>i was originally going to keep the uncommon GAIA + coin thing to stay since it is a way to reward an active player
GAIA + Coin all the way
There is a lot of potential for active engagement and active player actions in this idle game.
>but now the effects will be additive, like x22DPS and x145DPS = 167DPS.
Booooo! BOOOOOO! XD
Tangential thoughts on the topic of additive effects:
From a player's perspective, additive effects when you see a % sign always feels sluggish. Multiplicative % effects eschew a sense of motion or ramping game-feel, which is yours to control, but with a lot of the effects (frequency, computing softwares) you see a +% to base CPS implied in the description but when purchased you find that you are really just additively increasing a "+% CPS Modifier" additively. (additively)
Not harping just harping. I can't afford my softwares! :D