The new Tight Economy puts the game’s focus on money. Players are forced towards decision-making that favors maximum monetary gains by risk taking. To achieve this there has to be a constant pressure on the economy created by 1) Shortage 2) Costs and 3) Opportunities:

Shortage

1. A players own maximum money is capped at 10.000,- USD.
2. Every weapon starts with one magazine only to reload.
3. Loser reward is decreased.

Costs

1. Prices for rifles have to increase by around 40%.
2. New expensive -but useful- equipment is introduced:

Trauma Plates, Rifle Grenades, Specific Ammunition

Opportunities

1. A timed detonation yields the highest detonation reward, followed by a remote detonation and suicide bombing with the lowest.
2. Defusing a timed detonation yields the highest reward, followed by remote bomb defusals and suicide defusals as the lowest.
3. A new team account into which players can deposit or withdraw money:

• The account should hold up to 30.000,- USD; compensating the individual cap change.
• Players can deposit simultaneously at round-start into the account.
• Players in the account management interface can withdraw money at round start.
• In the account management interface, players can buy upgrades that affect the team.
• Only one team member at a time can access the account management interface.
• Money in the team account gets compounded by 10% after each round.

This approach leads to the following:

1. The Terrorists risk-taking propensity for difficult wins increases.
2. Non-Rifle weapons stay interesting even through mid and late game.
3. Teams need to coordinate their finances to increase their chances of winning.

The Tight Economy brings new options to spend and make money – but you can’t have it all.

Adjusted Costs and Rewards

Costs

Equipment	Old Cost	New Cost	Change
Glock-18	200	200	N
USP-S	200	200	N
P250	300	300	N
Five-Seven	500	500	N
Tec-9	500	500	N
CZ-75	500	500	N
Dual Berettas	400	400	N
Desert Eagle	700	700	N
R8	600	600	N
MP9	1250	1250	N
Mac-10	1050	1050	N
PP-Bizon	1400	1400	N
MP-7	1500	1500	N
UMP-45	1200	1200	N
P-90	2350	2350	N
MP5-SD	1500	1500	N
FAMAS	2250	3150	Y
Galil AR	2000	2800	Y
M4A4	3100	4350	Y
M4A1-S	3100	4350	Y
AK-47	2700	3800	Y
AUG	3150	4400	Y
SG-553	2750	3850	Y
SSG-08	1700	2350	Y
AWP	4750	6900	Y
SCAR-20	5000	6200	Y
G3SG1	5000	6200	Y
NOVA	1200	1200	N
XM1014	2000	2000	N
MAG-7	1800	1800	N
Sawed-Off	1200	1200	N
M-249	5200	3500	Y
Negev	1700	3100	Y
HE-Grenade	300	300	N
Flashbang	200	200	N
Smoke	300	300	N
Decoy	50	50	N
Molotov	400	400	N
Incendiary Grenade	600	600	N
Kevlar	650	650	N
Kevlar+Helmet	1000	1000	N
Trauma Plates	-	400	Y
Zeus x-27	200	200	N
Defuse Kit	400	400	N
Rifle Grenade - HE	-	1400	Y
Rifle Grenade - Smoke	-	1200	Y
Rifle Grenade - Flash	-	900	Y
Regular Ammo Clip	-	10% of weapon price	Y
Hollow Point Clip	-	20% of weapon price	Y
Armor Piercing Clip	-	30% of weapon price	Y

Rewards

Event	Old Reward	New Reward	Entity	Change
Timed Bomb Plant	300	300	Individual	N
Remote Bomb Plant	-	300	Individual	Y
Suicide Vest Equipped	-	1200	Individual	Y
Timed Bomb Detonation	3500	3500	Team	N
Remote Bomb Detonation	-	3500	Team	Y
Suicide Vest Detonation	-	3300	Team	Y
Defuse Timed Bomb	300	300	Individual	N
Defuse Remote Bomb	-	300	Individual	Y
Defuse Suicide Vest	-	600	Individual	Y
Defuse Timed Bomb	3500	3500	Team	N
Defuse Remote Bomb	-	3500	Team	Y
Defuse Suicide Vest	-	3300	Team	Y
Time Out Win (CT)	3250	3250	Team	N
Time Out Loss (T)	0	0	Individual	N
Lose 1 Round	1400	1400	Team	N
Lose 2 Rounds	1900	1800	Team	Y
Lose 3 Rounds	2400	2200	Team	Y
Lose 4 Rounds	2900	2600	Team	Y
Lose 5+ Rounds	3400	3000	Team	Y
Loss with timed bomb plant	800	800	Team	N
Loss with remote bomb plant	-	800	Team	Y
Elimination Win	3250	3250	Team	N
Kill	300	300	Individual	N
Team Kill	-3300	-3300	Individual	N
Knife Kill	1500	1500	Individual	N
Gore Kill	-	3000	Individual	Y
SMG Kill	600	600	Individual	N
Shotgun Kill	900	900	Individual	N
P90 Kill	300	300	Individual	N
AWP Kill	100	100	Individual	N