An Economy Change Is More Than One Variable
A resource, reward, source, sink, or progression adjustment can propagate through the economy and change player behavior.
Economy Intelligence
Economy changes can affect resources, progression, demand, and monetization in ways that are difficult to see from the proposal alone. GameMantra helps teams model a proposed change, inspect projected outcomes, and decide whether to apply, adjust, or reject it before it reaches the live economy.
Start with the economy change your team is considering and identify the relevant inputs, outputs, resources, rewards, sinks, sources, or progression elements.
Evaluate the proposed change and inspect projected outcomes before real players experience the new economy state.
Review the projected impact, adjust the proposal where needed, and keep the production decision with the team.
Describe the economy change under consideration and establish the relevant baseline before evaluating what the change could do to the system.
Run the proposed change through the simulation and inspect the projected outcome distribution instead of relying on a single assumed result.
Use the projected impact as decision support. Your team can refine the proposal and evaluate it again before deciding whether to apply, adjust, or reject the change.
Changing a resource, reward, source, sink, or progression input can alter demand and player behavior beyond the immediate change. Simulation helps the team inspect those potential effects before shipping.
Research in the virtual economy of Top Eleven found that changing initial currency endowments affected both purchase magnitude and retention. The study shows why economy changes deserve evaluation before they reach live players.
Use Cases
Consider how an economy change could affect the current player experience and context.
Explore Player ContextEvaluate proposed resource, reward, source, or sink changes before they reach the live economy.
Explore Economy IntelligenceUse simulation as a decision point before moving an economy change into the live workflow.
Explore LiveOpsReview the projected impact and keep the final production decision with the team.
Explore Control & TrustKey Takeaways
A resource, reward, source, sink, or progression adjustment can propagate through the economy and change player behavior.
Simulation should help the team understand potential outcomes before committing a live economy change.
The team can adjust or reject a proposal when the projected impact does not support the intended outcome.
GameMantra Workflow
Create the intended player-facing monetization experience.
Learn MoreApply the supported monetization response in the live game experience.
Learn MoreModel the potential impact of a monetization or economy change before it reaches the live game.
Learn MoreChange and test supported live experiences without waiting for a new game build.
Learn MoreConnect player state and context to the supported experience.
Learn MoreApprove, measure, and control what goes live.
Learn MoreMeasure the result and keep the ability to hold, adjust, scale, or roll back.
Learn MoreIt helps teams model proposed economy changes, inspect projected outcomes, and decide whether to apply, adjust, or reject a change before it reaches the live economy.
Teams can evaluate proposed changes to relevant economy inputs, outputs, resources, rewards, sinks, sources, or progression elements supported by the product.
The simulation provides projected outcome distributions that help the team understand the potential impact of the proposed economy change.
No. Simulation is decision support. The team reviews the projected impact and decides whether to apply, adjust, or reject the proposed change.
No. The simulation provides evidence for the team; it does not autonomously decide or ship economy changes.
Yes. The team can refine the proposed change and evaluate it again before making the final decision.
Your team remains responsible for deciding whether to apply, adjust, or reject the proposed economy change.
See how GameMantra helps your team evaluate proposed economy changes, inspect projected outcomes, and keep the final production decision under team control.