valenwood_vegan wrote: »I would expect a major decline in trading activity if this isn't resolved quickly - the point of making gold for many players was that it could be spent on crown items. There is nothing else to do with it.
SimonThesis wrote: »
Honestly, as bad as this decision is, it could lower the prices of mats/tempers/etc and be beneficial to newer players.
SimonThesis wrote: »Honestly, as bad as this decision is, it could lower the prices of mats/tempers/etc and be beneficial to newer players.
chessalavakia_ESO wrote: »It would likely depend on if it was a long disruption or just a few days.
If it's just a few days not much is going to happen.
If it's longer, you'll likely see guilds that subsidize their traders by selling Crowns for gold either losing their trader bids or buying gold from gold bots.
Gold Bot spam/ads will potentially increase as their market of potential customers may expand.
If gold bots fill the void, the prices will remain the same or potentially go up and we might see more bots (The bots may reduce the price of the parts of the economy they deal with).
If gold bots don't fill the void, you'd likely see prices drop in areas where the people that bought gold previously spent money.
You might see some losses of activity in areas where people only did it to buy crowns.
You might see some of the people that buy Crowns for Gold shifting to buying with $.
chessalavakia_ESO wrote: »It would likely depend on if it was a long disruption or just a few days.
If it's just a few days not much is going to happen.
If it's longer, you'll likely see guilds that subsidize their traders by selling Crowns for gold either losing their trader bids or buying gold from gold bots.
Gold Bot spam/ads will potentially increase as their market of potential customers may expand.
If gold bots fill the void, the prices will remain the same or potentially go up and we might see more bots (The bots may reduce the price of the parts of the economy they deal with).
If gold bots don't fill the void, you'd likely see prices drop in areas where the people that bought gold previously spent money.
You might see some losses of activity in areas where people only did it to buy crowns.
You might see some of the people that buy Crowns for Gold shifting to buying with $.
I have zero interest in trading anymore. I have enough gold to last me years now that there is nothing to spend it on, enough mats in the crafting bag to never touch another writ or survey.
valenwood_vegan wrote: »I would expect a major decline in trading activity if this isn't resolved quickly - the point of making gold for many players was that it could be spent on crown items. There is nothing else to do with it.
valenwood_vegan wrote: »I would expect a major decline in trading activity if this isn't resolved quickly - the point of making gold for many players was that it could be spent on crown items. There is nothing else to do with it.
Trading crown store items for gold didn't take gold out of the game. Some players might have been trading only to make gold to exchange for crown items but on the other side some players were selling crown items for gold so they could use that gold in game. It balances.
I doubt there will be any significant impact.
valenwood_vegan wrote: »I would expect a major decline in trading activity if this isn't resolved quickly - the point of making gold for many players was that it could be spent on crown items. There is nothing else to do with it.
Trading crown store items for gold didn't take gold out of the game. Some players might have been trading only to make gold to exchange for crown items but on the other side some players were selling crown items for gold so they could use that gold in game. It balances.
I doubt there will be any significant impact.
boi_anachronism_ wrote: »valenwood_vegan wrote: »I would expect a major decline in trading activity if this isn't resolved quickly - the point of making gold for many players was that it could be spent on crown items. There is nothing else to do with it.
Trading crown store items for gold didn't take gold out of the game. Some players might have been trading only to make gold to exchange for crown items but on the other side some players were selling crown items for gold so they could use that gold in game. It balances.
I doubt there will be any significant impact.
Thats really really questionable. Heck traders base their raffles around them. On top of which the significant fall in microtransactions will inevitably have an effect on game production if it goes on long term. Its FTP. Its what keeps the game financially viable. I dont think people truly grasp just how big this market is.