Economy in Guild Wars - Guild Wars Forums

Targon · May 04, 2005, 06:01 PM // 18:01

Searched for this but cant find the right answer.

So in guild wars you use money to buy items, materials, and a guild hall.

What else do you spend money on once you have:

Best armor out
Guild Hall already
?

Is there nothing else to do with the money except collect it and be rich?

Soul Monarch · May 04, 2005, 06:07 PM // 18:07

I guess there is always black dye. You could buy insane amounts of the stuff and horde it like the stock market...

Targon · May 04, 2005, 06:08 PM // 18:08

lol... but doesnt this mean that everyone that plays regularly will just be rich then? Eventually money wont mean a thing right?

SOT · May 04, 2005, 06:09 PM // 18:09

That is what the expansion chapters are designed to fix. New stuff, meaning more flow for your gold

Soul Monarch · May 04, 2005, 06:10 PM // 18:10

Pretty much, but it really wasn't ever meant to.

Remember this is supposed to be an online game about skill, not farming for gold.

Dreamsmith · May 04, 2005, 06:10 PM // 18:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Targon

Is there nothing else to do with the money except collect it and be rich?

During the last beta, there were a few endgame areas you could only get into by giving a particular character gold, and you had to do this each time you wanted to go there.

Targon · May 04, 2005, 06:13 PM // 18:13

Ok I see... and I know the game isnt about farming for gold.. hehe... but I plan on paying for a few years more then likely.. was just curious is all.

Cs Coldize · May 04, 2005, 06:52 PM // 18:52

it works the same way as the American Economy, supply and demand, if it comes to it where everyone is rich, the game will change it so that selling things is extremely cheap and eventually, it will all be balanced.

jajo · May 04, 2005, 07:31 PM // 19:31

This is one of the problems with almost all MMO's they seems to always have stupid inflation of what ever curency they use, but i don't realy think that is a problem in guild wars. In other gameslike EQ and SWG this normaly means the rich people are unbeatable as they always have the best stuff.

But Guildwars seems to have more of a focus on the player skill and ablity to work in a team so the people who have all the money will not have such a big advantage over the poor as the person who can afford to pay 40 million credits in SWG for that uber rifle which kills people so fast it is not funny.

But i do think that GuildWars could use more money sinks (this being money is taken out of the game and not just pased to another player) other wise the prices are going to get alot higher for the small amount of things that can not be got from a vendor.

May 04, 2005, 06:01 PM // 18:01	#1
Targon Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oregon	Economy in Guild Wars Searched for this but cant find the right answer. So in guild wars you use money to buy items, materials, and a guild hall. What else do you spend money on once you have: Best armor out Guild Hall already ? Is there nothing else to do with the money except collect it and be rich?

May 04, 2005, 06:07 PM // 18:07	#2
Soul Monarch Krytan Explorer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: In the between. Guild: Heros Etc. Profession: Me/N	I guess there is always black dye. You could buy insane amounts of the stuff and horde it like the stock market...

May 04, 2005, 06:08 PM // 18:08	#3
Targon Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oregon	lol... but doesnt this mean that everyone that plays regularly will just be rich then? Eventually money wont mean a thing right?

May 04, 2005, 06:09 PM // 18:09	#4
SOT Banned Join Date: May 2005 Location: East Texas	That is what the expansion chapters are designed to fix. New stuff, meaning more flow for your gold

May 04, 2005, 06:10 PM // 18:10	#5
Soul Monarch Krytan Explorer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: In the between. Guild: Heros Etc. Profession: Me/N	Pretty much, but it really wasn't ever meant to. Remember this is supposed to be an online game about skill, not farming for gold.

May 04, 2005, 06:13 PM // 18:13	#7
Targon Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oregon	Ok I see... and I know the game isnt about farming for gold.. hehe... but I plan on paying for a few years more then likely.. was just curious is all.

May 04, 2005, 06:52 PM // 18:52	#8
Cs Coldize Guild Wars Guru Join Date: May 2005 Location: Georgia Guild: BEER Profession: E/Mo	it works the same way as the American Economy, supply and demand, if it comes to it where everyone is rich, the game will change it so that selling things is extremely cheap and eventually, it will all be balanced.

May 04, 2005, 07:31 PM // 19:31	#9
jajo Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Apr 2005	This is one of the problems with almost all MMO's they seems to always have stupid inflation of what ever curency they use, but i don't realy think that is a problem in guild wars. In other gameslike EQ and SWG this normaly means the rich people are unbeatable as they always have the best stuff. But Guildwars seems to have more of a focus on the player skill and ablity to work in a team so the people who have all the money will not have such a big advantage over the poor as the person who can afford to pay 40 million credits in SWG for that uber rifle which kills people so fast it is not funny. But i do think that GuildWars could use more money sinks (this being money is taken out of the game and not just pased to another player) other wise the prices are going to get alot higher for the small amount of things that can not be got from a vendor.