ECR Recharge Costs vs Chest EVs

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With the recent announcement of the upcoming ECR changes, there's been a lot of talk as to whether or not the additional Energy Recharges are going to be worth spending for.

Under the new Energy system, players will start with 50 Energy and each ranked battle costs 1 Energy to play. Energy automatically recharges at a rate of 1 energy per hour.

Players are able to purchase an additional 50 Energy every 24 hours. The cost to purchase more Energy will vary based on the maximum league between the player's current league, their season chest tier, and their daily focus chest tier, across both Modern and Wild play formats.

For a more detailed explanation of the upcoming changes, check out the original post.

Let's look at a comparison of the Energy Recharges vs the EV of their respective Reward Chests.

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Recharge Cost vs EV Data

League
Cost Per Recharge in DEC
Cost Per Recharge in $$
Full Recharge in DEC
Full Recharge in $$
Chest EV w/ Potions
Chest EV w/o Potions
Bronze
1 DEC
$0.000759
50 DEC
$0.03795
$0.015
$0.001
Silver
10 DEC
$0.00759
500 DEC
$0.3795
$0.044
$0.019
Gold
50 DEC
$0.03795
2500 DEC
$1.8975
$0.136
$0.053
Diamond
150 DEC
$0.11385
7500 DEC
$5.6925
$0.242
$0.112
Champion
500 DEC
$0.379
25000 DEC
$18.95
$0.613
$0.352

Chest EVs calculated based on 7 day averages as of March 16, 2023
DEC market value at time of writing: $0.000759

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A Closer Look

In my opinion, if you're looking to purchase a full recharge every day, this could be a fairly expensive endeavor, however it really depends on your league and the time of season.

As we all know, the Reward Pools fluctuate throughout the season, so some players may find their Energy Recharges sustainable through battle rewards, but this might not always be the case. Let's take a look at some historical data from from recent history.

Keep in mind that these numbers can fluctuate quite a bit so what's true here, may not be true for every season


March 5, 2023 Reward Pool Distribution

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LeagueFormatRating
SPS Per Win
SPS Per Win in $$
Cost Per Recharge in $$
BronzeModern1000
0.095 SPS
$0.00247
$0.000759
BronzeWild1000
0.064 SPS
$0.001664
$0.000759
SilverModern1900
0.133 SPS
$0.003458
$0.00759
SilverWild1900
0.160 SPS
$0.00416
$0.00759
GoldModern2800
0.493 SPS
$0.012818
$0.03795
GoldWild2800
0.798 SPS
$0.020748
$0.03795
DiamondModern3700
1.914 SPS
$0.049764
$0.11385
DiamondWild3700
6.929 SPS
$0.180154
$0.11385
ChampionModern5500
50.652 SPS
$1.316952
$0.379
ChampionWild5500
99.113 SPS
$2.576938
$0.379

SPS market value at time of writing: $0.026

Towards the beginning of a season when the Reward Pools are still full, purchasing an Energy Recharge looks especially beneficial for Champion and Bronze, however, Silver, Gold, and Modern Diamond will leave you net negative.

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March 16, 2023 Reward Pool Distribution

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LeagueFormatRating
SPS Per Win
SPS Per Win in $$
Cost Per Recharge in $$
BronzeModern1000
0.078 SPS
$0.002028
$0.000759
BronzeWild1000
0.075 SPS
$0.00195
$0.000759
SilverModern1900
0.160 SPS
$0.00416
$0.00759
SilverWild1900
0.164 SPS
$0.004264
$0.00759
GoldModern2800
0.349 SPS
$0.009074
$0.03795
GoldWild2800
0.647 SPS
$0.016822
$0.03795
DiamondModern3700
1.507 SPS
$0.039182
$0.11385
DiamondWild3700
2.907 SPS
$0.075582
$0.11385
ChampionModern5500
9.789 SPS
$0.254514
$0.379
ChampionWild5500
18.254 SPS
$0.474604
$0.379

SPS market value at time of writing: $0.026

Towards the end of a season when the Reward Pools are a lot less full, purchasing an Energy Recharge still looks beneficial for Bronze, however, just about every other league will leave you net negative.

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Final Thoughts

I think if you're playing Bronze, it makes a lot of sense to purchase Energy Recharges whenever you have enough time to play the battles. If you're just starting out, it might be a little inconvenient that your battle rewards are automatically staked, but it only takes a week to start getting some liquid SPS once you unstake them.

For the rest of the leagues, it really depends. I recommend keeping an eye on the Reward Pools and when the price is right, go ahead and purchase a recharge.

What do you think? Is it worth it to purchase the Energy Recharge for your league?

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Bot farms win again? Great stuff Torran!

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It really depends. In the examples above, the Bronze farms would definitely benefit quite a bit, but there's also times where the Reward Pools run pretty dry down in the lower leagues. In the situation below, Modern Bronze would be net negative for any Recharge purchases.


Feb 8, 2023 Reward Pool Distribution

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Buena publicación. Creo que a ti te gane unas cuantas cuando yo era jugador de Steemmonsters, no recuerdo bien pero sé que te conozco de algún lado, jeje, saludos men. Te vota muy bien Steemmonsters, felicitaciones.

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