economy-balancing

Economy Balancing

Purpose

Design and tune currencies, sinks, rewards, prices, and inflation control so the economy supports progression and retention.

Use When

• the game has currencies, crafting, shop systems, or upgrade economies
• reward pacing feels too generous or too punishing
• live tuning is required

Inputs

• progression model
• reward sources
• sink list
• target session and retention goals

Process

1. define currency roles and allowed flows
2. map sources, sinks, and exchange paths
3. set baseline values and anti-inflation controls
4. identify abuse cases, softlocks, and over-reward loops
5. instrument economy-critical events for monitoring

Outputs

• economy model
• balance sheet
• source/sink matrix
• tuning plan

Quality Bar

• supports the core fantasy and player goals
• defines readable rules, edge cases, and feedback
• creates concrete hooks for tuning, telemetry, and QA

Common Failure Modes

• adding systems that do not serve the core loop
• shipping vague rules that QA and engineering must guess at
• tuning without instrumentation or hypotheses

Related Agents

• economy-designer
• systems-designer
• mobile-f2p-analyst

Related Commands

• economy-balance
• telemetry-plan
• liveops-brief

Notes

• Keep this skill aligned with the relevant rules layer and current project documentation.
• If engine-specific constraints materially change the workflow, hand off to the matching engine skill or engine-specific reviewer.