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Originally Posted by Vlak
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While I'm usually more on the side of getting that big brother intervention in the real world (higher taxes on capital gains for under 65, dammit!), for the EQ economy, Cupcakez has a point. Those with time to play and grind will do so once again despite intervention. Those who don't are thus screwed, and I liked the point here about the mid-level characters (the "average player"). Especially valid given the number of people I see talking about switching gear from one character to another because they want to change mains.
Honestly, if things being too expensive is the issue, all you have to do is wait. With an infinite supply of platinum and items, supply should outstrip demand. Even if it doesn't and EC traders buy up cheap sells to resell at profit to keep prices up, the buyer has the option to try for the camp themselves. Barring that, farming plat. Barring that, not giving a flying rat turd about that item.
So "consumers" have options here. Intervention from on high would solve nothing, merely complicate things. While I applaud the thinking of the greater good, the methods suggested by OP would not work.
For the sake of argument, how about a plat-cap? Each character can only hold up to X amount of platinum on their bank/person. Would force prices lower to keep them accessible and limit the supply of platinum coming into the EQonomy.
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Prices aren't going to come down over time here, people are set on what items should sell for, regardless of total supply or demand of that item. The FBSS has been selling for 10-12k for 5 years, because people KNOW it's worth 10k. It doesn't matter that there are half a million of them on the server by now.
No intervention is needed by the staff, the community needs to shame and avoid EC gougers/EC flippers/tunnel rats whatever you want to call them. They are the people that keep prices high because even if there are enough FBSSs floating around to justify them selling for 4k, those guys will snag them all up and auction them for 10k.