What is your suggestion?
Implement a “Aid Route” MechanismBy exchanging income distribution relationships, old players can provide targeted economic assistance to new players without increasing additional costs.
How would it work in the game?
Assistance follows the principle of voluntariness.1. Activation method:
- Add a “Aid Route♡” checkbox🔘 when veterans create a route (a simple UI toggle).
- Confirmation prompt: When the checkbox is clicked, a pop-up window will appear with the message: “Are you sure you want to activate the Aid Route? You will NOT receive the full total revenue of this route.” (This prevents accidental activation, as veterans need clear confirmation of the profit trade-off.)
2. Profit rules:
- The aided new player (route owner): Receives 100% of the route’s total contract revenue .
- The aiding veteran (plane owner): Receives a symbolic profit share .
3. No additional impacts:
- The Aid Route does not affect the plane’s performance, maintenance costs, or wear rate — veterans’ aviation assets remain risk-free.
Why is this a good idea?
1. Boost new player retention: New players get full revenue at zero cost, quickly unlocking planes and airports to avoid early-stage stagnation and churn, replenishing the game’s fresh user base.
2. Re-engage veteran players: Add “aid achievements” ( “Aid 100 new players” to unlock exclusive plane liveries) to give high-level players a new sense of purpose beyond profit-grinding.
3. Build a mutual-aid ecosystem: Create a cycle of “veterans help new players → new players become veterans → help newer players,” filling the player tier gap and sustaining long-term game popularity.
4. Balance the economy system: Prevent veterans from monopolizing resources, letting new players access advanced gameplay faster and keeping the in-game economy fluid.
Implementation Optimization Suggestions
1. Enhanced UI identification: Add a dedicated icon (a heart) for Aid Routes, so new players can instantly recognize it as a support route.
2. Aid data tracking: Add “Aid Count/Total Amount” stats to veterans’ profiles to reinforce their identity as “supporters.”
3. New player guidance: Highlight “Aid Routes as a fast way to accumulate funds” in the tutorial to reduce new players’ learning curve.
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