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Originally Posted by gelei
the only thing you must understand that perma-SF ruins economy. (1-11 ecto in 20 minutes, or simply look at the rune trader). 1-2 years ago, nearly every class was able to farm SOMETHING well. now, they don't cause loot was nerfed in places what ele can farm, but anet made sins invincible. is that fair?
You, and everyone else who is screaming about "ruining the economy," need to take a long, hard look at what precisely an "economy" is.
"Economy" is not the same as a "status quo."
"Economy" is not something you can "ruin."
"Economy" is always changing.
"Economy" can not become "better" or "worse" - it can only become "stronger" or "weaker."
"Better" and "worse" are qualitative judgments, which depend heavily on the observer who makes them. The problem with this is that there are as many people as there are opinions, which means that "good" and "bad" are different for different people, which in turn means there is no absolute "good" or "bad." The economy may seem to be getting "worse" to you, but an Ursan or perma player raking in the ectos will hardly agree with your assessment.
That, of course, is ignoring the fact that an "economy" cannot actually be "ruined" unless it ceases to exist. An "economy" is the sum of all trade. Making it easier to farm - whether in the real world or in Guild Wars - might lead to a price deflation (as you've witnessed at the rare material trader), but it will not "ruin" the economy unless it results in a complete economic collapse. In the case of Guild Wars, this would require everyone to stop taking part in trade relations, which would only happen if everyone either a) quit the game, or b) could get everything they'd possibly ever need on their own and with minimal effort.
Option b) will never actually happen in Guild Wars, because (as in every economic system) there are opportunity costs: the time you spend farming ectos could at the very least be spent farming something else. The reason people farm ectos is because ectos are easy to turn into cash, and cash is the way economic systems solve the opportunity cost problems: pay someone for something you are unable or unwilling to do, and you can have both what you need (say, your salary) and what you want (say, cash to buy Guild Wars 2), as opposed to needing to do everything yourself (say, designing Guild Wars 2 because you want to play it).
I also take offense at your statement that "they've nerfed the places an ele can farm." Due to the large energy pool, the elementalist is the most versatile Guild Wars profession. An E/Mo can out-monk a Monk (thank you Ether Renewal), out-tank a Warrior (thank you Terra builds), and even out-perma an Assassin (thank you consets). The only reason people are not using an Elementalist to do all of these things is because it is easier not to. Running a "replacement" build takes skill; skill takes time. If Ursan Blessing is just as effective but requires immensely less skill and time, why should someone seeking to maximize their profit even bother looking at anything else? People still 55/SS and 600/smite UW, but if it's easier to just perma-sin it alone with ANet's blessing, why shouldn't they?
Heck, if the perma sins weren't trying to maximize their profit by grabbing the UW chest thanks to a team we'd never see them anyway
