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    Quote Originally Posted by Niwashi View Post
    So servers with a higher proportion of crafters get a wider market to sell to and servers with a lower proportion of crafters get access to goods only sold where there are more crafters. Sounds good for both sides.

    I do get how this will initially cause a great stir, as prices are going to shift around a lot. The economy will be all over the place for a while until price points settle down into a new datacenter-wide equilibrium. But eventually, once they do settle down, it looks like it's likely to be better for everyone.
    There's definitely going to be price normalization as a result of world travel, but when those prices are being heavily dictated by bot farmers who value quick sales over a decent profit margin, the legitimate crafters are going to be hurting more then ever.

    This, of course, would not be an issue if the STF were actually competent at identifying and banning bot farmers but until they do, the economy is going to be awful when it comes to mainstream, high-demand items like food, infusions, and DoW/M/L/H gear.

    The only people winning here are going to be the buyers, the bot farmers, and the people selling more obscure items that are mostly ignored by the aforementioned farmers (Which is what I took to doing after I got sick of being hassled by undercut bots).
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    Last edited by KageTokage; 01-08-2019 at 11:45 AM.