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@AshDevFr
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opened on Mar 13, 2026

Summary

Audit and rebalance generator base costs and TD/s values so each tier produces 8–12× more than the previous and pays itself back within 30–60 seconds early on, matching the idle game design standard.

Problem

Current generator production ratios between tiers are inconsistent (measured from PRD values):

TransitionCurrent ratio
Intern → Coffee Machine3×
Coffee Machine → GPU Cluster3×
GPU Cluster → Prompt Engineer2×
Prompt Engineer → Data Center5×
Data Center → Research Paper5×
Research Paper → Supercomputer10×
Supercomputer → Gov Contract5×
Gov Contract → Quantum Array4×
Quantum Array → Multiverse Tap10×

Target per design guide: 8–12× per tier. Deviations below 8× make newer tiers feel weak; deviations above 12× make old tiers feel worthless too quickly.

Acceptance criteria

  • Each generator tier produces 8–12× the TD/s of the previous tier (at quantity 1, no upgrades)
  • Each generator costs approximately 10× the base cost of the previous tier
  • The cheapest generator pays for itself within 30–60 seconds at game start
  • Mid-game generators (tiers 4–6) pay back within 2–5 minutes of purchase
  • Balance values are documented in a docs/economy-balance.md reference table
  • Existing Phase 8 multiplier and synergy values are kept consistent with the rebalanced base rates

Out of scope

  • Prestige / Wisdom Token economy (separate balancing concern)
  • Visual changes

Technical notes

  • Model the full economy curve in a spreadsheet before coding
  • Phase 8.3 adds milestone bonuses (10/25/50/100 owned); factor these into effective mid/late game rates
  • Cost scaling exponent remains 1.15× unless the Generator Discount prestige upgrade is purchased

Definition of Done

  • Code implemented and tests passing
  • PR opened and linked to this card
  • Reviewer approved
  • No regressions

-- Pam (HiveLabs PM agent)

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design: Economy balance pass — validate 8-12x production ratios between generator tiers and 30-60s payback time · Issue #107 · AshDevFr/GLORP · GitHub
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      @AshDevFr
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      opened on Mar 13, 2026
      Summary
      Audit and rebalance generator base costs and TD/s values so each tier produces 8–12× more than the previous and pays itself back within 30–60 seconds early on, matching the idle game design standard.
      Problem
      Current generator production ratios between tiers are inconsistent (measured from PRD values):
      TransitionCurrent ratio
      Intern → Coffee Machine3×
      Coffee Machine → GPU Cluster3×
      GPU Cluster → Prompt Engineer2×
      Prompt Engineer → Data Center5×
      Data Center → Research Paper5×
      Research Paper → Supercomputer10×
      Supercomputer → Gov Contract5×
      Gov Contract → Quantum Array4×
      Quantum Array → Multiverse Tap10×
      Target per design guide: 8–12× per tier. Deviations below 8× make newer tiers feel weak; deviations above 12× make old tiers feel worthless too quickly.
      Acceptance criteria
      •  Each generator tier produces 8–12× the TD/s of the previous tier (at quantity 1, no upgrades)
      •  Each generator costs approximately 10× the base cost of the previous tier
      •  The cheapest generator pays for itself within 30–60 seconds at game start
      •  Mid-game generators (tiers 4–6) pay back within 2–5 minutes of purchase
      •  Balance values are documented in a docs/economy-balance.md reference table
      •  Existing Phase 8 multiplier and synergy values are kept consistent with the rebalanced base rates
      Out of scope
      • Prestige / Wisdom Token economy (separate balancing concern)
      • Visual changes
      Technical notes
      • Model the full economy curve in a spreadsheet before coding
      • Phase 8.3 adds milestone bonuses (10/25/50/100 owned); factor these into effective mid/late game rates
      • Cost scaling exponent remains 1.15× unless the Generator Discount prestige upgrade is purchased
      Definition of Done
      •  Code implemented and tests passing
      •  PR opened and linked to this card
      •  Reviewer approved
      •  No regressions
      -- Pam (HiveLabs PM agent)
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design: Economy balance pass — validate 8-12x production ratios between generator tiers and 30-60s payback time · Issue #107 · AshDevFr/GLORP · GitHub
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          @AshDevFr
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          opened on Mar 13, 2026
          Summary
          Audit and rebalance generator base costs and TD/s values so each tier produces 8–12× more than the previous and pays itself back within 30–60 seconds early on, matching the idle game design standard.
          Problem
          Current generator production ratios between tiers are inconsistent (measured from PRD values):
          TransitionCurrent ratio
          Intern → Coffee Machine3×
          Coffee Machine → GPU Cluster3×
          GPU Cluster → Prompt Engineer2×
          Prompt Engineer → Data Center5×
          Data Center → Research Paper5×
          Research Paper → Supercomputer10×
          Supercomputer → Gov Contract5×
          Gov Contract → Quantum Array4×
          Quantum Array → Multiverse Tap10×
          Target per design guide: 8–12× per tier. Deviations below 8× make newer tiers feel weak; deviations above 12× make old tiers feel worthless too quickly.
          Acceptance criteria
          •  Each generator tier produces 8–12× the TD/s of the previous tier (at quantity 1, no upgrades)
          •  Each generator costs approximately 10× the base cost of the previous tier
          •  The cheapest generator pays for itself within 30–60 seconds at game start
          •  Mid-game generators (tiers 4–6) pay back within 2–5 minutes of purchase
          •  Balance values are documented in a docs/economy-balance.md reference table
          •  Existing Phase 8 multiplier and synergy values are kept consistent with the rebalanced base rates
          Out of scope
          • Prestige / Wisdom Token economy (separate balancing concern)
          • Visual changes
          Technical notes
          • Model the full economy curve in a spreadsheet before coding
          • Phase 8.3 adds milestone bonuses (10/25/50/100 owned); factor these into effective mid/late game rates
          • Cost scaling exponent remains 1.15× unless the Generator Discount prestige upgrade is purchased
          Definition of Done
          •  Code implemented and tests passing
          •  PR opened and linked to this card
          •  Reviewer approved
          •  No regressions
          -- Pam (HiveLabs PM agent)
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design: Economy balance pass — validate 8-12x production ratios between generator tiers and 30-60s payback time · Issue #107 · AshDevFr/GLORP · GitHub
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              design: Economy balance pass — validate 8-12x production ratios between generator tiers and 30-60s payback time #107
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              #113
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              Description
              @AshDevFr
              AshDevFr
              opened on Mar 13, 2026
              Summary
              Audit and rebalance generator base costs and TD/s values so each tier produces 8–12× more than the previous and pays itself back within 30–60 seconds early on, matching the idle game design standard.
              Problem
              Current generator production ratios between tiers are inconsistent (measured from PRD values):
              TransitionCurrent ratio
              Intern → Coffee Machine3×
              Coffee Machine → GPU Cluster3×
              GPU Cluster → Prompt Engineer2×
              Prompt Engineer → Data Center5×
              Data Center → Research Paper5×
              Research Paper → Supercomputer10×
              Supercomputer → Gov Contract5×
              Gov Contract → Quantum Array4×
              Quantum Array → Multiverse Tap10×
              Target per design guide: 8–12× per tier. Deviations below 8× make newer tiers feel weak; deviations above 12× make old tiers feel worthless too quickly.
              Acceptance criteria
              •  Each generator tier produces 8–12× the TD/s of the previous tier (at quantity 1, no upgrades)
              •  Each generator costs approximately 10× the base cost of the previous tier
              •  The cheapest generator pays for itself within 30–60 seconds at game start
              •  Mid-game generators (tiers 4–6) pay back within 2–5 minutes of purchase
              •  Balance values are documented in a docs/economy-balance.md reference table
              •  Existing Phase 8 multiplier and synergy values are kept consistent with the rebalanced base rates
              Out of scope
              • Prestige / Wisdom Token economy (separate balancing concern)
              • Visual changes
              Technical notes
              • Model the full economy curve in a spreadsheet before coding
              • Phase 8.3 adds milestone bonuses (10/25/50/100 owned); factor these into effective mid/late game rates
              • Cost scaling exponent remains 1.15× unless the Generator Discount prestige upgrade is purchased
              Definition of Done
              •  Code implemented and tests passing
              •  PR opened and linked to this card
              •  Reviewer approved
              •  No regressions
              -- Pam (HiveLabs PM agent)
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design: Economy balance pass — validate 8-12x production ratios between generator tiers and 30-60s payback time · Issue #107 · AshDevFr/GLORP · GitHub
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                  game-logicphase-2Phase 2: GrowthtodoReady to be picked up
                  Description
                  @AshDevFr
                  AshDevFr
                  opened on Mar 13, 2026
                  Summary
                  Audit and rebalance generator base costs and TD/s values so each tier produces 8–12× more than the previous and pays itself back within 30–60 seconds early on, matching the idle game design standard.
                  Problem
                  Current generator production ratios between tiers are inconsistent (measured from PRD values):
                  TransitionCurrent ratio
                  Intern → Coffee Machine3×
                  Coffee Machine → GPU Cluster3×
                  GPU Cluster → Prompt Engineer2×
                  Prompt Engineer → Data Center5×
                  Data Center → Research Paper5×
                  Research Paper → Supercomputer10×
                  Supercomputer → Gov Contract5×
                  Gov Contract → Quantum Array4×
                  Quantum Array → Multiverse Tap10×
                  Target per design guide: 8–12× per tier. Deviations below 8× make newer tiers feel weak; deviations above 12× make old tiers feel worthless too quickly.
                  Acceptance criteria
                  •  Each generator tier produces 8–12× the TD/s of the previous tier (at quantity 1, no upgrades)
                  •  Each generator costs approximately 10× the base cost of the previous tier
                  •  The cheapest generator pays for itself within 30–60 seconds at game start
                  •  Mid-game generators (tiers 4–6) pay back within 2–5 minutes of purchase
                  •  Balance values are documented in a docs/economy-balance.md reference table
                  •  Existing Phase 8 multiplier and synergy values are kept consistent with the rebalanced base rates
                  Out of scope
                  • Prestige / Wisdom Token economy (separate balancing concern)
                  • Visual changes
                  Technical notes
                  • Model the full economy curve in a spreadsheet before coding
                  • Phase 8.3 adds milestone bonuses (10/25/50/100 owned); factor these into effective mid/late game rates
                  • Cost scaling exponent remains 1.15× unless the Generator Discount prestige upgrade is purchased
                  Definition of Done
                  •  Code implemented and tests passing
                  •  PR opened and linked to this card
                  •  Reviewer approved
                  •  No regressions
                  -- Pam (HiveLabs PM agent)
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design: Economy balance pass — validate 8-12x production ratios between generator tiers and 30-60s payback time · Issue #107 · AshDevFr/GLORP · GitHub
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                      Description
                      @AshDevFr
                      AshDevFr
                      opened on Mar 13, 2026
                      Summary
                      Audit and rebalance generator base costs and TD/s values so each tier produces 8–12× more than the previous and pays itself back within 30–60 seconds early on, matching the idle game design standard.
                      Problem
                      Current generator production ratios between tiers are inconsistent (measured from PRD values):
                      TransitionCurrent ratio
                      Intern → Coffee Machine3×
                      Coffee Machine → GPU Cluster3×
                      GPU Cluster → Prompt Engineer2×
                      Prompt Engineer → Data Center5×
                      Data Center → Research Paper5×
                      Research Paper → Supercomputer10×
                      Supercomputer → Gov Contract5×
                      Gov Contract → Quantum Array4×
                      Quantum Array → Multiverse Tap10×
                      Target per design guide: 8–12× per tier. Deviations below 8× make newer tiers feel weak; deviations above 12× make old tiers feel worthless too quickly.
                      Acceptance criteria
                      •  Each generator tier produces 8–12× the TD/s of the previous tier (at quantity 1, no upgrades)
                      •  Each generator costs approximately 10× the base cost of the previous tier
                      •  The cheapest generator pays for itself within 30–60 seconds at game start
                      •  Mid-game generators (tiers 4–6) pay back within 2–5 minutes of purchase
                      •  Balance values are documented in a docs/economy-balance.md reference table
                      •  Existing Phase 8 multiplier and synergy values are kept consistent with the rebalanced base rates
                      Out of scope
                      • Prestige / Wisdom Token economy (separate balancing concern)
                      • Visual changes
                      Technical notes
                      • Model the full economy curve in a spreadsheet before coding
                      • Phase 8.3 adds milestone bonuses (10/25/50/100 owned); factor these into effective mid/late game rates
                      • Cost scaling exponent remains 1.15× unless the Generator Discount prestige upgrade is purchased
                      Definition of Done
                      •  Code implemented and tests passing
                      •  PR opened and linked to this card
                      •  Reviewer approved
                      •  No regressions
                      -- Pam (HiveLabs PM agent)
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design: Economy balance pass — validate 8-12x production ratios between generator tiers and 30-60s payback time · Issue #107 · AshDevFr/GLORP · GitHub
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                          game-logicphase-2Phase 2: GrowthtodoReady to be picked up
                          Description
                          @AshDevFr
                          AshDevFr
                          opened on Mar 13, 2026
                          Summary
                          Audit and rebalance generator base costs and TD/s values so each tier produces 8–12× more than the previous and pays itself back within 30–60 seconds early on, matching the idle game design standard.
                          Problem
                          Current generator production ratios between tiers are inconsistent (measured from PRD values):
                          TransitionCurrent ratio
                          Intern → Coffee Machine3×
                          Coffee Machine → GPU Cluster3×
                          GPU Cluster → Prompt Engineer2×
                          Prompt Engineer → Data Center5×
                          Data Center → Research Paper5×
                          Research Paper → Supercomputer10×
                          Supercomputer → Gov Contract5×
                          Gov Contract → Quantum Array4×
                          Quantum Array → Multiverse Tap10×
                          Target per design guide: 8–12× per tier. Deviations below 8× make newer tiers feel weak; deviations above 12× make old tiers feel worthless too quickly.
                          Acceptance criteria
                          •  Each generator tier produces 8–12× the TD/s of the previous tier (at quantity 1, no upgrades)
                          •  Each generator costs approximately 10× the base cost of the previous tier
                          •  The cheapest generator pays for itself within 30–60 seconds at game start
                          •  Mid-game generators (tiers 4–6) pay back within 2–5 minutes of purchase
                          •  Balance values are documented in a docs/economy-balance.md reference table
                          •  Existing Phase 8 multiplier and synergy values are kept consistent with the rebalanced base rates
                          Out of scope
                          • Prestige / Wisdom Token economy (separate balancing concern)
                          • Visual changes
                          Technical notes
                          • Model the full economy curve in a spreadsheet before coding
                          • Phase 8.3 adds milestone bonuses (10/25/50/100 owned); factor these into effective mid/late game rates
                          • Cost scaling exponent remains 1.15× unless the Generator Discount prestige upgrade is purchased
                          Definition of Done
                          •  Code implemented and tests passing
                          •  PR opened and linked to this card
                          •  Reviewer approved
                          •  No regressions
                          -- Pam (HiveLabs PM agent)
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design: Economy balance pass — validate 8-12x production ratios between generator tiers and 30-60s payback time · Issue #107 · AshDevFr/GLORP · GitHub
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                              opened on Mar 13, 2026
                              Summary
                              Audit and rebalance generator base costs and TD/s values so each tier produces 8–12× more than the previous and pays itself back within 30–60 seconds early on, matching the idle game design standard.
                              Problem
                              Current generator production ratios between tiers are inconsistent (measured from PRD values):
                              TransitionCurrent ratio
                              Intern → Coffee Machine3×
                              Coffee Machine → GPU Cluster3×
                              GPU Cluster → Prompt Engineer2×
                              Prompt Engineer → Data Center5×
                              Data Center → Research Paper5×
                              Research Paper → Supercomputer10×
                              Supercomputer → Gov Contract5×
                              Gov Contract → Quantum Array4×
                              Quantum Array → Multiverse Tap10×
                              Target per design guide: 8–12× per tier. Deviations below 8× make newer tiers feel weak; deviations above 12× make old tiers feel worthless too quickly.
                              Acceptance criteria
                              •  Each generator tier produces 8–12× the TD/s of the previous tier (at quantity 1, no upgrades)
                              •  Each generator costs approximately 10× the base cost of the previous tier
                              •  The cheapest generator pays for itself within 30–60 seconds at game start
                              •  Mid-game generators (tiers 4–6) pay back within 2–5 minutes of purchase
                              •  Balance values are documented in a docs/economy-balance.md reference table
                              •  Existing Phase 8 multiplier and synergy values are kept consistent with the rebalanced base rates
                              Out of scope
                              • Prestige / Wisdom Token economy (separate balancing concern)
                              • Visual changes
                              Technical notes
                              • Model the full economy curve in a spreadsheet before coding
                              • Phase 8.3 adds milestone bonuses (10/25/50/100 owned); factor these into effective mid/late game rates
                              • Cost scaling exponent remains 1.15× unless the Generator Discount prestige upgrade is purchased
                              Definition of Done
                              •  Code implemented and tests passing
                              •  PR opened and linked to this card
                              •  Reviewer approved
                              •  No regressions
                              -- Pam (HiveLabs PM agent)
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