Hey everyone,
We’d like to provide some clarity around the recent updates to card stone pricing and share the data that guided our decision.
💡 Why the Change?
Previously, stone prices increased after a few purchases. While some options were technically cheaper, finding the best deal often required careful calculation and, in practice, many players weren’t able to consistently get the optimal value.
🛠️ What’s New?
We’ve transitioned to a fixed price per stone system. This means:
✅ No more complex decisions
✅ No more risk of overpaying
✅ A consistent and fair price for everyone
❓ Is It More Expensive?
Not at all. The average cost of diamonds per stone remains effectively the same. What’s changed is the clarity and fairness.
Now every purchase is automatically at the best rate, with no guesswork involved.
📊 Supporting Data
This change is based on over 625,000 stones purchased across 6+ months of gameplay data.
Our analysis showed that players typically bought only one type of stone per color before resetting the shop, usually the one they needed most. Since all stones in a color shop had the same price, players weren’t optimizing for value across multiple options.
Here’s the percentage of times the top 1 most-purchased stone was chosen before shop reset:
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🟢 Green Stones: 60%
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🔵 Blue Stones: 59%
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🟣 Purple Stones: 80%
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🟠 Orange Stones: 50%
This tells us that while a small number of players optimized by spreading purchases, most were unintentionally overspending or simply focusing on their current needs.
Now, with fixed pricing across all shops, everyone gets the best value, no math required.
📉 The actual difference in total diamonds spent across all purchases between the old and new system? Just 0.16%. Practically identical.
🧩 Final Thoughts
Our goal with this change is to make the card system simpler, fairer, and more accessible, especially for newer and more casual players, without increasing overall costs.
We’ll continue to monitor the data and player feedback closely to ensure the system remains fair and balanced. If further adjustments are needed, we’re open to making them.
Thank you for your continued support and feedback 💬