Why are your surprised item prices are rising?

[Castle2.0]

Plat accumulates easily and can be farmed in many different zones and mobs. You gather plat from level 1 to 50 and beyond. Some spots are better than others, but plat is a very common drop from nearly every NPC.

Items like GEBs, Mithril Sword, etc. can only be gotten at a single camp from a single mob on a single timer, by a single person.

Increased population means:

• More people with platinum want to own these items (availability of buyers drives price) "I keep getting outbid, I will have to increase my price to win an item."
• More people wanting to camp these items, therefore less chance for each person to camp them due to longer lines (camping opportunity drives price) - "If I can't camp it, I might buy it."

Purchasable legacy items (Rubicite BP and Manastone):

• Most people expected a Kunark merge. We merged earlier than expected, meaning we went from 2 camps to 1 camp per item. (availability of item drives price)
• With increased population and half the list camps, /listing will lead to longer times waiting on list (time spent camping an item drives price)
• We are only getting closer to May when they stop dropping (availability of item drives price) -- expect a bigger jump in price when that patch goes live
• See other above points on items rising prices in general

Yes, we have seen some crazy prices, but we shouldn't be shocked at the general trend of item prices rising, Rubicite BP and Manastone in particular.

On the bright side. 5ac/55hp ring prices will come down very soon with the SolRo patch [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I might not sell you Manastone, but I am selling my Rubciite BP [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] PST bros