I would imagine that the Saveaway price will increase by 20-30p at the next fare round and this 'new' ticket remains the same price to make it better value, (although Merseyrail Anytime fares may well also increase).
There are a few journeys where I believe this is more negative than others:
Liverpool-Chester. Any Permitted Off Peak Day tickets no longer available, so you can't go via Warrington/Runcorn unless paying for the much more expensive route Warrington ticket, (£8 odd) or the Anytime Day any permitted ticket, (£6.20). (Or a Shotton-Liverpool ticket which is cheaper again).
Chester-Ellesmere Port. If I've got this right, then this journey now becomes £4.30.
The fare increase comes from Merseyrail I imagine because they will get 100% revenue allocation of this new ticket. The saveway ticket is priced by Merseytravel, so it is pointless Merseyrail charging more for an off-peak ticket than the saveaway price. Only the Anytime fare is regulated.
Incidentally, flyers and posters are now up at certain locations.
There's a few loopholes I can think of, but I'll have to see how they work in practice when this all begins next week.
Remember, this is NOT part of the fare rounds. This is officially just a product withdrawal and a product introduction.
I'm just disappointed that railcard discounts are VERY limited, (HMF, FAM, PRV, New Deal etc are not given any discounts on this new ticket, just the anytime).