when will platinum

[Arterian]

In my opinion it's all driven by demand right now. More alts, more new players returning, more demand for items.

I feel like everytime I log in you have people trying to creep the numbers on items, and particularly on lower level ones, that's where price inflation occurs.

If average Fungi cost is 85k today, I've seen plenty being /auctioned for 90-95k. In a few weeks we'll see an average price of 90k. It's all demand.

You sit around EC long enough /auction WTB Fungi, you'll say f'it and pony up.

[SamwiseRed]

as long as people pay high prices, there will be high prices.

[ArumTP]

A casino isn't classic, but could do great things to take out platinum.
Horses that everyone hates could help along as well.

Until there are effective money sinks, it all becomes worthless. It is much easier to farm plat than items, leading to under-farmed key items and way too much plat.

[Tenlaar]

100k to be able to have guild tags underneath names.

[oddibemcd]

I thought the VP key was a prime spot for a plat sink (there was this discussion even back then) and there are numerous spots in Velious where a small sink could be put in (1K to key to a zone, require a turnin of a stack of rubies to start the ring quest).

[SupaflyIRL]

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

I thought the VP key was a prime spot for a plat sink (there was this discussion even back then) and there are numerous spots in Velious where a small sink could be put in (1K to key to a zone, require a turnin of a stack of rubies to start the ring quest).

I don't think you understand the concept of a plat sink. A one time 3k (not a lot of plat) per VP keyed char (not a lot of players) isn't exactly going to stem the tide.

People would chuck hundreds of thousands of plat at the SH casino, for example.

Plat sinks are not supposed to target everyone, or they don't work. If everyone has to pay 1k to key to a zone the people most affected by it are those with the least plat. It's regressive. Plat sinks are supposed to be something people with more money than things to throw it at can chuck it away for a chance at something great, lowering the price of items and increasing the relative wealth of poorer players, while still giving those who burn their plat a possible return on their investment.

[SirAlvarex]

Shadowhaven Casino. We've had "Guises" and "Lustrous Russet" drop off mobs during GM events before. Put in a Casino where the probability of winning one of these rare items ranges in the 50k (or more) plat requirement. Just make it all no drop (like say a no-drop version of the manastone).

It's a semi-classic solution to a problem.

[Sirken]

is the only real problems with EC Casinos that players can be scammed?

[SirAlvarex]

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

is the only real problems with EC Casinos that players can be scammed?

That, and it doesn't take money out of the economy. It just puts it around. The general idea here is to take some plat out of the economy to make things more even for newer players.

IE a player who camped seafurries a year ago saw a lot more for their efforts than one now due to the prices of items differing at this point.

[SupaflyIRL]

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

is the only real problems with EC Casinos that players can be scammed?

SH casino and EC casino are not the same thing.