknown variables.

If I can easily build or gather the stuff I want, for example, spending the points seems like a waste. I’m more keen on getting blueprints over raw materials or stuff like crops (which you can presumably just find and plant).

We’ll see, I guess.

Honestly there shouldn't be any minimum EP to be whatever. Once we create our dudes, we replace existing dudes who already have stuff. We shouldn't be expected to pay X amount of RL money in addition to game price + sparks to start whatever we want to do.

How about thinking this other way around? What is the sensible maximum EP to have? How much is too much?

You may have gone crazy and bought Xk EP as a mayor. You are able to buy tons of additional stuff to your town which now becomes almost the size of capital now... How about upkeep? Can you keep everything running? Can you feed all all the people you bought with EP? What about dukes who spend bucket loads on military related items? Do they have to increase the taxes to keep their army in shape? What about counts? They spend their excess EP on roads for example. How much ingame $€£ upkeep roads need? Things might work if you can keep everything in balance, but there is a risk that you and many others near you cause a famine/overtaxing/whatever just because buying too much EP. I hope it won't happen, but there is a chance...

There is one more thing. What if people have tons of EP to spend and SBS decides that people have too much EP so they could ruin the world? They could increase/balance the EP cost of stuff so the world won't become too crowded or whatever. Most likely EP can have inflation.

So having more EP than you need may actually do harm to others, to you and to your citizens. I don't want to pay more ingame taxes just because my count/duke/king went nuts with EP discounts.

I'm all for supporting SBS to get this game out, but keep things under control. Too much is too much.

And now, all go to store and buy one more 3k EP pack! ;)

@Nahkahiiri,

Your post misleadingly suggests that "once we create our dudes, we replace existing dudes who already have stuff." This is not a given. Chances are, to be born into a family that has a lot of stuff, you would have to have started that family in the first place. So, the more EP you dispose of as an ancestor, the more stuff you are likely to get as an heir, all other things being equal.

Only Gentry and above can buy EP, and all of them have the ability to create a surname and coat-of-arms. Is this a coincidence? I don't think so. The obvious intention is to create tiers of players who are able to use EP to bestow stuff upon their player-character heirs. The more EP that is purchased, the more stuff is likely to be available to bestow.

sorry guys been sick so only just checked in.

@Nahkahiiri you raise a very interesting question which i have little double some will.

also to add to poldanos point a gentry starts the game as a well to do son or daughter of a land holder. but this land is not given you instead you are given ep 100 which is roughtly the cost of 1 parcel of land.

you have the option of trying to woo your family to put you as the heir to there holdings (not a given remember this is not rl but ELRYA inheritance must be earned) which then leaves you waiting for them to die or some rather distasteful deeds...

that all being done your end point could be well past expo completion. before you get that land to then work it.

now regarding max levels well i am one u can call in the insane catogry but then again i truly want the game to get off its feet so to do other then talk about it is a waste so i invested my money instead. not saying you must just saying some of us are looking beyond matral gain here.

now what was i planing to do with my ep? well build up my county for sure stabilise any shortages and create duchy bread basket to help support my duchys food needs.

but i was also looking to help do that world building thing so i was planing to spend roughly 6k ep out there in the world making spacial places where people could come along and go oh cool. u know things like donate a church, put down a statue maybe. i truly looking forward to seeing what ep store will have available for this misc type world building stuff.

i do wish they allowed you to spend some ep on your other chrs but it is limited to your main. it would be another way to world build at distance and allow ur alter life to have a comfortable living.

While this won't be a good scale for everyone, this is pretty good as a rough a benchmark for people.

I may have gone a little overboard for just 1 Duchy

You gone over board ha! :'(