[LittleSorcerer7]

Originally Posted by Treehorn [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I'm wondering if you realize the dilemma in this line of reasoning.


"Gold-buying" ruins MMOs because the people doing it lose the imperative to make rational economic choices, and end up paying any price to have an item immediately, thereby causing inflation. I think this happens more from the knowledge that they can just buy more gold, rather than the actual possession of the gold they have which was not "earned".

If this theory is correct, the idea I posited wouldn't have any significant effect on the in-game economy, negative or otherwise. You may disagree with the theory in regard to gold-buying, but I also offered the idea of Froglok rods, which I would be interested in seeing a rebuttal to.

Now, if enough people are donating or are going to donate, obviously such a measure would be unnecessary and undesirable. If not, as seems likely, it's a viable option, and one that strikes me as preferable to an alternative of shutting the server down.

There will never be purchasing of items for real life money, in other threads this has been discussed Even for keeping the server alive. It wont happen and I would personally stop playing if they gave items for "Donations".