Talk:Taunts/@comment-2602:30A:C072:8660:6512:ABEB:570E:30E-20170316225107/@comment-25646419-20170316230729

In order to keep the free game running and in order for BMG to be able to pay their staff, they need to make an income. All of their changes thus far don't affect the actual game itself, only cosmetics. There is nothing like a role hidden behind a paywall. There is no pay and you get an advantage over other players.

Everything you earn Merit Points for is 4x the amount of Town Points you would have received... The shop items which you can use Merit Points for cost 4x the amount of Town Points.

Lose a game? Used to get 5 Town Points. Now you get 20 Merit Points. (5x4=20) Win a game? Used to get 10 Town Points. Now you get 40 Merit Points. (10x4=40) First win of the day? Used to get 25 Town Points. Now you get 100 Merit Points. (25x4=100) Shop item costs 1040 Town Points? It costs 4160 Merit Points. (1040x4=4160)

Now, if your account is linked to the Steam version of the game... you get double the number of Merit Points. So it's actually faster to get Merit Points than what it was to get Town Points.

Taunts were a promised reward from a Kickstarter. Newer items will be available for Town Points only, and as more patches come out / as items become older, those items will be made available to purchase using Merit Points.

So basically players can spend Town Points on items which don't affect the game. Players can spend Town Points if they want an item badly when it's new... or they can wait until an item is available using Merit Points. In addition, players can win items by visiting the Daily Brew.