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Removal of bank fees

KyaryKyary
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Having played on and off since Mabinogi beta, I still don't understand the point of bank fees to this day, maybe someone can enlighten me. I think they should get rid of the cost to make checks, deposit gold, and deposit items in the bank. I mean if they were trying to be more realistic, it still doesn't make sense because in real life you don't pay money to deposit your money and the price of a check isn't determined by the amount of money you're trying to make a check for. What do you guys think?
YangKoete

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  • NegumikoNegumiko
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    we would have bank fees removed if they would give us the updated premium/VIP services. the updated VIP services Korea has removes bank fees and check fees and you can make check worth up to 20 mil instead of 5 mil. hopefully we will get the update soon, it has been out in Korea for 1 or 2 years now and every other version of mabi has better VIP services then the NA mabi.
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  • GretaGreta
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    edited March 27, 2018
    No thanks. We need that gold sink for already messed up inflation. Fees are made to prevent this, or at least used to, until they started to give out ton of pets/bags which now can be bypassed by holding checks instead.
    YangKoeteSherri
  • BlissfulkillBlissfulkill
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    edited March 27, 2018
    Kyary wrote: »
    Having played on and off since Mabinogi beta, I still don't understand the point of bank fees to this day, maybe someone can enlighten me. I think they should get rid of the cost to make checks, deposit gold, and deposit items in the bank. I mean if they were trying to be more realistic, it still doesn't make sense because in real life you don't pay money to deposit your money and the price of a check isn't determined by the amount of money you're trying to make a check for. What do you guys think?

    @Kyary The idea is simple. In real life, money circulates. It changes hands, but a finite amount exists due to a finite amount of resources that are desired and needed.

    In Mabinogi, currency generates out of nothing. There is a never ending supply of gold. For some games, this works, but usually due to the absence of a player market. The problem with an infinitely increasing supply of gold is that, its value goes down. You need more over time, and sellers realize this. The monetary reward of missions stays the same. This makes it grind, and subjected to many other problems.

    To prevent this, one must realize that if there many ways to infinitely generate gold, there must just be as many to permanently destroy it. You got NPC shops, sure, but those aren't as reliable a constant as banking fees. Everyone uses the bank, banks are percentage based.
  • YangKoeteYangKoete
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    Well, there's still a MAJOUR thing that you do already for a fee; REPAIR.

    Seriously, how much money do ya spend to repair an accessory or Celtic weapon?
    Kyary
  • BlissfulkillBlissfulkill
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    YangKoete wrote: »
    Well, there's still a MAJOUR thing that you do already for a fee; REPAIR.

    Seriously, how much money do ya spend to repair an accessory or Celtic weapon?

    Not much if you don't use them. I don't run into many content where such things are feasible in amount to their repair. Many players like myself carry fomor weapons and cardinal blades for this reason. If we can do content just as easily with lower tier weapons, then we will, if but to save gold.
    Greta
  • KyaryKyary
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    YangKoete wrote: »
    Well, there's still a MAJOUR thing that you do already for a fee; REPAIR.

    Seriously, how much money do ya spend to repair an accessory or Celtic weapon?

    I totally forgot about repairs. My swords alone cost 200k+ a point. I mean if KR Mabi has VIP services that get rid of the fees then I'm assuming it's not that detrimental, but I don't know how the economy in KR is.
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  • YangKoeteYangKoete
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    YangKoete wrote: »
    Well, there's still a MAJOUR thing that you do already for a fee; REPAIR.

    Seriously, how much money do ya spend to repair an accessory or Celtic weapon?

    Not much if you don't use them. I don't run into many content where such things are feasible in amount to their repair. Many players like myself carry fomor weapons and cardinal blades for this reason. If we can do content just as easily with lower tier weapons, then we will, if but to save gold.

    There's still people who use them.

    Besides; Another big thing that is a minor "fee"? Consumables. Potions, Food, Enchants, Gem Ups, etc.

    Food is mostly just for buffs, but still.
  • BlissfulkillBlissfulkill
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    YangKoete wrote: »
    YangKoete wrote: »
    Well, there's still a MAJOUR thing that you do already for a fee; REPAIR.

    Seriously, how much money do ya spend to repair an accessory or Celtic weapon?

    Not much if you don't use them. I don't run into many content where such things are feasible in amount to their repair. Many players like myself carry fomor weapons and cardinal blades for this reason. If we can do content just as easily with lower tier weapons, then we will, if but to save gold.

    There's still people who use them.

    Besides; Another big thing that is a minor "fee"? Consumables. Potions, Food, Enchants, Gem Ups, etc.

    Food is mostly just for buffs, but still.

    If we could do them just as easily, we wouldn't need any of those, and you forget. We normally get those in the player economy, not from NPCs.

    (Which is the basis of such. The point you pose before with repairs was that the gold was taken out and essentially destroyed as well.)
  • YangKoeteYangKoete
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    YangKoete wrote: »
    YangKoete wrote: »
    Well, there's still a MAJOUR thing that you do already for a fee; REPAIR.

    Seriously, how much money do ya spend to repair an accessory or Celtic weapon?

    Not much if you don't use them. I don't run into many content where such things are feasible in amount to their repair. Many players like myself carry fomor weapons and cardinal blades for this reason. If we can do content just as easily with lower tier weapons, then we will, if but to save gold.

    There's still people who use them.

    Besides; Another big thing that is a minor "fee"? Consumables. Potions, Food, Enchants, Gem Ups, etc.

    Food is mostly just for buffs, but still.

    If we could do them just as easily, we wouldn't need any of those, and you forget. We normally get those in the player economy, not from NPCs.

    (Which is the basis of such. The point you pose before with repairs was that the gold was taken out and essentially destroyed as well.)

    I was saying stuff for ingredients only NPC's sell.

    Base Potions. Ingredients for food. Song scrolls. Scrolls for Tailoring/Blacksmithing.
  • SherriSherri
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    I disagree, we need the gold sink. Especially Mari.
  • BlissfulkillBlissfulkill
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    edited March 27, 2018
    YangKoete wrote: »
    YangKoete wrote: »
    YangKoete wrote: »
    Well, there's still a MAJOUR thing that you do already for a fee; REPAIR.

    Seriously, how much money do ya spend to repair an accessory or Celtic weapon?

    Not much if you don't use them. I don't run into many content where such things are feasible in amount to their repair. Many players like myself carry fomor weapons and cardinal blades for this reason. If we can do content just as easily with lower tier weapons, then we will, if but to save gold.

    There's still people who use them.

    Besides; Another big thing that is a minor "fee"? Consumables. Potions, Food, Enchants, Gem Ups, etc.

    Food is mostly just for buffs, but still.

    If we could do them just as easily, we wouldn't need any of those, and you forget. We normally get those in the player economy, not from NPCs.

    (Which is the basis of such. The point you pose before with repairs was that the gold was taken out and essentially destroyed as well.)

    I was saying stuff for ingredients only NPC's sell.

    Base Potions. Ingredients for food. Song scrolls. Scrolls for Tailoring/Blacksmithing.

    Those are mainly optional, and don't offer as much as a heavy, scaling price as percentage fees. (Optional here meaning that they are far less integral than the usage of the bank itself)

    To which yes, I am saying how expensive the fees can be is a good thing. Why? it likely takes the most gold out, for one, but it depends mainly on how much gold one has or wishes to transfer. These things are more imposing on wealthier, stronger players for a reason. Wealth and strength are interlinked. Hence why stronger weapons have higher fees. Why accessories have such exorbitant fees. Those two things aren't generally used by newer players.

    And for this reason, it is why 99% of content hardly benefits from those things. Because 99% of the content is available to near everyone or requires rudimentary equipment and not much else. The other 1% is difficult enough to where it becomes viable to use a Celtic Howling, Equip Accessories, or otherwise.

    With percentage based fees, it goes straight for the jugular. The closest that really comes to such an expense would be....Restorative Potions for Dungeon Passes? Grandmaster Certificates? *Shrugs*.

    We need gold sinks.
  • THICCthighssavelivesTHICCthighssavelives
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    The bank is a business with it's own costs, including employees, security, and space. It cannot sustain itself without fees. You are free to keep your gold and items in your inv and pets to avoid these fees.
  • lceCreamlceCream
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    Just keep gold in inv and pets.
    Also checks bypass the fees. Sell something for 1m, as a check and you can store it until you need to buy something for 1m