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Economy
The day was eventually going to come when this was brought up for discussion...might as well be today.
This is one of the main reasons why I quit most MMOs after playing for a short period of time. I hate when I can't comfortably upgrade my gear at a certain level because NPC prices are too high. Rares aside, when I reach level 45 or 50 I want to be able to afford my gear without being forced to farm/sell off things I may need later.
(Not to mention cash shop items sucking up the economy, but since it's unlikely Aion will have one I'll leave those out).
Unfortunately as we all know the community is what shapes the economy as far as anything that isn't sold at an NPC, so it's really out of our hands. All I can hope is that the devs are considerate enough not to overprice armors and weapons.
Especially luxury items. Honestly, I think these suck up too much of the economy-- when people are all saving up for these items, they gauge the prices in their shop and slowly bring along inflation. They do make the game a little more interesting, but honestly, one mil for something that you could go just fine without?
So what are your general thoughts on economy and how it should go in Aion? Do you think the auction house will help control inflation? What about houses-- will they be out of this world expensive, or available for anyone to own?
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