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[zpoy]

Ugh. Almost every single game that I would play had their np ratio dropped to almost nothing today. Which means that income source is completely cut for now. Do they have ratio changes planned out like on a schedule or are they completely random? I would have though they'd happen at the end of the month.

[Boggart]

They happen at the 25th of every month. THere's someone who makes an official site, but I don't remember it, sorry

[Kway]

It is supposed to balance the economy. If they find that a game is too easy to get 1k in (high total number of plays), they will drop the rate to make people work harder to earn their 1k per game. If they find a game that people don't think is worth playing (low total number of plays), they will increase the rate to attract more players.

I find them do this for a lot of games in my SS. Some games go from the top to the bottom but it is countered by some games going from the bottom to the top. Right now, this is the best they can do to make sure people don't make np too easily with easy flash games but I have also noticed that the np ratio is locked for old games that people just don't play (e.g. Deckball).

I remember jc told a site to help me update my SS list but I can't remember it right now.

[shallow]

Never knew this happened but I bet kass and meerca chase gone down in ratio, it's stupidly easy to get 1k per play on that. That whole 10 sends per day going on before new year was awesome (H)

[Boggart]

strangely no, kass basher has been pretty steady lately. It hadn't changed at all from July - December, not sure if it changed in January though. Math's nightmare either changed from like, needing 200 for 1k or needing 900 for 1 k >_<. I think they go to trigger happy with their ratio changes Like I remember Ultimate bullseye used to be like, 30 points for 1k in September and then they changed it to 150 for 1k. ugh.

[zpoy]

Yeah, kass is still easy, so is bouncy supreme but things like zurroball, lunaratrivia, and hot dog hero have dropped significantly. Hot dog is down to I think .08. That is crazy low.

[Kway]

Yeah, kass is still easy, so is bouncy supreme but things like zurroball, lunaratrivia, and hot dog hero have dropped significantly. Hot dog is down to I think .08. That is crazy low.

Zurroball took third for highest np/sec in my SS list so far and it is a little sad to have the ratio drop to about a third of what it was. Hot dog hero gave a decent np/sec but was still shadowed by about 40 games with better np/sec. I will take a look at all the changes in a moment

[zpoy]

Hot dog was one of the fastest ones I could play and get a full 1k. Finish the 3rd level and you had it. But I dont ss, at least not yet. I might try it out sometime. Is there good money in it?

[Andy]

There's better money in abing...

[jcrdude]

And.... this sounds like the perfect time to revamp my SS lists. It will just be a rehash of the games I already have, but I intend to find and add some new ones for the upcoming NP changeover.

[Boggart]

Apparently the reason TNT does this is because the average person should get 300 NP per game.

Thus, fashion frenzy.

or whatever it's called. Fashion fever?

[jonnykun]

yeah i remember hot dog i could 1 k in 20 seconds. now i actually have to be careful and beat levels. sad...i dont play games anyways haha

[Boggart]

I remember playing games for hours to make like, 20k a day

And now... 10 minutes with AB?

[kbbbb]

For me they screwed me over at the start of January- they slashed the ratio on both Cocoa Puffs Crossword and Extreme Faerie Cloud Racers.

(But I made a ton in December because of the 10-a-day thing )

What did they muck with this time?