Asking, pleading for kittys to gain love from day one.

[dakillakm Resident]

(11-28-2012 09:44 AM)Tad Carlucci Wrote:  The odds are fixed at 50/50. The odds DO NOT change based upon the traits present in the cat.

It's not the "one extra kitty" which drops the value. It's the fact that, if everyone used the worst-possible breeding style there is, 25% more players will achieve the goal of improving each generation. It's that, using this worst-possible case, instead of, on average, only 3 out of 4 players would meet the goal of "improving" the parents, everyone would. At least, on average. There will always be some who hit a bad string and get only males, or never get a recessive. But, over time, the effect is negligible.

OK, I think I understand how the odds are increased for "improving" upon the parents. How does this, in turn, translate to a 25% price drop on cats in the market is my sticking point? Just because I've improved upon a parent by one trait does not necessarily mean that a) I'm going to put that box for sale or b) that that box is more or less valuable than the parent. It seems to me that these factors are based on what traits are improved upon, how much more recessive/new/desirable are the improvements, etc.

I agree with Dev's point and, much less articulately, tried to make a similar point earlier. Not waiting an extra seven days could mean the ability to create cats with new traits combined with other traits instead of just immediately trying to sell a one new traited box immediately upon arrival because you know the price will plummet. I guess, either way, there are still going to be people selling the first boxes with new traits right out of the gate...