___Talon___

Hardmuscle wrote: »

@___Talon___ ~ The fact you can buy it for less than 50k a stack right now completely obliterates the relation with today's economy. Do you remember how fast the Tyrfing and the Caladbolg made it into the market after Commerce was released (despite the hundreds of hours it should have taken)? Do you remember the 150k ducat free-for-all (If that episode didn't crash and burn the economy, nothing will.)? ~ The fact of the matter is the continuity of this game has very little to do with its 'market economy' ..

No, I agree with you. The economy isn't the cause of the game dying. The pakers bought the Caladbolg and Tyrfing with regular gold from the NPCs, rather than Ducats, iirc. I don't remember the 150K ducat free-for-all. Maybe the economy will have worsening affects based on the fact that everything moves slower because there is vastly less people playing this game then there was about 2 years ago. The economy will basically always return to the way it is, value will rise and drop based on whats in gacha and different people will hold the money. Fashion items will cost a ton, comparatively.

In any case, the economy won't die, nor the game, because of anything mentioned in the OP.

Hardmuscle wrote: »

Does anyone remember what happened back in 2011 when tons of illegal (duped) gold entered the economy and the prices of everything went through the roof? Do you remember when Holy Water was 500k for a stack of 10? Despite all of that damage; Mabinogi's Economy survived. ~ (Put that in your think-pipe and smoke on it for awhile).

___Talon___ wrote: »

I disagree. Here's why:
-I've essentially played since release, but since a few years ago quit. The economy has never just become dead (the game has become dead, because everyone has essentially quit) despite inflation and deflation because of gold-duping and gold-sinks.

I too, have seen hell.