Here's a Machinations-ready economy summary for RIVAL: --- **RIVAL Game Economy — Machinations Simulation Brief** **Primary Resource: Season RP (Rival Points)** The single progression currency. There is no separate XP or hard currency. All earned RP accumulates into `total_rp` on the player's season record. --- **RP Sources (by game mode)** *Title Charge* (multiplayer prediction game) - Non-quit players earn `max(50, total_prediction_score)` RP per session - Prediction scoring: 100 pts × 2^(streak−1) per correct pick - Quitters earn 0 RP - Typical range: ~50–500+ RP depending on accuracy and streak *Pitch Clash* (1v1 head-to-head) - Win: 100 RP - Draw: 30 RP - Loss: 20 RP - Quit: 0 RP *Fixture Timeline* (solo challenge) - Base: 100 RP - +50 if ≥40% zone accuracy - +100 if ≥70% zone accuracy - +150 if all zones perfect - Range: 100–350 RP *Referee Multiplier* (applies to all modes if player is a ranked referee) - A★: ×1.25 | A: ×1.15 | B: ×1.05 | C: ×1.00 | D: ×0.90 - Requires ≥5 graded sessions in the last 14 days to qualify --- **Progression Track (Season)** - 50 levels, 1,000 RP per level - Max cap: 50,000 RP = Level 50 - Level = `floor(total_rp / 1000)`, capped at 50 - There is no prestige or reset — RP is cumulative within a season --- **Rewards (RP → Level → Reward)** - Each level unlocks a reward tier on the Free track and (if pass held) the Premium track - Free track rewards: primarily Chaos Cards (3-card packs) - Premium track rewards: Chaos Cards + cosmetics (banners, avatar frames, characters) at key levels; exclusive character at Level 50 - Players must claim rewards; they are not auto-granted (exception: buying the pass retro-claims all passed premium tiers) **Rival Pass** - One-time seasonal purchase (~£6.99) - Unlocks the Premium reward column for all 50 levels - Retro-claims any premium tiers the player has already levelled past --- **Key Economy Notes** - No hard currency / gem layer — RP is the only progression resource - Cosmetics (banners, frames, characters) are sinks: earned via track rewards or stubbed IAP, not consumed back into the economy - Chaos Cards are a secondary resource: earned from track rewards, used in-game (not modelled as a separate currency for progression purposes) - Match tickets exist in schema but are disabled for MVP - Cosmetic IAP is mocked (£2.99) and not in production
