I'm going to share my personal thoughts here:
While I personally am not going to vote in favor of increasing the value of the Starter Packs, I'm also not vehemently opposed to it if the DAO chooses to do so. Some things to consider:
- Starter Packs are unlimited. Adding a chance at Epic, Legendary or GF cards means there is no cap on the printing of those cards, like the commons and rares will currently be purchasable until the next core set comes out.
- I think Rebellion has showed us that scarcity and small print numbers are our best chance at retaining value in the cards.
- As someone that is now directly involved in helping to test and balance the Conclave Arcana set, one thing that has been very much on my mind is to ensure that we are not putting so much value in the common and rare slots that we create a situation where people won't feel any need to buy "full packs." We've seen some extreme balancing issues with the last rewards set where the epic cards are where the majority of the value is at and the legendary cards are nearly useless. I believe it is of the utmost importance to ensure that the epic and legendary cards in Conclave Arcana feel premium compared to the commons and rares.
For these reasons I am voting on "change nothing" but I will abide whatever decision the DAO wants to make here as I can see why people feel differently.
I respect your views, but want to be clear RB has not 'maintained value'. We have a few OP cards totally skewing the average, while the majority have gone down considerably since release. I know because I have been watching, and regret buying many cards early at 2x, 3x, or 4x the current price. I'm still watching most go down... even trying to DCA the set over the past few months, I kick myself for even buying a few cards a month or two ago as prices have still dropped considerably!
The way to drive value is DEMAND, and that is ONLY done with new players and a constantly expanding player base. ALL of our problems come from that, band aids and intentional price walls will only work against us long term. A 1/100th change of an E, L, or GF will hardly change the market value on those cards while adding excitement for the little guy. It's the 'always available' stater sets that will devalue the set, I didn't know the staters would still be available after the standard boosters were OOP.
I think I would be okay with 1/100th honestly. We'll see what the DAO thinks. As I said above, I'm not overly invested in this particular argument and I've told you personally I don't really even care if the DAO wanted to move back to cheaper packs. I think the terms just need to be known upfront so people can make decisions accordingly. If the DAO wants some tiny chance at epic/legendary cards (like microscopic) I could probably support it... I definitely wouldn't vote against it.