Quote Originally Posted by Arik View Post
Um.......if I buy a 2 mil Gil item, the 2 mil Gil that I have is now represented by that item, its just that my 2 mil in gil is no longer liquid. If I decide to sell that item once I'm done using it, barring huge inflation/deflation, I can get my 2 mil Gil back. If I try to meld that item and it blows up, that item no longer exists. My 2 mil Gil worth of participation in the economy no longer exists.
The item blowing up does not remove gil from the economy. Let's assume that there are two things that can happen. (A) the item doesnt blow up and (B) the item blows up.
(A) You're right in thinking it's worth gil. But it isn't gil itself. If you sell it you get your gil back but that gil comes from another player it is not gil introduced into the economy.
(B) It blows up The guy you bought it from still has your gil so that gil is still in the economy. You cant get your gil back by selling it but the gil you would have got for selling it is still in the hands of the guy who would have bought it from you. The gil is still in the economy.