Changes: Piggy Bank

Revision as of 03:47, 17 July 2020

The Piggy Bank is a premium mechanic in Egg, Inc.

Mechanics

The Piggy Bank increments by a number of Golden Eggs every time something is upgraded or purchased.

3 for Research
20 for Vehicles
25 for Habitats
25 for Boosts

You can crack it for US$4.99 or £4.79 each time, which will reset the counter to 0 and give you all the Golden Eggs inside. Contract goals and the Daily Gift Calendar may also add Golden Eggs to the piggy bank and even double it.

Bonuses

Each time the piggy bank is cracked it gains a bonus, starting at 2% on the first level, 25% on the second level, and .10n+.10% after that point (e.g. level 6 would have a 70% bonus). Sometimes, Special Events will put the piggy on sale.

Piggy Cap

At a certain point, the Piggy Bank fills up and cannot be incremented by buying things. This is a soft cap, though, and the Piggy Bank can still be increased with contract or Daily Gift Calendar rewards.

Prior to level 5, the cap is 10,000n, where n is piggy level.
At level 5 and up, the cap is 50,000+5,000n, where n is piggy level.

Strategy

Note: There are unlimited levels - although the image stops changing after level 7. The strategies below only apply to people who are willing to spend real-world money to crack the piggy. If you're certain that you'll stay free-to-play, feel free to ignore this.

Ever since the cap was implemented, it became effortless to max out a Piggy Bank. However, strategies may still be applied. For example, the piggy should be close to maxed when a x2 is expected to get the maximum reward from it. As long as you do not need additional golden eggs, it is good to continue waiting to crack the Piggy Bank because each x2 stacks on top of the previous one, which can lead to Piggy Banks in the millions and billions of golden eggs after enough time.

Keep in mind that you need 2,213,666 to get all Epic Research plus the Hyperloop.

You may want to buy this over the other offers, as this is the cheapest way to get golden eggs while still paying for them.

Trivia

The piggy bank used to cost $2.99 and £2.99, but it was changed on 14 July 2019 after the $1 piggy sale.

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-[[File:Piggy bank.png|thumb|The Piggy Bank]]The '''Piggy Bank''' is a premium mechanic in [[Egg, Inc.]]
+[[File:Piggy bank.png|thumb|The Piggy Bank.]]The '''Piggy Bank''' is a [[The Shop|premium]] mechanic in [[Egg, Inc.]]
-=== Function ===
+== Mechanics ==
+The Piggy Bank increments by a number of [[Golden Eggs]] every time something is upgraded or purchased.
-The Piggy Bank grows by one Golden Egg every time something gets upgraded or purchased. You can 'crack' it for the aforementioned price, which will reset the counter to 0 and give you all the [[Golden Eggs]] inside the [[Piggy Bank]]. To crack open the [[Piggy Bank]] you need to purchase this in-game with the price of $2.99 or £2.99. Each time it is cracked it gains a bonus, starting at 0% on the first crack and gaining a +10% each crack from then on from each level. Piggy bank it’s often much more worted purchasing it because exponential golden egg growth could make difficult the right moment to crack it, here below are some tips.
+* {{Golden Egg}}3 for [[Research]]
+* {{Golden Egg}}20 for [[Vehicles]]
+* {{Golden Egg}}25 for [[Habitats]]
+* {{Golden Egg}}25 for [[Boosts]]
+You can crack it for US$4.99 or £4.79 each time, which will reset the counter to 0 and give you all the [[Golden Eggs]] inside. [[Contracts|Contract]] goals and the [[Daily Gift Calendar]] may also add Golden Eggs to the piggy bank and even double it.
+=== Bonuses ===
+Each time the piggy bank is cracked it gains a bonus, starting at 2% on the first level, 25% on the second level, and ''.10n+.10''% after that point (e.g. level 6 would have a 70% bonus). Sometimes, [[Special Event]]s will put the piggy on sale.
-=== Strategy ===
+=== Piggy Cap ===
+At a certain point, the Piggy Bank fills up and cannot be incremented by buying things. This is a soft cap, though, and the Piggy Bank can still be increased with contract or Daily Gift Calendar rewards.
-In order to fill it up quickly, you should prestige often. Make sure to not skip housing or vehicular upgrades; get them all. If you're really extreme, don't skip [[eggs]] after late-game [[Prestige|prestiges]]. When to crack it is your choice, but there are two main options.
+* Prior to level 5, the cap is {{Golden Egg}}''10,000n'', where n is piggy level.
+* At level 5 and up, the cap is {{Golden Egg}}''50,000+5,000n'', where n is piggy level.
+== Strategy ==
-If you want to spend money to maximise efficiency per buys, 15-25 thousand is a good rule of thumb, followed by 35-50 thousand on the 2nd crack.
+'''Note:''' There are unlimited levels - although the image stops changing after level 7. The strategies below only apply to people who are willing to spend real-world money to crack the piggy. If you're certain that you'll stay free-to-play, feel free to ignore this.
+Ever since the cap was implemented, it became effortless to max out a Piggy Bank. However, strategies may still be applied. For example, the piggy should be close to maxed when a {{Piggy Times}}x2 is expected to get the maximum reward from it. As long as you do not need additional golden eggs, it is good to continue waiting to crack the Piggy Bank because each x2 stacks on top of the previous one, which can lead to Piggy Banks in the millions and billions of golden eggs after enough time.
-You need 1,445,402 [[Golden Eggs]] to get all [[Epic Research]], but saving that much would require constant prestiging.
+Keep in mind that you need {{Golden Egg}}2,213,666 to get all [[Research|Epic Research]] plus the [[Hyperloop]].
-If you want to maximise efficiency per money, crack it a lot later (around 200,000).
+You may want to buy this over the other offers, as this is the cheapest way to get golden eggs while still paying for them.
+== Trivia ==
+The piggy bank used to cost $2.99 and £2.99, but it was changed on 14 July 2019 after the $1 piggy sale.
+== Gallery ==
+<gallery>
+Piggy bank.png|The Piggy Bank at level 1.
+Piggy bank2.png|The Piggy Bank at level 2.
+Piggy bank3.png|The Piggy Bank at level 3.
+Piggy bank4.png|The Piggy Bank at level 4.
+Piggy bank5.png|The Piggy Bank at level 5.
+Piggy bank6.png|The Piggy Bank at level 6.
+Piggy bank7.png|The Piggy Bank at level 7.
+</gallery>
 [[Category:Mechanics]]
-[[Category:Egg, Inc.]]
+[[Category:Money Purchases]]