Why the shop prices should increase. If the player has the gems, why not let them buy the stuff?
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i'm right in the middle on this and ultimately tend to agree with you. this balance is largely for expert players and trying to make later choice interesting (when you have like 40+ crystals in later camps) but i do think it's possible for everyone else it's so restrictive on what you can buy it makes progressing feel somewhat moot in terms of gaining extrinsic power.
so yea! keeping our eye on this for sure.