How to get Spoils of Conquest in Destiny 2

The Conquest Coin is a central virtual resource of Destiny 2. It forms the backbone for the player's progress by incentivizing participation in the most challenging endgame activities. In this work, the authors will make an in-depth study about the mechanics of this virtual resource in terms of its obtainment, distribution, and valuation. This shall be done to understand its repercussions on the game economy, player experience, and design decisions.

How you can loot the conquest in Destiny 2.

Proposal for an in-depth analysis of the Conquest Currency in Destiny 2: Expansion and Formalization

The original proposal for an analysis of the Conquest Coin in Destiny 2 was based upon a solid conceptual framework. An expansion and formalization of the analysis follows with the addition of more robust theoretical and methodological elements, so that the research to be conducted is rigorous and exhaustive.

Specific Aims and Research Questions

Obtaining Mechanics:

• What are the odds of obtaining conquest coins through different activities and difficulty levels? Are there strong correlations of Coin income with other factors, such as playtime, power rating, or team performance? Distribution and Economy How does this curve look when one considers the distribution of wealth in terms of Conquest Coins at the level of the player population? How does the economy for Conquest Coins change throughout the lifecycle of a season or an expansion?
• What are the effects of seasonal events and content updates on the demand vs. supply for Coin?

Estimation and Perception:

• How does the perceived value of a Conquest Coin change throughout the advancement in a game?
• Are there major differences in valuation of Coins among different player strata, like casual, hardcore, or collectors?
• How does the perceived value of Coins stand vis-à-vis other in-game resources and rewards?

Implications on Player Behavior:

• How do Conquest Coins impact the selection of activities and the optimization of character progression?
• What types of behavioral patterns can be observed that are developing in relation to both the earning and spending of Coins?
• What is the effect of Conquest Coins on player satisfaction and retention?

Design and Balance

• How does the design of the Conquest Coin contribute to the design goals of the entire game, including character progression and monetization, and how does it support the goal of long-term player retention?
• Are there any imbalances or inefficiencies in the current system that would have a negative impact on the player experience?
• What are the implications of the findings on further iterations of the progression system in the future?

Theoretical and methodological framework

• Game economics: Driven by concepts like supply and demand, inflation, deflation, utility theory in analyzing Conquest Coins economics.
• Player psychology: Models explaining player motivation and behavior explain how Conquest Coins influences the decisions and experiences of the player.
• Data Analysis: Gathering large data samples of log and survey information, to be analyzed using statistical and machine learning techniques.
• Experimental Design: The design and running of in-game experiments that intend to determine the influence brought about by certain changes to the Coin system.

Anticipated Conclusions and Practical Applications

This deeper analysis is then supposed to give a quantitative and qualitative understanding of the role of Conquest Currency in Destiny 2. It is therefore envisioned to give insight into:

• System Optimization: Recommending areas of improvement and suggesting exact adjustments to achieve optimal balancing between player progression and the in-game economy.
• Designing new mechanics: Inform the design of future progression and monetization mechanics
• Evaluating the impact of changes: Measure the impact of Coin system changes on key variables like player retention and satisfaction.
• Comparison to other games: Act as a benchmark while analyzing similar progression systems in other games.

By making the analysis of the Conquest Coin more formal and rigorous, it is expected to obtain more solid and generalizable results and therefore make a contribution to scientific knowledge in the field of game design.

Want to dive deeper into one aspect of this extended analysis? For example, we could look into how econometric models can be applied to the relationship between Conquest Coins and other performance indicators, or maybe even discuss something about the ethics behind monetization in free-to-play games.