tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post7072474044796836524..comments2024-01-04T02:49:23.470-08:00Comments on Blessing of Kings: The Kitten EconomyRohanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090769681887119989noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-90242159521808391652011-10-16T12:51:13.811-07:002011-10-16T12:51:13.811-07:00Gold enables players to pay others to play their c...Gold enables players to pay others to play their characters to 2.2k and get the best weapons for PvP. They can buy Gladiator as well, which they use to weasel their way into high level RBG groups. It is not "somewhat hard to purchase power."<br /><br />This is an awful experiment. Blizzard is trying to find new ways to make money, not experimenting to improve the genre, and they don't care if it has a negative impact on the game.Hofflerandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09451418651808846415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-85283603382277162302011-10-16T11:04:19.490-07:002011-10-16T11:04:19.490-07:00I think that to begin with, this will have a big i...I think that to begin with, this will have a big impact on the econmy, but it'll die down soon enough. But it just shows that Blizzard are becoming money hungry. Which will in turn lead to them rushing to get content out even more now.Rhienhttp://themasterofghouls.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-52758461778994116122011-10-13T09:26:20.260-07:002011-10-13T09:26:20.260-07:00What's next...weapons or armour to satisfy the...What's next...weapons or armour to satisfy the masses that can't for whatever reason raid. Remember what happened in Diablo.<br /><br />@Redbeard - All the skill in the world won't get you into raids either when the spoiled rich kids have all the gold they want to buy what they want and people look at their gear and you lose your spot. Already cata is becoming more like wrath with pst your class, ilvl and must know the fights.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-77805300355007559422011-10-13T06:34:56.096-07:002011-10-13T06:34:56.096-07:00Just one quick point: A lot of the actually desira...Just one quick point: A lot of the actually desirable items from TCG sell for LOTS of cash on ebay and the like. Exmample: The Spectral Tiger mount, whioch is tradeable, still goes for about 500-600 dollars (it used to go for 900 or more). The Ethereal Plunderer goes for about 200-250, not sure if this is tradeable. I just think items worth that much actual cash are not really comparable to something you get for ten bucks.<br /><br />To that end, gold is easy to get in WoW. I rarely feel that goldfarmers have any effect on my server's economy. I don't see what the hooplah is for someone to make some small amount of gold if they are silly enough to spend real money to get it. <br /><br />I really have no idea about this. But if someone is after actual gold, you probably would get a lot more from a gold farming site for 10 bucks than selling a flying pet.Gubjubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15101342990665867306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-62071711777038032202011-10-13T03:33:36.436-07:002011-10-13T03:33:36.436-07:00When you get down to it, all the gold in the world...When you get down to it, all the gold in the world won't buy you skill. Buying gear with gold might get you to an iLvl to get into raids, but if you have no idea what you're doing, you won't do any good. <br /><br />And let's face it: buying gear or a vanity pet just to show off in Org or SW won't get you anywhere either, not with vanity gear on the horizon.Redbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-41191559293645579622011-10-13T02:39:39.478-07:002011-10-13T02:39:39.478-07:00I think you're overestimating a lot of the pos...I think you're overestimating a lot of the possible effects, especially when it comes to the effect on current gold sellers; there have been a number of similar vanity items available for sale from the TCG as BoE since 3.2, and things have gotten worse if anything. This is pretty much as Blizzard says; a way for people to obtain a pet store pet without buying it in the pet store.<br /><br />That said, like TCG items which people bought with actual cash and then turned for outrageous amounts of gold(no, I don't have specifics; paraphrase from a blue poster), this will be a minor form of legit RMT. However, I solidly disagree that allowing players to subsidize the playtime of others through game time card RMT isn't a good way to accomplish the ends of curtailing third party harmful RMT; I strongly believe that it is the best way outside of a direct sale from the company in the game, either direct from the developer or through a player driven currency exchange.<br /><br />All in all, I don't think there's anything Blizzard could do to the economy that would bloat it more than they already have. Depending on how you level, you could easily have access to several thousand easy gold from leftover quests, not to mention what's available from dailies and weeklies. Inflation was starting to get bad towards the end of Vanilla WoW and has really only gotten worse by leaps and bounds with each expansion.JThelenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01154318552494642680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-14764894076782429512011-10-12T22:26:34.674-07:002011-10-12T22:26:34.674-07:00I share your view that Gold doesn't effect you...I share your view that Gold doesn't effect your power much in WOW. <br /><br />Potions, Flasks, and Repair bill are the big regular expenses Players have, and occasional dailies and dungeon runs funnel enough money to players to afford those.<br /><br />BoE items are the only big raid capability effecting things you can buy, but really, you don't need that at all. (With a few minor fringe cases like Frost DK's and Cleavers for this raid tier)Dathinoreply@blogger.com