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Xbox Na Economy is the worst

  • GDOFWR420
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    Just to this i put 4 temps up in lunacy for 20k, thats in the main hub for EP. they are still sitting there, so if your buying them for 30k, my 20k should be a deal right? Wrong, i was undercut. about the time i posted mine and logged off for about 4 hours someone else posted more for cheaper, around 18k. So where are you seeing them for 30k?
  • Nova Sky
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    "It's all because of the PC/Mac-to-console transfers!"

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    Pfft. Whatever. That may have been true in the first months following the console launch of ESO, but now we're approaching 1.5 years since the transfer. Now you're beating a dead horse, because I know of many console-only ESO players who are now worth tens of millions of gold, or even north of 100 million gold. Don't you dare tell me that that little development hasn't somehow played a role in how the markets fluctuate on the consoles.

    But, by all means, go ahead and keep blaming the PC/Mac transfers for all of the economic "woes" on the consoles. I mean, they're a convenient scapegoat, even nearly 1.5 years out from the transfer.
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  • Jaronking
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    EZgoin76 wrote: »
    I play on Xbox NA and had no clue mats were that high. I farm everything I need.

    Soon as I get off work, I'm going to spam text chat offering to sell mats for half the price they're going for at the traders. I know I'll be losing money but idc, I have plenty of em.

    I'm not a member of a trade guild and I know the one's running the markets are the same ones that will probably buy them but idc, I just want the gold.

    You want to sell me some temps for half peice?
  • PurifedBladez
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    Jaronking wrote: »
    EZgoin76 wrote: »
    I play on Xbox NA and had no clue mats were that high. I farm everything I need.

    Soon as I get off work, I'm going to spam text chat offering to sell mats for half the price they're going for at the traders. I know I'll be losing money but idc, I have plenty of em.

    I'm not a member of a trade guild and I know the one's running the markets are the same ones that will probably buy them but idc, I just want the gold.

    You want to sell me some temps for half peice?

    I'll buy the rest one of the ones he doesn't. And I'm not gonna mark them up, I'll use them eventually.
  • THEDKEXPERIENCE
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    @danielpatrickkeaneub17_ESO there are people that sit on millions of gold too tho. I just broke 1M after getting a couple of fortunate drops. If they sell them, think they should be sold for AP, gold, and tel vars. it would be a way to address the saving millions of AP problem, because the upgrade mats would dry up quickly. It also provides a good gold sink to keep inflation under control.

    If it was one or the other I would certainly side with the purchaseable for gold, tel var and AP community. I just wanted to point out the potential ramifications.

    Honestly, if it just leads to someone purchasing 1000 tempering alloys for AP and relisting them for 50% of the vendor's 10k price, there isn't much downside at all EXCEPT to the people currently monopolizing the market. I'm all aboard.

    Can someone please tag ZOS on this one? The insane gold material uber inflation has gotten to the point where people will stop actually playing the game. That's no bueno.
    Edited by THEDKEXPERIENCE on September 12, 2016 7:51PM
  • PurifedBladez
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    @danielpatrickkeaneub17_ESO there are people that sit on millions of gold too tho. I just broke 1M after getting a couple of fortunate drops. If they sell them, think they should be sold for AP, gold, and tel vars. it would be a way to address the saving millions of AP problem, because the upgrade mats would dry up quickly. It also provides a good gold sink to keep inflation under control.

    If it was one or the other I would certainly side with the purchaseable for gold, tel var and AP community. I just wanted to point out the potential ramifications.

    Honestly, if it just leads to someone purchasing 1000 tempering alloys for AP and relisting them for 50% of the vendor's 10k price, there isn't much downside at all EXCEPT to the people currently monopolizing the market. I'm all aboard.

    Can someone please tag ZOS on this one? The insane gold material uber inflation has gotten to the point where people will stop actually playing the game. That's no bueno.

    It shouldn't be purchaseable with AP or TV. Just gold. This would keep the prices from dropping to low or getting to high.

    Although I would love to see the all the hardcore pvp players take over the market and bring the tears.
    Edited by PurifedBladez on September 12, 2016 8:20PM
  • BruhItsOver9000
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    Best way to counter this is to not buy anything from the guild stores, the sellers will be forced to reduce the price.
    Edited by BruhItsOver9000 on September 12, 2016 8:25PM
    WOOD ELF MASTER RACE.

  • zuto40
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    10k ap for a gold mat seems fair ;)
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  • Ron_Burgundy_79
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    zuto40 wrote: »
    10k ap for a gold mat seems fair ;)

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  • Lumenn
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    DangerMan wrote: »
    Why not just let us use gold to buy these from an NPC vendor? This problem is there on PS4 too, just relatively to a lesser extent.

    If they let us buy gold mats from an NPC vendor (even if it's only on weekends from the Golden guy in Cyrodiil), it'll at least price fix the mats.

    Cause then if you try and sell em for more than the vendor price, no one would buy it from you..

    This is the best idea BY FAR. A global auction house would result in an even worse situation because the power buyers wouldn't have to bother to look around for random low handing fruit.

    But ... if there was an NPC vendor who sold tempering allows for, say, 10k each, the power buyers would be SOL.

    Actually the best idea I ever heard(on another thread) was to make anything you buy from a trader non saleable. Could still sell farmed items/drops but couldn't corner the market by buying low and selling high. But for some, that IS the game and I suppose that would ruin their enjoyment.
  • Jaronking
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    zuto40 wrote: »
    10k ap for a gold mat seems fair ;)
    Zos said people only make 10kAp a day so that's seems like a good deal.
  • THEDKEXPERIENCE
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    Jaronking wrote: »
    zuto40 wrote: »
    10k ap for a gold mat seems fair ;)
    Zos said people only make 10kAp a day so that's seems like a good deal.

    Who am I to quibble? 10k AP it is!
  • Jaronking
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    Jaronking wrote: »
    zuto40 wrote: »
    10k ap for a gold mat seems fair ;)
    Zos said people only make 10kAp a day so that's seems like a good deal.

    Who am I to quibble? 10k AP it is!
    Start tagging Zos.

    @ZOS_GinaBruno @ZOS_BrianWheeler @ZOS_RichLambert can we buy gold mats with AP and tel var.
  • THEDKEXPERIENCE
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    Jaronking wrote: »
    Jaronking wrote: »
    zuto40 wrote: »
    10k ap for a gold mat seems fair ;)
    Zos said people only make 10kAp a day so that's seems like a good deal.

    Who am I to quibble? 10k AP it is!
    Start tagging Zos.

    @ZOS_GinaBruno @ZOS_BrianWheeler @ZOS_RichLambert can we buy gold mats with AP and tel var.

    Thanks Jaron.
  • zuto40
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  • EZgoin76
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    @Jaronking and @PurifedBladez Sorry u2. I had my phone off until I was done eating dinner with the family. I'm getting online now. Let me see how many I have and what they're going for.
    I want to change the world. I'm just to lazy to do it.
  • acw37162
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    They have defiantly lowered the drop rate of gold materials.

    And the simple reason is this the people who make the decisions about this game don't want you to have gold weapons and gear. They don't want you to have BIS set drop gear. They don't want you to be able to farm and sell gold jewelry from hard mode trials because they don't want people to have gold jewelry or make money from it. They don't want you to complete motifs and be able craft and style gear. They don't want you to be able re-style your gear so your character looks how you want it to.

    They believe the sooner you find your set in perfect traits, and gold it out, and find all the motif chapters your looking for you will play less or not at all.

    So they don't want it to be completely impossible but moderately to very difficult or at least a total pain in the ass allocation of time they very ok with.
  • Jaronking
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    EZgoin76 wrote: »
    @Jaronking and @PurifedBladez Sorry u2. I had my phone off until I was done eating dinner with the family. I'm getting online now. Let me see how many I have and what they're going for.
    That's perfectly find their no rush.My GT is Bigleach87
  • Ch4mpTW
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    xskinzcity wrote: »
    Its funny because the people cleaning out all the guild stores for legendary materials just so they can resell it at a inflated price is probaly making that gold to sell for real money on all those eso gold websites.

    That's exactly what's happening on PS4-NA. I got word that every single big trader just about that always gets spots in the hot spots (e.g. Elden-Root, Mournhold, Wayrest, etc.), are flipping gold for real cash. And then having their officers sometimes buy gold with cash, just so they can secure their spots every single week. Asking around about this also somehow managed to get I'm guessing a "dummy account" to forward me the site that people are buying from. Screenshot is below. Something needs to be done about the people tampering with the market on consoles. @ZOS_GinaBruno @ZOS_JessicaFolsom @ZOS_DaryaK @ZOS_GaryA

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    Edit: There's also ties to people who are buying the gold with cash, and selling gold for cash with people paying others to get Maelstrom clears. Something like $20 per Stormproof and being on the leaderboard for a week, $50 for a Flawless Conqueror, and $250 for a leaderboard spot every single week. Normally I don't knock on people's hustle, but n'ah. I ain't with the bs corruption happening, and huge amount of account sharing occurring. I've worked too damn hard for the things I have, to see my accolades mean nothing and to see people on the leaderboards who don't deserve it.
    Edited by Ch4mpTW on September 12, 2016 10:42PM
  • Curtdogg47
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    I like the telvar idea!
  • Curtdogg47
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    I'm 36 so neither an old fogey or a millennial. Please allow me to state for the record that there are just as many lazy old people as lazy young people.

    But old people have earned the right to be lazy! Young people who haven't done *** yet, they need to put there time in!!

  • Ron_Burgundy_79
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    EZgoin76 wrote: »
    @Jaronking and @PurifedBladez Sorry u2. I had my phone off until I was done eating dinner with the family. I'm getting online now. Let me see how many I have and what they're going for.

    I could use some tempers as well, if you have any that you're willing to part with.

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  • gamerguy757
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    I agree with this. Gold mats and materials are out of hand. I'm on X1 NA.
    1. Gold mats - JUST STOP. Gold gear isn't worth the hassle. I was farming for months, and am currently sitting on 200 Wax, 80 alloys, 100 Rosin and 40 Kutas. And I don't even use them. I make all my gear purple, purple enchants (except jewelry, those are gold), and you know what? I slay in PvP, have Flawless, get on the leaderboards every week, you don't need gold mats. trust me, the 10 point difference in stats isn't worth the hassle.
    2. Alchemy mats: well, I'm sitting on over 500+ Columbine and bugloss, but that was over a year of farming.

    I am totally for everything said. The guild traders on X1 have gotten out of control.
  • THEDKEXPERIENCE
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    I agree with this. Gold mats and materials are out of hand. I'm on X1 NA.
    1. Gold mats - JUST STOP. Gold gear isn't worth the hassle. I was farming for months, and am currently sitting on 200 Wax, 80 alloys, 100 Rosin and 40 Kutas. And I don't even use them. I make all my gear purple, purple enchants (except jewelry, those are gold), and you know what? I slay in PvP, have Flawless, get on the leaderboards every week, you don't need gold mats. trust me, the 10 point difference in stats isn't worth the hassle.
    2. Alchemy mats: well, I'm sitting on over 500+ Columbine and bugloss, but that was over a year of farming.

    I am totally for everything said. The guild traders on X1 have gotten out of control.

    Can I have your stuff?

    Oh ... wait. Force of habit. Carry on.
  • Ron_Burgundy_79
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    I agree with this. Gold mats and materials are out of hand. I'm on X1 NA.
    1. Gold mats - JUST STOP. Gold gear isn't worth the hassle. I was farming for months, and am currently sitting on 200 Wax, 80 alloys, 100 Rosin and 40 Kutas. And I don't even use them. I make all my gear purple, purple enchants (except jewelry, those are gold), and you know what? I slay in PvP, have Flawless, get on the leaderboards every week, you don't need gold mats. trust me, the 10 point difference in stats isn't worth the hassle.
    2. Alchemy mats: well, I'm sitting on over 500+ Columbine and bugloss, but that was over a year of farming.

    I am totally for everything said. The guild traders on X1 have gotten out of control.

    It's worth about 200 damage per weapon going from purple to gold. I could care less about making everything else gold, though.
  • Smasherx74
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    Skander wrote: »
    That is how inflation works.

    That's how a poorly managed economy works.

    Guess someone didn't get his BEc....
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  • ostrapz
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    For some context to the people not on xbox and who think xbox players just ate up overpriced mats to get to this point thats not the case. 2 months ago you could get a temp as low as 8k. I cant speak on pc transfers being involved but its pretty well known some group went and bout all the temps you could find trader and otherwise over a 2-3day timespan to the point you couldnt find temps in traders. Then 1 day temps were back in the traders , instead of the 11-13k trader prices usually seen they went up to the 20k range exclusively. This all took place in a span of less than a week, and noone was aware this was going to happen but the people who did it. Since then prices have gone down from the ridiculous 25k a temp to 17k but all the other gold mats went up in price i can only assume as a result of the temp inflation. Its easy to say "why would people buy them" but other than farmers those overpriced temps were literally the only 1s on the market and overpriced or not its hard to resist buying that last temp or 2 to finish your gear or make that sword gold. Hence we are her, noone on xbox even knows what a average temp price is any more
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  • Diminish
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    zuto40 wrote: »
    The economy here is the worst, people are selling temps for 30k in some traders, people can't bring down the price the people raising all have above 200m and buy everything underpriced, can't outbuy someone who can literally buy all of mournhold, the only solution to this ridiculous monopoly on gold mats is to make them buyable for tel var

    As an avid grinder, I just had to chime in... I use to devote an entire weekend's playtime (and I binge 12+ hours/day) to primarily grinding. I will tell you one thing, when you go spend 10 hours a day running a specific route in a zone collecting mats, then you can b*tch about the high temper prices ;) It is not fun, but it is a necessity. I've banked hundreds of alloys, wax, and rosin. I can freely make any of my weapons and armor gold. You know why? Because I devoted my time to have that luxury! You can do the same, or you can pay what price people think their time is worth. Nobody is buying up all the items in all the guild traders just to sit on them and hope they can monopolize the economy. Perhaps this occurs at some of the major trader locations, but I assure you it is not happening at every guild trader.

    In the end, pay the gold for easy access to tempers, or go spend mindless hours farming for your own. The choice is yours, stop blaming others.
    Edited by Diminish on September 13, 2016 1:46AM
  • Ron_Burgundy_79
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    Diminish wrote: »
    zuto40 wrote: »
    The economy here is the worst, people are selling temps for 30k in some traders, people can't bring down the price the people raising all have above 200m and buy everything underpriced, can't outbuy someone who can literally buy all of mournhold, the only solution to this ridiculous monopoly on gold mats is to make them buyable for tel var

    As an avid grinder, I just had to chime in... I use to devote an entire weekend's playtime (and I binge 12+ hours/day) to primarily grinding. I will tell you one thing, when you go spend 10 hours a day running a specific route in a zone collecting mats, then you can b*tch about the high temper prices ;) It is not fun, but it is a necessity. I've banked hundreds of alloys, wax, and rosin. I can freely make any of my weapons and armor gold. You know why? Because I devoted my time to have that luxury! You can do the same, or you can pay what price people think their time is worth. Nobody is buying up all the items in all the guild traders just to sit on them and hope they can monopolize the economy. Perhaps this occurs at some of the major trader locations, but I assure you it is not happening at every guild trader.

    In the end, pay the gold for easy access to tempers, or go spend mindless hours farming for your own. The choice is yours, stop blaming others.

    I farm AP mindlessly. ZOS nerfed the amount of AP required to unlock vigor and caltrops. I could care less, but that's the difference between the PVE and PVP mentality.

    I farm mats too, but that doesn't change the fact that's it's absolutely moronic for tempering alloys to cost anywhere near 20k.
  • zuto40
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    Diminish wrote: »
    zuto40 wrote: »
    The economy here is the worst, people are selling temps for 30k in some traders, people can't bring down the price the people raising all have above 200m and buy everything underpriced, can't outbuy someone who can literally buy all of mournhold, the only solution to this ridiculous monopoly on gold mats is to make them buyable for tel var

    As an avid grinder, I just had to chime in... I use to devote an entire weekend's playtime (and I binge 12+ hours/day) to primarily grinding. I will tell you one thing, when you go spend 10 hours a day running a specific route in a zone collecting mats, then you can b*tch about the high temper prices ;) It is not fun, but it is a necessity. I've banked hundreds of alloys, wax, and rosin. I can freely make any of my weapons and armor gold. You know why? Because I devoted my time to have that luxury! You can do the same, or you can pay what price people think their time is worth. Nobody is buying up all the items in all the guild traders just to sit on them and hope they can monopolize the economy. Perhaps this occurs at some of the major trader locations, but I assure you it is not happening at every guild trader.

    In the end, pay the gold for easy access to tempers, or go spend mindless hours farming for your own. The choice is yours, stop blaming others.

    something ive noticed with the super grinders like you, is that they have 0 experience in pvp and pve, and yes people are sitting at traders and buying up all the low gold mats, this is what they do, all the super rich people with hundreds of millions and billions of gold come together and own traders, they make multiple accounts so they can sell more then 150 items with the 5 guild trader limit, this is some peoples job, make a billion gold, sell it for $100,000, other then monopolizing the markets i dont see how someone could have a billion gold, and yes multiple people on xbox 1 do have a billion gold, maybe not on 1 account in case one got banned for selling gold, but across all of them its pretty reasonable to believe they have a billion, so mr farmer go back into the wilderness and run in a circle for 12+ hours, ill be figuring out how to find time to run hard-mode trials, pvp, manage a job, school, and a gf and with all that i gotta find time to grind mats now just cause a few super rich idiots wanted to screw over the economy
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