*This is for the keys on Skygrid i do not know if this applies to all servers please tell me if it does in the comments* -First of all I would like to say the keys definitely have a great effect on the money the server brings in. As usual the more things people can buy the better. That`s a lot of what i`ve heard from people and friends is the keys are to make money for the server and even a players claimed reason for buying 10+ keys is that they are helping the server. But whatever your reason is for getting them, the keys were unbalanced at the beginning and they ruined the economy at day 1. Of course it takes time for the economy to re-balance itself and it has somewhat but from what math i`ve done its going to have a 1-2 months affect at the most but even then for some people that means hours of work and farming or the new gambling system. I also understand that some people have more money than time and that is fine because as of now the keys are better balanced from a spawner stand point but the money is still the same and even if this is better it still is bad for big sales. DURING BIG SALES people will do exactly as they did the first week or two of AEM 2.0 and binge buy keys anywhere from 1 key to 60. I do love the server I think if keys paid for the server and helped us grow then i would deal with them no matter what BUT baltop and in game progress doesn't matter as much to some people as others and that is ok but I personally don`t want someone coming in and spending a little bit of money and trumping my weeks and hours of work in about 40$ during a sale and then I spend more time catching up.
Some of the crate keys are OP, especially in the beginning. I know I brought keys during the 60% off just to get Iron Golem Spawners. Keys do need to be balanced better but if they keep changing them to less items awarded people just arent going to purchase them anymore and since this is server is a business we may have to just deal with them the way they are. I know I've gotten between 10k - 20k just on the voting keys on some days and then it rewards to 2,500 for each vote. As for Baltop doesnt matter to me who's on that list, I saw alot of people making comments when I brought my keys in the chat saying "RIP Baltop" but honestly a hour in the enderman grinder can easily make 100k. Baltop shouldn't even be a thing on the servers. Seems like people are always trying to beat the person above them. Kits alone need to be adjusted - Starter kits every hour is insane.
I understand you think you can sit in an enderman farm and make 100k but thats just not true i have a 10x enderman spawner which has costed me upwards of 800k grinded money and i still only make 50k an hour and I`m still adding on to have 100k efficiency which will take at least another 200k of work. I think its easier to see from a money stand point when you on all most 10 mil and up. And starter kits are abusive for the money but good for the beginners bc i sell sponges for 500$ a piece but a lot of beginners die in the first 10 mins.
