12-22-2004, 09:58 PM
But do we want a normal balanced ecomony?
I suggest that we actually dont. In a real world economy there is a vast disparity in wealth distrobution, and every game that mimics a real economy has this problem.
I say "problem" because games are meant to be fun. If the games economy effective works against the majority of players or the casual its not fun for them.
I think an "infinete" number of 1 time exspenses is far preferable to to simply creating a high cost of living. Prizes such as increaseing exspensive houses, fancy mounts and pretty clothes are a more player friendly solution.
I want money sinks with costs which inrease expodentially with grade but offer diminishing or non-exesitant increase in core game effectiveness.
Also maintence costs are reasonable if they only support the types of fluff mentioned above.
Most syetems I see suggested end up squeezing the guy who justd wasnt to bash monsters/players and have good gear. But these same system do nothing about the expert trader who amasses 100s of the times wealth of the average player.
Its more important that the economy be fun for the average player than that it mimic a real economy.
I suggest that we actually dont. In a real world economy there is a vast disparity in wealth distrobution, and every game that mimics a real economy has this problem.
I say "problem" because games are meant to be fun. If the games economy effective works against the majority of players or the casual its not fun for them.
I think an "infinete" number of 1 time exspenses is far preferable to to simply creating a high cost of living. Prizes such as increaseing exspensive houses, fancy mounts and pretty clothes are a more player friendly solution.
I want money sinks with costs which inrease expodentially with grade but offer diminishing or non-exesitant increase in core game effectiveness.
Also maintence costs are reasonable if they only support the types of fluff mentioned above.
Most syetems I see suggested end up squeezing the guy who justd wasnt to bash monsters/players and have good gear. But these same system do nothing about the expert trader who amasses 100s of the times wealth of the average player.
Its more important that the economy be fun for the average player than that it mimic a real economy.