To wrap up the BORKEN ECONOMY discussion

[Kaeldur]

Naive of me to think people would actually read the OP beyond the first 10 words.

[Dysmetria]

Okay. Borken, not borken? I don't care.

What is a borken? If you don't care, why should we?

[Unreliable]

What is a borken? If you don't care, why should we?

If he didn't care, he wouldn't have posted this...

Yeah...

[Kaeldur]

If he didn't care, he wouldn't have posted this...

Yeah...

Honestly, it doesn't bother me. I only ever use plat for scrolls, potions and repair. I hardly buy things from the AH.

Maybe you didn't read my whole OP? I'm suggesting something to stop with this nonsense.

What DOES bother me is everyone going bananas about all this. What also bothers me is so many people being okay with what I deem to be an exploit, yet they treat it as being the most normal thing ever. I just said I don't care because that's not what the merit of the post is supposed to be, but obviously people lack reading comprehension skills or the will to do so.

Not that I didn't expect it though.

[Irinis]

Well, I didn't cap my plat off it, but I'll be happy to buy a bunch of heal scrolls and not have to worry about going broke because nobody ever reimburses the Bard. So it's a win situation.

[Kaeldur]

What is a borken? If you don't care, why should we?

It's broken written in "noobish". You shouldn't care either, you should read the whole post before your itchy fingers click the reply button.

[zed1]

What is a borken? If you don't care, why should we?

Dis is borken:

Ookey. Bork bork bork! Burkee, nut burkee? I dun't cere-a. Ixplueet, nut ixplueet? I dun't cere-a ieezeer. Hurty flurty schnipp schnipp!

I theenk it's elreedy a cunsensoos thet Toorbeene-a deedn't vunt iferyune-a ceppeeng zeeur plet. Um de hur de hur de hur. Thet's my persunel oopeeniun und thet's nut vhet I vunt tu deescooss here-a.

Vhet I vunt tu sooggest is:

Meke-a sumetheeng vhere-a peuple-a cun use-a zeeur Guld Doobluuns und/oor Gems tu upgrede-a/poorchese-a sume-a interesteeng items (boot nu vey tu get noo Doobluuns/Gems). Peuple-a vhu treded zeeur stooffff fur plet veell be-a heppy coose-a zeey cepped zeeur plet, peuple-a vhu deedn't (becoose-a zeey thuooght it ves vrung, fur ixemple-a) veell be-a heppy becoose-a zeey cun feel zeey ere-a beeeng rooerded fur beeeng hunest/hefeeng integreety. Bork bork bork!

Zeere-a. Iferyune-a heppy. Bork bork bork! Thuse-a vhu cepped plet cun booy zeeur stooffff frum EH und be-a heppy, thuse-a vhu deedn't cun booy cuul stooffff veet Doobluuns/Gems und elsu be-a heppy. Bork bork bork!

Ehhhh.. sveet utupeea


Ectooelly sumeune-a gefe-a un idea fur selleeng leeke-a Heel pushuns, Ixtended Heste-a/Deesplece-a pushuns, Freedum ooff Mufement pushuns, Deethverd pushuns. Um gesh dee bork, bork!.. Theengs thet nurmelly dun't ixeest. Um de hur de hur de hur... Du it oon a tempurery besees fur a fery heegh pleteenoom preece-a (plet seenk) oor doobluuns/gems. Um gesh dee bork, bork!.. In zee ind it shuoold poot peuple-a oon iqooel gruoonds. Um gesh dee bork, bork!.. I doonnu.

[Waukeen]

What I want to suggest is:

Make something where people can use their Gold Dubloons and/or Gems to upgrade/purchase some interesting items (but no way to get new Dubloons/Gems). People who traded their stuff for plat will be happy cause they capped their plat, people who didn't (because they thought it was wrong, for example) will be happy because they can feel they are being rewarded for being honest/having integrity.

There. Everyone happy. Those who capped plat can buy their stuff from AH and be happy, those who didn't can buy cool stuff with Dubloons/Gems and also be happy.

Ahhhh.. sweet utopia


Actually someone gave an idea for selling like Heal potions, Extended Haste/Displace potions, Freedom of Movement potions, Deathward potions... Things that normally don't exist... Do it on a temporary basis for a very high platinum price (plat sink) or dubloons/gems... In the end it should put people on equal grounds... I dunno.

No.

This game provides equitable opportunities to folks... it does not nor should not provide equality amungst all players.

Introducing a mechanism that gives out consumables that have never been available before in that form (i.e. potions) is ridiculous.

Here is the real solution... Get over it.

Stop complaining over the loss of a comparable auction house that had very few worthwhile items on it anyway.

Things will be back to normal in a month or two... relax.

[thwart]

I still say that Turbine doesn't care about the in game economy. It cares about making money, which is what a business usually cares about. If the in game economy is broken it is because players broke it. As for me, I didn't profit from the cove. I made some cool items and that is it. I didn't cap my plat. And when I logged on and played the game today ... it was just as fun as it normally is. The only exception ... killing kobolds is less fine. I can now hear them scream "not the face, not the face!" and then I feel bad.

[Kaeldur]

Do people even read? Maybe I should make a suggestion for Barbarians to not be illiterate. Too many barbs on the forums I suppose.

I still say that Turbine doesn't care about the in game economy. It cares about making money, which is what a business usually cares about. If the in game economy is broken it is because players broke it. As for me, I didn't profit from the cove. I made some cool items and that is it. I didn't cap my plat. And when I logged on and played the game today ... it was just as fun as it normally is. The only exception ... killing kobolds is less fine. I can now hear them scream "not the face, not the face!" and then I feel bad.

Lol... I'm gonna miss the kobolds, that's for sure

I agree, game is the same for me, not the forums though... Too much nuisance about "borken economy".

I will say again: I don't give a diddlysquat about the AH, don't use it. My plat goes into scrolls/potions/repairs only. I didn't cap my plat, nor would I were I given another opportunity to do so.

I know it's "broken", not "borken", I'm referring to the other posts in the forum, but some people apparently can't read. What honestly bothers me are people who have nothing useful to say and decide to try and bash me because they didn't pick up on the wordplaying.

[LucidPhilosophy]

... it was just as fun as it normally is. The only exception ... killing kobolds is less fine. I can now hear them scream "not the face, not the face!" and then I feel bad.

You need to remember, though, that "Kobold still hate you. Kobold remember Water Works."

Best.Line.Ever.

[zed1]

Do people even read?
I know it's "broken", not "borken", I'm referring to the other posts in the forum, but some people apparently can't read. What honestly bothers me are people who have nothing useful to say and decide to try and bash me because they didn't pick up on the wordplaying.

Kaeldur, I like your posts on this subject and generally agree with your point of view. The problem is that everyone is sick of talking about this. Childish bork jokes are all we have left in us.

Your suggestions are solid, although I'm not sure about the enhanced pots. I would prefer that they add a plat sink that has no impact on in-quest performance... like a limited edition armor skin. Although they make their money on that stuff, so I doubt it will happen.

[zed1]

Naive of me to think people would actually read the OP beyond the first 10 words.

FWIW, I hit you with +1 anyway.

[TigrisMorte]

..I deem to be an exploit...

Found the problem.

[SlogUK]

Before turbine points, there was a living plat economy. Now there are turbine points, if I worked for turbine it would be in my interests to find ways to devalue the plat economy. This is a good way, as it can be blamed on the community.