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As has been correctly pointed out, the prices of various ZC items could use some work. Coming soon Feb 3rd! See below for a detailed breakdown of old and new prices. To name just one example, Box Boxes cost 300 ZC, which according to the user-driven exchange rate would be a massive 1.5 MILLION Credits. Looking at the Market, they actually sell for around 600k. GP and Relic items are intentionally priced higher than the user-driven exchange rate, to encourage trading with other players, however the gap is far too large and will be addressed in the update. Some items, however, are kind of underpriced right now, so a select few items may increase in price slightly. But not too much. And finally a couple of items will be discontinued entirely: - The Shiny Charm Box will be removed from sale. All Shiny Charms will be rechargeable without the use of this additional item. The Box itself will be able to be traded in for additional Shiny Charms as a way of recovering some of the value invested in it - unless you want to keep it as a collectable Legacy Item that will never be obtainable again ;) - The Money Safe will be made available for Credits, or maybe GP. It really ought to be a standard feature so it needs to be more accessible. This update will require some reprogramming, but nothing too major on the server side. I expect this update to be ready to go live by the end of February - it would be sooner but I have PFQ Anniversary and Valentine's Day events to program in and those kind of take priority. Please look forward to it!
Update 31/Jan: Did I say "end of February"? Turns out it's almost done now. Just need to test the updates, and then I will push the update live on the 3rd of February. In addition to ZC prices, Hypermode will be receiving a few additional bonuses. These will all be explained when the update goes live, but for now I can tell you that the daily adoption limit from the DayCare will be doubled (again) to 24! Reminder that some items will be going up in price. The biggest price increase is +40%. For comparison, the biggest price drop is -75%. Spoiler (hover or tap to reveal):
Save your Lucky Seals, as you'll be able to trade them in for the equivalent amount of Legendary Seals. It's the same item but much, much cheaper.
Please check back when the update goes live. I will post a full table showing old and new prices, as well as notes to explain reasoning on certain changes.


ItemBeforeAfterNotes
Shiny Charm150200Higher initial investment; see Box
Shiny Charm Box2000--Discontinue item; no longer needed for Charm charging; can be "dismantled" to receive 10 Shiny Charms
Übercharm200250Slight increase; it is a very powerful item after all.
Egg Passx1: 100
x5: 300
x10: 500
x100: 2500
80
240
400
2000
20% cheaper
Hypermode28d: 500
180d: 2800
365d: 5000
700
3600
5475
Higher base price but better bulk discounts (12%/25% => 20%/40%)
Additional perks, see below.
Box Box300250It should still be cheaper to buy from other users, but not as much.
Box Box Box15001250Pay for 5 Box Boxes, get one free!
Gragon's Stash60005000Pay for 4 Box Box Boxes, get one free!
Lucky Sealx1: 100
x5: 400
x10: 600
25
100
150
Since it gives a random item, it makes sense to cut the price on it.
Replace with Legendary Seal and existing Lucky Seals can be traded for 4 of this new item.
Shelter Pass ★10001000Unchanged; to be reconsidered with possible Shelter Pass updates
GP voucherx100: 100
x550: 500
x1250: 1000
x3000: 2000
40
200
400
800
Intentionally still worse than the player-driven exchange rate to encourage trading, but substantially better on its own.
Money Safe200--Discontinue item; make a standard feature. It was funny when TF2's Sandvich Safe was relevant but now it's a premium item for no reason.
PR Memory Stick300200Price reduced to better fit how many Egg Passes it's worth getting a Stick for.
Relicscopper/10k: 30
silver/20k: 55
gold/50k: 120
vase/100k: 225
band/200k: 400
statue/500k: 855
crown/1M: 1500
10
18
40
75
135
285
500
Cut the price threefold. See GP notes.
Super Lucky Eggx1: 160
x10: 1280
x30: 2880
80
640
1440
Halve the price going forward.
Costumes60~24060~240Unchanged; CSes are generally collector's items and therefore more expensive.
Hypermode has the following adjustments: - DayCare adoption limit increased from 12 to 24 - Lucky Seal replaced with 5x Legendary Seal - Fabulous Friday reward is doubled - Albino Radar charging cost reduced by 20% I am also open to suggestions regarding further bonuses to consider adding to Hypermode, although it's important to ensure such bonuses stay reasonably balanced. Hypermode is powerful, sure, but it mustn't be made too powerful. Money Safe can now be bought for GP instead of ZC. It functions exactly as before. I will be considering the option of multiple Safes, Item Safes, etc. but that'll be for a future update if it does happen. Shelter Pass ★ remains unchanged at this time. I am considering rebalancing the Shelter Passes, but that too will be for a future update if it happens. Major accompanying updates: - The Shiny Charm Box is no longer required. Using a Shiny Charm immediately converts it into a Dead Shiny Charm, which can be recharged using GP. The Box itself is now a Legacy Item and can either be kept as a collectable or traded in for 10 Shiny Charms on the Shiny Hunting page. If you have borrowed a Shiny Charm Box, be sure to return it to the lender in the condition you received it. - Lucky Seals are now a Legacy Item, and can be kept or traded in for 4 Legendary Seals each. This can be done on the Boxes page, where the Seals are sold. Additional minor changes: - The Rank-up reward "5 Lucky Seals" has been replaced with "5 Legendary Seals". This is because the point of the reward is not to gain large amounts of value, but to have the opportunity to gain 5 Summon Items. - You can now toggle a notification to remind you to use a new Shiny Charm. I am open to feedback regarding further price adjustments, and I'm also happy to hear thoughts on the state of GP-priced items.
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