I think it is clear that the 10% reduction time in exploration is nearly negligible. 25-33% would make the Observatory a truly worthwhile guild perk. Thoughts?
Agreed , some good points on this thread http://forum.plunderpirates.com/index.php?threads/observatory-guild-perk.1002/page-2
Why would EP defeat the purpose? Observatory is about exploration. EP is overly plentiful, and pretty much useless. Everyone in my guild's first response when they learn the Obsv uses BP says, "that's stupid. it should use EP". I'm inclined to agree.
I wouldn't use my precious BP if it reduced it by 50%. Talk about regret when Acd 7 comes and your grinding for that 30k...man i wish i hand't used that BP to shorten exploration, oops.
Exactly. The silliness of EP to get EP aside, it still makes the most sense because it's an orphan resource. The only other option is Gold (grog is already overused), or pirate rank points
Given how much you get from exploring, and how little the lighthouse costs, it's still pretty much an orphan resource. I just finished L5 lighthouse and still have 28k EP lying around.
the ep used to fund the perk every 24hrs would be worth it compared to what you can earn in that same time period for the reduced time. and once you get the last lighthouse, all you're doing is storing ep (back up to 30k+ after upgrading last week). they might as well do something with it, especially since bp is used to upgrade a couple of important structures as it is.
I still prefer EP as the funding source, but the 70% BP cost decrease works for me. Also, Midoki has said there will be new maps, which would be buyable with EP, so I'm thinking we'll need to save all we can.
I heard that academy 6 takes 15k Bp. I read above that someone needed 30k. What for at Ph7? I'll be there in 3 days, just wondering what I will need to use Bp for and how much. Thanks yall!
The individual who mentioned it costing 30k for academy 7 was only presuming that based on the pattern of BP increase costs with follow up academy upgrades. As of right now, academy 6 is max. Your BP will be used mainly for Academy upgrades and Mystic Mortar upgrades as well.
Oh I didn't know you had to use it again for the mystic mortar. How much is it to upgrade the mystic mortar? And does the "ground pounder" cost Bp?
The Mystic Mortar is the only defensive building that requires BP. To get a single MM upgraded it will cost 4k BP. Although it is a heavy cost, level 2 is max for that building.
