FFXIV the worst economy in any P2P MMO?

[Taruranto]

Well, it has to be expected.

It's clear Yoshi is not developing a mmorpg, it's a single player theme park featuring some instanced co-op.

[zdub303]

Well, it has to be expected.

It's clear Yoshi is not developing a mmorpg, it's a single player theme park featuring some instanced co-op.

QFT... this is a big problem in the MMO industry today imo. Probably the biggest reason why all of these wow clones fail so hard over and over. Its a terrible game model but its now what is 'expected' out of the industry.

[SolArisa]

Well, it has to be expected.
It's clear Yoshi is not developing a mmorpg, it's a single player theme park featuring some instanced co-op.

MMOLW4PI (Massive Multiplayer Online Lobby With 4 Player Instances).

Maybe SE should not just remove the RPG part from the title, but also the MMO. Honestly, the only thing massive about this game is the amount of shattered hopes of legacy players, and the boredom.

[FelisC]

I truly do not understand pointing to "undercutters" as the problem with an economy. I would think the suggestion above to keep prices anonymous is trolling if I haven't seen so many people espouse the same position. The fantasy that if only all sellers would collude to keep prices high that we'd have a vibrant system of exchange makes such little sense I can't believe that people take it seriously.

The fact remains that the economy is terrible because the vast majority of items have little to no value to most players. 2.1 increased supply dramatically for the few holdouts (materia, tome-crafted items) and gives me little hope that those in power can correct the problem, if they even view it as one.

[Aenarion]

I truly do not understand pointing to "undercutters" as the problem with an economy. I would think the suggestion above to keep prices anonymous is trolling if I haven't seen so many people espouse the same position. The fantasy that if only all sellers would collude to keep prices high that we'd have a vibrant system of exchange makes such little sense I can't believe that people take it seriously.

Couldn't agree more, but it's what happens when people start talking about things they don't really understand. The argument from those people typically boils down to "but xxxx game had this mechanic, therefore that's how things should be!" while being ignorant of all the other factors that goes into it.