Platinum Sink Idea

[letsallkillandy]

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

It has been said before but just let me buy a guise. I don't care what the price is. If it's a billion plat I will ruin the day of every decaying skeleton holding a staff until I can afford one and then my fortune will be gone.

I know its "not classic" but allowing vanity items to be bought via vendor could put quite a dent in the large amounts of plat people have.

[Cippofra]

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

I know its "not classic" but allowing vanity items to be bought via vendor could put quite a dent in the large amounts of plat people have.

And how is this fair to people who plan on selling their guised accounts who arent filthy rich? Taking away one of the few methods poor players have to get decent equipment isn't exactly the answer either. Imagine the majority of active accounts with a guise are already the filthy rich players, but I would think theres a few waiting to come back who have one that can't buy anything they want.

Fact is, there's nothing you can do that doesn't hurt either the casuals or the power gamers. As games/servers get older they simply get to a point where the casuals suffer and everything becomes about the power gamers. It's inevitable.

[Lojik]

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

And how is this fair to people who plan on selling their guised accounts who arent filthy rich? Taking away one of the few methods poor players have to get decent equipment isn't exactly the answer either. Imagine the majority of active accounts with a guise are already the filthy rich players, but I would think theres a few waiting to come back who have one that can't buy anything they want.

Fact is, there's nothing you can do that doesn't hurt either the casuals or the power gamers. As games/servers get older they simply get to a point where the casuals suffer and everything becomes about the power gamers. It's inevitable.

Selling accounts for plat isn't classic either...

[citizen1080]

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

And how is this fair to people who plan on selling their guised accounts who arent filthy rich? Taking away one of the few methods poor players have to get decent equipment isn't exactly the answer either. Imagine the majority of active accounts with a guise are already the filthy rich players, but I would think theres a few waiting to come back who have one that can't buy anything they want.

Fact is, there's nothing you can do that doesn't hurt either the casuals or the power gamers. As games/servers get older they simply get to a point where the casuals suffer and everything becomes about the power gamers. It's inevitable.

Valid point, but if/when they ban account selling. It becomes moot.

Other than their account becomes less "special"

[Cippofra]

Originally Posted by citizen1080 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Valid point, but if/when they ban account selling. It becomes moot.

Other than their account becomes less "special"

Have they actually talked about putting an end to the account selling? That may very well end up doing more bad than good. I imagine there's a fair bit of account trading that results in people not getting burned out and bored too quickly. If I could trust people to do it I'd trade accounts all the time as I don't have enough to twink or buy pl

[Splorf22]

I much prefer the idea of a merchant offering illusion masks for 500k. It's not classic but it's a cool feature and I know for a fact that would drain millions out of the economy. I'd get a stone of gnoming for sakuragi for sure.

[tj218]

A full sever wipe could solve the problem nicely...

[SirSmithington]

Originally Posted by tj218 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

A full sever wipe could solve the problem nicely...

Is this the going nuclear method? heh

I remember seeing someone in EC tunnel on a naked looking chick who had over 14 million and put it in trade randomly and canceled it. Why no accept? [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Rezonation]

Script a GM event where Jesse James robs the Freeport Bank of millions of coin. Norrathains are only insured for up to 250,000 platinum by the FDIC of Norrath. Robin Hood would then steal some of this money from Jesse James and spread it around to the poor of Norrath with less than 5,000 platinum in their bank accounts.

Solved!

[Gadwen]

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

Script a GM event where Jesse James robs the Freeport Bank of millions of coin. Norrathains are only insured for up to 250,000 platinum by the FDIC of Norrath. Robin Hood would then steal some of this money from Jesse James and spread it around to the poor of Norrath with less than 5,000 platinum in their bank accounts.

Solved!

You have a future in government.