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 [[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, like [[Research]] and [[Habitats|Habs]]. You can 'crack' it for $4.99 or £4.99, which will reset the counter to 0 and give you all the [[Golden Eggs]] inside the Piggy Bank. Each time it 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). It can also gain bonuses by completing [[contract]]s, like an extra level, double golden eggs, or simply adding more Golden Eggs. At a certain point, the Piggy Bank fills up and cannot be incremented by buying things. This point is equal to {{Golden Egg}} ''10K+5Kn''.
+* {{Golden Egg}}3 for [[Research]]
-=== Strategy ===
+* {{Golden Egg}}20 for [[Vehicles]]
-Ever since update 1.10 saw the introduction of Piggy Bank caps, it is no longer worth it to individually buy vehicles or stop at each egg.
+* {{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.
+=== Piggy Cap ===
-However, a piggy bank should be close to maxed out whenever a {{Piggy Times}} x2 rolls around, to get the maximum amount of golden eggs from it. Then, it should be cracked.
+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 {{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 ==
-You need {{Golden Egg}}1,813,662 to get all [[Research|Epic Research]] plus the [[Hyperloop]], but saving that much normally would require constant piggy cracking.
+'''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.
-=== Trivia ===
+Keep in mind that you need {{Golden Egg}}2,213,666 to get all [[Research|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.
-=== Gallery ===
+== Gallery ==
 <gallery>
 Piggy bank.png|The Piggy Bank at level 1.
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 </gallery>
 [[Category:Mechanics]]
+[[Category:Money Purchases]]