How did SOV affect item prices of pre-SOV items

[Blux]

Hello,

Wondering how SOV affected prices of pre-SOV items during the original timeline and how quickly should we anticipate this happening on p99?

[Cecily]

On Bertoxx, Silver Chitin Hand Wraps sold for 3k. I'd expect low end haste items to crash in price.
It's silly that FBSS is still worth as much as it is.

[Blux]

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

On Bertoxx, Silver Chitin Hand Wraps sold for 3k. I'd expect low end haste items to crash in price.
It's silly that FBSS is still worth as much as it is.

I heard something similar. So haste items will probably drop and should be sold before Velious if possible.

I'm less interested in the prices of SOV items (Which will be too high) and more concerned about not buying items now that will devalue greatly in the next 60 days.

[Erati]

not sure why we need a 'price of things' thread every other day

dumping Kunark items you are using is not that wise unless you have excess alts to strip you dont want to play

it takes a lot of faction grinding, questing, and poopsocking to get the really good stuff

Velk's phat lewt and Loddy will be stuff hitting the market the quickest and only the top end plat hoarders are going to be able to afford the prices of Velious stuff the first couple weeks.

For example, to give everyone some perspective, when Kunark launched:

There was much less liquid plat avail in 2011 but some prices included

1. Hiero cloaks started around 90K ( which dropped to 65K I think 3-4 months in which is when I purchased mine bc druids dont go to crypt )
2. I sold a Goblin Skull earring for 10K on Day 2, might have had one of the first drops on the server in fact
3. ES arms / gloves and in general Class armor from KC were 5-10K, the T-Staff was around 100K


Basically most of the Kunark trashy 1-2k drops we enjoy now were all around 8-12K back on launch so the prices are very very high when these things come out

I would imagine with so much more plat in the game 4 years later that those price ratios I gave in my examples will double or triple with Velious items as many people know this is the end of the line of their gear

[Sadre Spinegnawer]

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

not sure why we need a 'price of things' thread every other day

dumping Kunark items you are using is not that wise unless you have excess alts to strip you dont want to play

it takes a lot of faction grinding, questing, and poopsocking to get the really good stuff

Velk's phat lewt and Loddy will be stuff hitting the market the quickest and only the top end plat hoarders are going to be able to afford the prices of Velious stuff the first couple weeks.

For example, to give everyone some perspective, when Kunark launched:

There was much less liquid plat avail in 2011 but some prices included

1. Hiero cloaks started around 90K ( which dropped to 65K I think 3-4 months in which is when I purchased mine bc druids dont go to crypt )
2. I sold a Goblin Skull earring for 10K on Day 2, might have had one of the first drops on the server in fact
3. ES arms / gloves and in general Class armor from KC were 5-10K, the T-Staff was around 100K


Basically most of the Kunark trashy 1-2k drops we enjoy now were all around 8-12K back on launch so the prices are very very high when these things come out

I would imagine with so much more plat in the game 4 years later that those price ratios I gave in my examples will double or triple with Velious items as many people know this is the end of the line of their gear

Good post, some very good history and perspective.

The long and short of it is, one of the pleasant things about p99 is how easily you can gear up a toon with second and third best in slot items -- and yes, those items sold for mega-plat on live during the appropriate eras.

Velious will be no different. It's a nice aspect of the server, and does not break the game, and when it does (like the Ivandyr's hoop fuckery) the staff steps in.

But a brief scan through the wiki and comparing velious era stuff with what we got can pretty quickly tell you which items are about to plummet.

And the FBSS is still 7-8k because getting a haste item is an eq basic, and at that price I am guessing many longer term players have one on every melee alt, as a basic piece of gear. I own two, and I am a relative newb on this server (december 2012).

At this point, I would def hold off on getting a fbss tho. We got release dates, baby. FBSS should be around 2-3k by end of year.

[Ezalor]

i sold a wu's quivering staff for 27k in the first week of kunark

i literally dont even loot that trash anymore because its below my dignity.

lesson: anyone that buys items in the first month of a new expansion is retarded

[Lagaidh]

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

i sold a wu's quivering staff for 27k in the first week of kunark

i literally dont even loot that trash anymore because its below my dignity.

lesson: anyone that buys items in the first month of a new expansion is retarded

Sometimes!

I still love the Gem Encrusted Ring some fool sold me for 1500p a couple weeks into Kunark here.

Tee Hee!

[Daldaen]

I bought a Totem of the Wizened Spirits from some monk for 5k on 2nd day after Kunark launch.

It's served me well. Well worth it.

I'd suggest against buying much after Velious drops. Prices will be absurd I'm sure.

[Daldaen]

Low end haste and that's it.

Jewelry that gets replaced by Velium combos like HP rings or Diamond Rings probably aren't great to buy right now but if you do you can vendor them and recoup over the cost. Diamondine Earrings.

That's about it. Velious really doesn't do much for mid level players especially gear wise.

[Erati]

FBSS is what 6K right now?

it will still prob hang on to a 3K ish price tag and remain the most affordable haste item for players since its one of the easiest to obtain ( least til runnyeye revamp )

the Sash of Dragonborn tho will take a huge hit going from a 8-10K haste item to probably barely worth more than FBSS