NZGDC17

It’s commonplace for a game economies to be balanced by starting with some gut feel numbers, then testing, adjusting, and iterating until it feels “good enough”. This can be time-consuming, and even worse, these numbers can be thrown-off by making adjustments elsewhere, resulting in having to start this inefficient process over. An alternate approach is to use formulas to reduce the number of adjustment points. This talk will use practical examples to show how to do this, and use formulas to calculate characteristics such as the cost of an item, or the damage caused by a spell. The result for your games will be quicker and more robust balancing.