Economy barrier for new players

[JonathanHancock]

Yea the server's economy is in ruins.

Basically one guild controls the server's economy, and they do so through rampant use of real money transactions.

1500pp for a skull shaped barbute? L-M-A-O

[Tecmos Deception]

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

Yea the server's economy is in ruins.

Basically one guild controls the server's economy, and they do so through rampant use of real money transactions.

1500pp for a skull shaped barbute? L-M-A-O

Your mom's face is in ruins.

Yeah. I'm being a troll. But there's no point in actually talking to Jon here, just like all too many people on these forums. I'd ask for proof of this TMO conspiracy to control the economy through RMT, he'd yell something about me being blind for not knowing it as fact already, I'd reiterate my initial request, he'd decide I am part of the conspiracy, then I'd call him a retard and get another infraction point.

[HeallunRumblebelly]

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

Yea the server's economy is in ruins.

Basically one guild controls the server's economy, and they do so through rampant use of real money transactions.

1500pp for a skull shaped barbute? L-M-A-O

SSB is an amazing head slot and when's the last time ANYONE has killed the ghoul lord, lol. They were cheap in classic only due to ssoy being a boss weapon, now they're circulated less and inflation adjusted they really haven't risen that much.

[billpaleq]

I think you all have the wrong idea. I remember on red where plat was useless. The only armor or items you could get were farming your self or having your guild help out. Remember this game was played with people in bronze gear killing in SolB. Just because you can not buy crafted items for 50pp etc does not mean the economy is broken.

[Stormhowl]

If the economy is "in ruins" and items are costing way too much (supposedly)...

Then doesn't this technically help YOU as items you can still get are proportionately inflated to some degree? Like Bone Chips, Spider Silk, Pelts, and the occasional rare drops you might encounter? Not to mention, other than the pelts, these things are incredibly light and found almost all over the world.

[Kagatob]

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

If the economy is "in ruins" and items are costing way too much (supposedly)...

Then doesn't this technically help YOU as items you can still get are proportionately inflated to some degree? Like Bone Chips, Spider Silk, Pelts, and the occasional rare drops you might encounter? Not to mention, other than the pelts, these things are incredibly light and found almost all over the world.

This is a flawed argument. Low level players get the bulk of their money from vendored items and coin drops. These factors are unrelated to the increase in prices of the items in the EC tunnel.

In actualty your argument amounts to: suck it up, farm twice as hard, your fault for not having joined 3 years ago, etc.

[August]

The server is experiencing inflation.

Why? Because the only input of platinum pieces is from mob dropped currency and items that can be liquidated at a vendor.

There is no 'plat sink' in EQ, not in the normal sense -> Tradeskills will sink plat. So will food/drink, but it's minuscule compared to everything else.

Other MMOs get around this w/ auction house fees, repair bills, etc. No such thing here.

The longer you play, the more money goes into the system. Those that have been here longer, experience more money getting into the system. When they farm items, more platinum can be had the longer the server has been around because, once again, there's more platinum. At the beginning of the server launch no one even had 10k.

So, you're new. How do you beat this? You need to farm items that have risen with inflation. This includes: Bone chips, spider silks - anything that older players / people with resources are willing to pay $$ for. Low level camps for twink items (Kindle - i'm looking at you) are especially lucrative.

Simply 'farming more' won't work. You have to work in items that will hedge against the mountain of plat that already exists.

Adding a casino, a la Shadowhaven style, adds a platinum sink. It might be a good idea.

Source: Someone who ran DKP for a raiding guild Luclin-GoD and experienced inflation on a daily basis.

[Stormhowl]

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

This is a flawed argument. Low level players get the bulk of their money from vendored items and coin drops. These factors are unrelated to the increase in prices of the items in the EC tunnel.

I don't think so. My enchanter only netted about 7 platinum by the time he had hit level 8 and that was with grabbing every single Rusty weapon and cracked staff I could find in Toxx (and there were a LOT of Rusty weapons).

By comparison, my SK managed to snag over 3 stacks of Bone Chips from grinding 1-4 in WFP and sold them for 30pp within moments of zoning into EC.

/shrug

In actualty your argument amounts to: suck it up, farm twice as hard, your fault for not having joined 3 years ago, etc.

Never said this once. Not to mention I've only been playing for about a year combined due to all my breaks and casual game schedule, yet have somehow managed to get spell money for my characters just fine even with a "ruined economy" and no twinking to speak of.

So since neither of us can really "prove" anything due to this entire argument (at least, the one occurring between myself and you) being subjective and circumstantial, I would suggest we move away from over simplifying other people's arguments like a common politician, shall we?

[Swish]

Moral of the story: hoard items that will stay in line with the economy, not 500k plat.

[citizen1080]

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

Moral of the story: hoard items that will stay in line with the economy, not 500k plat.

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