Daily Archives: April 4, 2019

The Man Who Prices The Premium Items for EA Revealed

Note from Alissa: With the downtime right now, we thought it would be fun to revisit some of Patric’s old posts from “back in the day” (circa 2014), when he was much angrier at TSTO/EA. Hopefully, they make you chuckle as much as they make us chuckle.   Here’s a look back at one of those posts…

It’s not often that one gets an “insider’s look” at what goes on behind the curtain at EA. I was lucky enough to find out for myself, and have one of my biggest questions finally answered. Namely, “Who Sets the Prices for Premium Items In TSTO?”

The fact is…it always seemed random to me. I never understood how they differentiated between “Premium,” “Freemium”and “Community Prizes” that were earned back in the day by visiting  neighbors.

Now…I know…
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Updated Cash and XP Bonus % Awarded For Items

Hey Howdy Hey Tappers!

In continuing my quest to update things on this site that need to be updated during the downtime, I thought now would be the perfect time to update the long outdated Cash and XP Bonus % list.  Basically, an updated version of our original chart that shows every item in the game that offers a Cash & XP bonus %, or just an XP bonus %.

The original list was written in 2016 and hasn’t been updated since THOH 2016.  Since then we’ve had no fewer than 15 events hit our games, with LOADS of content.  So needless to say updating this list, as daunting as it felt, was a much-needed task for me to complete.  And now that it’s done it feels damn good!

So, without further ado, I bring you the comprehensive list of items new and old, permanent and limited-time..that all add a bonus percentage to our games.  This list is now updated through the Classless Reunion mini-event.  Enjoy!

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