Reason why item prices are increasing on P99 Blue

[indiscriminate_hater]

P99 prices are currently lower by far than they were at the equivalent timeline point on live. This is true for nearly every item in EC. Sorry, I just don’t buy the “but but it’s too hard for new players” argument. It’s never been easier to twink out a character than it is now. Yes, it still takes a lot of time to do it, but it always has.

People that complain about this aren’t being oppressed by this force of neck beards reselling items. They’re just whining. The reason why you can buy a haste item for the time cost of a few hours of hill giant farming is the fact that these same neckbeards have farmed so much of this shit on this server.

Are you sad that you don’t have a fungi tunic? Do you think you deserve this game changing item because it’s 2017 and you have a job? Too fucking bad. You knew what you were getting into when you rolled p99.

Also, Lhance, you post some good stuff, but a separate zone for resellers? Seriously?

[Lhancelot]

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

Also, Lhance, you post some good stuff, but a separate zone for resellers? Seriously?

It's a slow day at the office man. I am just testing the air.

[indiscriminate_hater]

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

It's a slow day at the office man. I am just testing the air.

Eh, didn't mean to stifle creativity. I think your slow day clashed with my stressful day.

In any case, the reality is that the market here is a big part of the game. And, outside of breaking the rules, new players won't immediately have access to valuable items. That's EQ, and I'd be hesitant to mess around with the core of what makes this game what it is.

[Silvurwolf]

These are all great points, but thing is people are always lazy. They'd rather pay fatcat prices than farm an item themselves.

Sometimes it's a matter of simply not having the time to invest into raiding or guilding and getting stuff that's highly contested, like a fungi tunic.

How is a new-like player supposed to get a fungi tunic, if this item keeps going up? 3 weeks ago, fungi tunics were 40k. Suddenly now people are /aucing them for 50k+ or more.

very true and with that perspective i agree completely

i forgot to ask for an example but fungi is probably the perfect one, it will always have demand. more than any other item, and i almost immediately guess the fungi you saw for 40k is the same one being sold for 50k, but if its multiple people then all it takes is one to lowball for only 5k more than he paid to flip quick then boom price gets recognized.

but ultimately if people pay 50k to the fat cats its worth 50k, can't do anything about that except not pay 50k.

when i first leveled up i had around 50k or more saved up to get a fungi, i imagine thats what new players do too, save up for that shit they've always wanted.

[aaezil]

prices are going down universally - OP way out of touch

[Lhancelot]

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

prices are going down universally

That's not true some items are actually going up.

[Grizzler]

I just started playing again and have just spent some time purchasing some new items for some of my chars in EC. For the most part, the prices all seem fair based off of the prices I found on the wiki/auction trackers.

However I did get someone that wanted to sell a set of wis leg's for over 200Pp over the typical amount. I figured they were just going for a pay day on that particular item but I just told them no and moved on. Overall it seems prices are ok but I have noticed some things being priced a lot higher than what is seemingly normally paid.

[branamil]

Prices in general will always go up. There almost no meaningful ways for plat to exit the economy permanently. Reagents, food, spells, are a tiny percentage of the raw plat that comes in due to gems and vendor sales. Recharging certain items are about the only significant plat sink.

[Lojik]

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

Prices in general will always go up. There almost no meaningful ways for plat to exit the economy permanently. Reagents, food, spells, are a tiny percentage of the raw plat that comes in due to gems and vendor sales. Recharging certain items are about the only significant plat sink.

If you're saying plat can't exit the economy neither can items. It all depends on how people react to prices and behave accordingly: if it seems like prices are high people will farm items more, if they think prices are low they'll farm plat. Prices can still go up or down even if this server exists for 20 years.

[applesauce25r624]

only chumps don't know how to make plat

uninstall, you minimum wage cucks