03-31-2008, 10:23 PM
The economy issue is an interesting one. On the one hand, the increase in number of daily quests (both in terms of quantity and the increased cap) will introduce a lot of extra money into the economy. On the other hand, supply of some items has also increased (primal fire, primal mana and fel lotus are three examples I can think of immediately). Obviously prices set by Blizzard are fixed, so things like talent respecs and flying mount purchases suddenly seem much more affordable.
In the auction house economy where players set the prices, the two forces I mentioned are working in opposition to each other. For some things this has meant that prices have stayed the same or had smaller changes that you might expect. For other items, the changes might be much more substantial.
As a herbalist/alchemist, its suddenly much more attractive to simply buy the herbs I need for raiding consumables that pick my own herbs, at least until I have a fast flying mount.
In the auction house economy where players set the prices, the two forces I mentioned are working in opposition to each other. For some things this has meant that prices have stayed the same or had smaller changes that you might expect. For other items, the changes might be much more substantial.
As a herbalist/alchemist, its suddenly much more attractive to simply buy the herbs I need for raiding consumables that pick my own herbs, at least until I have a fast flying mount.