Founders Pack Analysis Part1

TLDR: Hunter Pack is good, but the Mercenary Pack is AMAZING! Buying both, bad idea as all you gain is 500gp, 7 days of Elite Status, and 2 Fleet Recruitment Packs. Winning codes from people streaming Dreadnought and Dreadnought developers THE BEST!

Analysis of Founders Packs

I’m going to look at the Dreadnought game Founders Packs and what is contained in each of them. Lets dive right in and compare the two packages against each other in the simple comparison chart that follows.

Item in Pack	Fleet Recruitment Packs	Hunter Pack	Mercenary Pack
Grey Box Points(GP)	250	500	3,000
Ship, Morningstar	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ship, Outis	No	No	Yes
Ship, Silesia	No	No	Yes
Ship, Huscarl	No	No	Yes
Ship, Kali	No	No	Yes
Elite Status	0 Days	7 Days	30 Days
Exclusive Decal, Emblem, & Coating	Unique for FRP Decal & Emblem	Unique for Hunter Pack	Unique for Mercenary Pack
Fleet Recruitment Packs	0	2	4
Cost	NFS	$9.99 USD	$39.99 USD
Approximate Value*	$17.50	$45 USD	$170 USD

*I came to this value by converting the USD($) to GP via the in game tool, guessing $15/hero ship, & 15 per fleet recruitment pack, and estimating $5 for 7 days of Elite Status and $20 for 30 days of Elite.

Immediate access to Dreadnought is obviously something each of these packages gives. It’s not something worth going in depth on, you gain access.

Greybox Points (GP)

Greybox Points (GP) the Hunter Pack gives you 500GP, a direct value of $4.99* in the Dreadnought game. The Mercenary Pack gives 3,000GP and in game 2,500 is $19.99 so we can safely assume $24.99 for 3,000GP. The Fleet Recruitment packages have 250GP to help your friends get started. Obviously the Mercenary Pack gives a better value for the money, so 1 point for the Mercenary Pack.

*All values in US Dollars ($)

Vanity itmes

Exclusive ship vanity items, each package contains their own specific Decal, Emblem and Coating specific to that package. The Fleet Recruitment Packs also has a Decal, Emblem and Coating that is unique to it, so if you don’t absolutely need to invite 2/4 friends send one to yourself so you get the extra goodies. One point to the Hunter Pack (better looking Decal, Emblem, and Coating), one point to the Mercenary Pack (More invites).

Got Friends?

Fleet Recruitment(FR) Packs as noted in the previous sections the people you send these to will get 250GP, a unique Decal, a unique Emblem, and a unique Coating(different from both the Hunter and Mercenary coating/decal). These things are just add value to the packages. They also get a Morningstar hero ship to toy around with. If you want the FR Pack Emblem, Decal, and Coating you will need to send yourself one of the invite requests.

The Ships

Here is a quick look at the ships, both packs contain the Morningstar (Zmey class dreadnought) it’s also in the FR Packs. The rest of the ships are only contained in the Mercenary Pack. The Outis (Fulgora class corvette), Huscarl (Gora class destroyer), Silesia (Nox class Artillery Cruiser) and Kali (Koschei class Tactical Cruiser). The only two that are generally considered good beyond level 15 are the Huscarl and Kali, and of those the Kali falls off the list once you can build your own Koschei at level 25. But lets keep in mind what these ships are really for, giving you more options while on the battlefield, and at that they do at least a decent job. One point to the Mercenary Pack, can’t argue with all those ships.

Elite Status

Each pack gives you Elite status from 7 days with the Hunter pack to a whopping 30 days with the Mercenary pack. What does that mean for you? You have 7-30 days of increased FP(aka Fleet Points or in game currency) and increased reputation for each match. Having an active Elite Status increases reputation and Fleet Points earned from battles by 50%. So you can get 50% more captain ranks and afford 50% more ships, weapons & modules, and officer briefings during your time in Dreadnought than you could without it. Though it must be said at least once, the less often you play the less this is worth it, if you’re a weekend warrior you may want to consider buying in small intervals so less time is wasted as days are RL days and not time spent in game.

Worth IT!

Is the Hunter Pack worth $10? Absolutely, without a doubt yes! You and up to two friends gain access to Dreadnought, amazing ship skins, you get $4.99 in GP, an unknown dollar value in Elite status (probably about $5) and some other vanity items. What does this mean for the Mercenary pack? It means it is absolutely, hands down, an insane value for the money you pay. First you will have to make level 49 before unlocking all of the abilities, officer briefings, and ships. Second the ships and elite status help you progress as fast as possible when starting the game.

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