Quote Originally Posted by Xatsh View Post
Botting does not lead to hyper inlfation at all. That is Rmt who sell gil in waves does that.

While botters may get rich, it is the money in the current economy being shifted around.

Example: I sell a weapon for 10k in the ward... that 10k is not added to the economy actully some money (taxes) is left.

So although a botter will make countless millions, it actually removes gil from the game, countering hyperinflation.

Honestly most things in the markets are way undervalued considering the gil from leves coming into the game.
This is somewhat incorrect. A lot of bots that level up crafting do so by converting farmed items into npcable items and npcing them.
Let me give you an example.

Mrbotter is a rank 42 carpenter.
He goes to the wards and buys 1000 Walnut logs + 10,000 wind shards

Walnut logs are 8000 each and lets say 10% tax. so 800,000 gil drained from the economy
wind shards are 400 each and 10% tax. so 400,000 gil drained from the economy
overall with a 10% tax 1.2mil is drained from the economy.

he can now craft 4000 walnut masks which sell at 1500 each.
that means if he fails none, he makes 6mil.

6mil is significantly higher than 1.2 mil in taxes drained

And thats assuming the botter only buys things from the ah and doent get the shards or mats from botting something like fishing or a job.