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Jetdoc · Jul 02, 2008, 01:55 PM // 13:55

As said in other threads, it will likely cause the ecto price to rise as some of the paranoia that's being spawned by the SF farm will die away.

The extent of the rise, however, is unknown, and I too am skeptical that the price will rise to pre-SF farm days. The combination of that nerf and the loss of favor might cause paranoia to swing the other way, however...so we'll just have to wait and see.

Playing the ecto market right now has to be one of the biggest gambles in GW right now, outside of Nine Rings.

nitetime · Jul 02, 2008, 02:00 PM // 14:00

Im so happy everyone seems to be some sort of gw economy expert. Now if everyone who has been wrong in the past would just shut up, the handful of us left over could have a decent conversation.

lilraceangel3 · Jul 02, 2008, 02:15 PM // 14:15

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Originally Posted by Tom Swift

Not quite -

people also have to BUY from trader for the price to rise. And that is what I don't think will happen as there is an oversupply among players already.

You also have to remember that if there are less ecto drops, less people are spamming, which causes more people to have to buy the ectos from the trader. So yes, the price would rise, not quickly, but it will go back up. You have to think of these things like the stock market...buy low, sell high. (Unless they start giving out sub-prime mortgages to the residents of Fishermans Haven, who we all know can't afford them. Then everything goes in the crapper...art imitating life)

Evilreintje · Jul 02, 2008, 02:57 PM // 14:57

you didn't include the ecto sucktion of fow armors >_> not all people buy them just to sell them again x] so when less drop and more are being spent, the price will go up, no sf = less ecto = more demand duh

viper11025 · Jul 02, 2008, 03:03 PM // 15:03

Well, just so you guys know.
Ectos need to get a kick in the pants.
XD
Arn't you hoping to see the 100k+ 10000000000000000000000e Panda Mini Prices?
XD

niek2004 · Jul 02, 2008, 03:08 PM // 15:08

I have gathered about 400E now. Ill just wait a month and then sell it. Prices will go up.

Before A/E the ecto price was already dropping... and there are more ways to farm plains than just with SF. Obbyflesh eles can do it too.

Fay Vert · Jul 02, 2008, 03:16 PM // 15:16

Just another, very thinly disguised, "I'm making money by expoiting a hole in the game, so please don't close it" thread.

Dylananimus · Jul 02, 2008, 04:09 PM // 16:09

"yesit might lvel off at 3.7 or 3.5k but will never again go over 4k,"

Um, it's at 4.1k at trader to buy now.

Gregslot · Jul 02, 2008, 04:54 PM // 16:54

It is not our fault if you have stacked up a lot of ectos and didint wanted to sell them.
I find this more then righteous to reduce the price of ectos.
I find very idiotic having itens you dont plan to use, specially if they worth a lot.
Now normal players can actually dream to buy their obsidian armor, like me, i am getting myself one at the end of the week.
So stop beeing selfish and get used to the idea that there are more people in this game that want to buy an obsidian armor (buying chaos gloves are not an excuse because they are ridiculously ridiculous and look like a stupid item from those Korean MMO)
Enough!

Ate of DK · Jul 02, 2008, 05:05 PM // 17:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dylananimus

"yesit might lvel off at 3.7 or 3.5k but will never again go over 4k,"

Um, it's at 4.1k at trader to buy now.

Yes, I can confirm that, a guildie just said 4.1K as well and I checked it myself. And UW scrolls cost 2.3K at the scroll trader right now. Favor is rising again atm because it's evening here in Europe. 80min remaining.

Tom Swift · Jul 02, 2008, 05:14 PM // 17:14

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Originally Posted by Evilreintje

you didn't include the ecto sucktion of fow armors >_> not all people buy them just to sell them again x] so when less drop and more are being spent, the price will go up, no sf = less ecto = more demand duh

This will only be true if demand for FoW armor outstrips the supply of ectos already in the hands of players willing to sell for less than the trader. You are assuming the demand for FoW armor will remain high. I suspect once the prices rise about 500g, demand for FoW will reach an all time low as most people who want it already got the ecto for it over the last few weeks and the few who did not will be unwilling to buy at much over the present value. Low supply does not always translate into high demand.

And yes, they are 4.1 to BUY from the trader (I suspect the price rose a little as people were scrambling to get the last few they needed or wanted before favor ended) but that's not the figure most people are looking at. The figure most people are wanting to know about is what are they worth to sell.

Yawgmoth · Jul 02, 2008, 05:15 PM // 17:15

At the moment they announce a SF nerf ectos will go up immediately. And will continue to go up, up to the prices from before the overfarm craze. They will once again become the number 1 currency, stable again, and the world will be saved. GG.

Tamgi Sun · Jul 02, 2008, 05:20 PM // 17:20

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ok lots of pople have this whole ideal that ectos will rise if they nerf shadow form, this is not true in anyways yesit might lvel off at 3.7 or 3.5k but will never again go over 4k,

Ecto at 4.1K at Trader.

Ate of DK · Jul 02, 2008, 05:27 PM // 17:27

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Originally Posted by Tamgi Sun

Ecto at 4.1K at Trader.

Gratz, you're number 3 to post that.

Thizzle · Jul 02, 2008, 08:19 PM // 20:19

They nerfed it.

papryk · Jul 02, 2008, 08:52 PM // 20:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shadowmoon

who would buy ecto from the trader if they can get ecto for cheaper from players, and there isn't a shortage of ecto. Your logic train fails at that steps. Unless Anet adds another use for ecto (like that would happen), ecto will probably not recover. I suggest switching to a more solid item, i.e. lockpicks. These will never for worth less than 1k or more than 1.25k, and can be easily sold for 1.2k. And the amount of title hunter using them will never decrease much, teasure hunter is a huge title, and then there unlucky that 3 times as large.

/yawn
u fail

ecto will be again 5k+

ps. 4.5k atm @ trader

Vague Twilight · Jul 02, 2008, 08:57 PM // 20:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by therangereminem

ok lots of pople have this whole ideal that ectos will rise if they nerf shadow form, this is not true in anyways yesit might lvel off at 3.7 or 3.5k but will never again go over 4k,

Oops? Looks like you got wtfpwned like 3 hours after your post.

-FengShuiDove

Snoes · Jul 02, 2008, 09:21 PM // 21:21

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Originally Posted by Ate of DK

Yes, I sold like 5000 ecto's to kill the ecto price and then quit GW.
/sarcasm off.

But the OP is right. Anyways, I'll be making a lot of money, I bought a hell of a lot UW scrolls for 1.3K two weeks ago and if I sell them a la minute I get 1.8K from the trader! Who says the GW economy can not be predicted?
Soon scrolls will run out, like before the last SS/LB weekend (and there wasn't even a A/E back than). Guess what happens if all those additional A/E wanna buy scrolls as well. GoGo Anet, I'm rich!

I hope you enjoy all the scrolls you bought, its nerfed.
But dont worry, atleast you can enter UW aloooooooot.

Angelina Collins · Jul 02, 2008, 09:30 PM // 21:30

The nerf for SF has not even been implimented and the price jumped up a 1K

Snoes · Jul 02, 2008, 09:33 PM // 21:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Angelina Collins

The nerf for SF has not even been implimented and the price jumped up a 1K

It already jumped when the favor dropped below 100mins + the nerf was not yet announced.