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Originally Posted by Nuggie
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Plat generally doesn't depreciate
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I don't want to be the new guy who starts shit with people who've been around forever but as an economist specializing in monetary policy there would have to be a very important assumptions that need to be true for that statement to be accurate:
The volume of Plat sinks (item recharging, vendor purchases, quests) is equal to plat generation ("phat loots")
Toon retirement (and the stagnation of the Plat on the character) can help the sink part of the equation but anything that would possibly bring yourself out of retirement (which is what I assume you're hedging for) may also bring others leading to an inflationary wave as "lost" plat suddenly re-enters the economy.
I assume once the server reaches it's progression plateau the admins will have to introduce new plat sinks to prevent rampant inflation (and the effective barriers it creates for new players, e.g. try being a peasant in Zimbabwe or Venezuela and "work your way up" your return on anything you manage to save is less than the inflation rate so you and all your future generations stay poor)
Anyway, /EducationRant off... but if any admins need help with managing the overall economy let me know... happy to help
-L
07-26-2016, 01:01 PM
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