Easy Exploiting in P99 - The Story of Our Game Economy

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

I like to farm stuff in the 300-800pp range because I can always find demand for something that few if any are bringing to market. One example of this is the Incandescent Mask--I'm probably responsible for most of them on the server.

As a result, I spend some time in the tunnel. I noticed a definite drop in the availability of platinum a few months back when Uthgaard started chasing this stuff down. I definitely believe that the availability of excess platinum has been at least reduced.

While you could be right, I think its more likely that the prices of items like this dropped because 1) the population dropped significantly 2 months before Kunark until its release; 2) the players with most of the money weren't playing (they were waiting for Kunark because they had experienced all of the game); and 3) the people who were still playing during this time were newer and did not have that type of plat, but I think now that Kunark has come back, it can be seen that the type of spending going on goes against your argument.