07-16-2003, 05:58 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-16-2003, 06:01 PM by Occhidiangela.)
Referencing the Diablo II LoD 1.10 Ladder Realms "Economy."
If level 99 characters will be rare, or at least less common than at present, then what of the "economy" that gets endless critique and comment on the Realms?
And, more to the point, what about Crafts? I like crafts.
1. Assumption: counterfeiting will be better handled. The dupe/hack density will be considerably less than at present, hence the "uber item" density will also be lesser.
(Yes, I have had three cups of coffee today, why do you ask? :D )
Prediction: Fewer "uber" items offered for trade, and hence a much higher trade value for many of them. Some won't be available for love nor money as folks scramble up the ladder with their precious uber items.
2. Assumption: Crafting affixes will be useful.
Prediction: Level 99 Characters will become, either for a given character or for clans and guilds, Crafting, Shopping, Gambling mules, when they are not "ladder running."
Since not everyone cares about being on top of the ladder, or for Guilds and clans who work as teams (see old RussBarb) a level 99 Crafting mule could be quite the enabler to the one or two ladder characters being raced to the top of the "XP over time" hill.
Caveat: With a finite ladder season, will anyone with the patience to level to 99 ever stop running the ladder? Maybe not.
3. Gems and Runes will be firmly established as the currency on the Ladder Only Realms.
Why? Rarity of the Gold and Set Items.
4. Full sets will be extremely rare.
Why? Some of the Piñatas will not burst as before.
5. Ebay prices will go up, as will other paypal sites where items are sold.
Why? When someone actually finds a Windforce with his Druid, he will likely sell it to a Windforce Hungry Zon rather than spend the time to level up a zon to 70+. Cash or trade.
6. The SoJ will no longer be currency: until the duping starts again, but when it does, runes that will allow the upgrades to Exceptional and Elite Uniques will be what is duped, as will the proper perfect gems. :)
7. Sigons Set will still be available, but will cost more than a few chips for each item. :)
8. Good and excellent Rares will become trade and sale items again.
9. Charsi will be cursed for being the lousy, spaztic, incompetent malus weilding twit that she was back in pre LoD days. Poor dear . . .
Someone, somewhere, will make a buck here and there, because:
PT Barnum was right. :)
If level 99 characters will be rare, or at least less common than at present, then what of the "economy" that gets endless critique and comment on the Realms?
And, more to the point, what about Crafts? I like crafts.
1. Assumption: counterfeiting will be better handled. The dupe/hack density will be considerably less than at present, hence the "uber item" density will also be lesser.
(Yes, I have had three cups of coffee today, why do you ask? :D )
Prediction: Fewer "uber" items offered for trade, and hence a much higher trade value for many of them. Some won't be available for love nor money as folks scramble up the ladder with their precious uber items.
2. Assumption: Crafting affixes will be useful.
Prediction: Level 99 Characters will become, either for a given character or for clans and guilds, Crafting, Shopping, Gambling mules, when they are not "ladder running."
Since not everyone cares about being on top of the ladder, or for Guilds and clans who work as teams (see old RussBarb) a level 99 Crafting mule could be quite the enabler to the one or two ladder characters being raced to the top of the "XP over time" hill.
Caveat: With a finite ladder season, will anyone with the patience to level to 99 ever stop running the ladder? Maybe not.
3. Gems and Runes will be firmly established as the currency on the Ladder Only Realms.
Why? Rarity of the Gold and Set Items.
4. Full sets will be extremely rare.
Why? Some of the Piñatas will not burst as before.
5. Ebay prices will go up, as will other paypal sites where items are sold.
Why? When someone actually finds a Windforce with his Druid, he will likely sell it to a Windforce Hungry Zon rather than spend the time to level up a zon to 70+. Cash or trade.
6. The SoJ will no longer be currency: until the duping starts again, but when it does, runes that will allow the upgrades to Exceptional and Elite Uniques will be what is duped, as will the proper perfect gems. :)
7. Sigons Set will still be available, but will cost more than a few chips for each item. :)
8. Good and excellent Rares will become trade and sale items again.
9. Charsi will be cursed for being the lousy, spaztic, incompetent malus weilding twit that she was back in pre LoD days. Poor dear . . .
Someone, somewhere, will make a buck here and there, because:
PT Barnum was right. :)
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In Memory of Pete
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete