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This wouldn't stop Xanax being more powerful than SSL.

If anything, Torn needs more ways to restore energy that can compete with Xanax. The closest thing we have is the Feathery Hotel Coupon which is 20x more expensive, you can't stack it and it's a max of 150e rather than 250e.

Cans are also significantly more expensive than Xanax and have a very restricted source.

Energy is King of Torn Combat, and Xanax being so much higher than every other source while also being cheaper makes it detrimental to not use it, not to mention it can be stacked.

That being said I'd like to see Energy sources that don't encourage an unhealthy sleeping pattern like Xanax, since it's cooldown is set up in such a way that the most effective way to use it is to use it consistently the moment it's cooldown expires but the cooldown is set in such a way there's no way to manage it 100% of the time while also managing a full 8 hour sleep everyday.

True but reality most people don't know what even is SSL at least there would be some awareness and a early game plan for it . Let's be honest it's harsh to get to unlock it that late . Starting from early stage would be nice to at least balance the early game.

Correction new players*

SSL doesnt need fixing. some damaged people use it and stick with it. If thats what they want to do, they can have at it. Any changes now would make all the time that they've already spent in it even more of a waste. 

New players can't afford a $500m gym. It would just make a bigger gap in between the regular players and the pay to win players. It would also trap them in it forever, because who in their right mind would go from SSL to the worst gym and start building gym exp. 

Last thing, is new players are less likely to know what they are doing, so the situation could arise that someone spends real world money to open ssl, not realizing that they could lose it for eating xanax, until its already closed. thats real money wasted. 

Give them the info instead and make it a real thing. Also people already in SSL don't care much about the E waisted ,since it is already unlocked.

Then let the spend the money , it's optional if you spend money in the game in that quantities it's because you can afford it. Developers approve money spent :)

Just because you can afford to spend money, doesn't mean you don't care if that money gets wasted. I don't know anyone that just gives money away. They all expect something in return. If people pay for something and that thing is taken from them, regardless if its their own fault for not fully understanding what they were buying, then they are going to feel cheated and taken advantage of. 

All in all I can't see any positives from this suggestion. It doesn't fix anything and actually creates negative scenarios. SSL isn't broken. The people that use it are broken. It's a drug free gym that is unlocked at a point in the game, that you already aren't doing drugs if it unlocks. It's not something to strive for, and it sure as hell doesn't need to attract anyone else to it. And I say that as someone that is benefited by as many people as possible being in it.