Why is this not the solution?

[ItMe]

Probably the biggest cause of inflation in the game is the gil cap. There's no reason for gil cap to be 999,999,999 per character/retainer when the largest game controlled purchase price is only 50,000,000. That's an insane amount of gil that can be accumulated compared to the typical gil reward for game play (usually between 500 and 8k gil).

If SE is really concerned about inflation in the player economy, they need to remove the ability to store gil on retainers and slash the gil cap to 100 million. That's high enough for a player to comfortably accumulate what they need to get the most expensive game purchases while reducing the gap between the rich players and poor players considerably. The poor player will have more buying power because what they have will be closer to what the richest players have. The rich players will still have more of the fun items and be more effective at making gil when it's time to replace what they spend but prices on player to player transactions would be reduced considerably because no one would have as much to spend.

That's an interesting idea, though I wonder how it might change people's approach to crafting when it takes 1/10th the time to cap gil and be "done" making money.
Maybe SQEX would just need to make a more gil sinks and "fun items" for people to buy, but I'm no virtual economist.
Either way, you're right, the gil cap feels nonsensically high.

[Drkdays]

I love it when people say, "you've given me no reason why-"

What, am I speaking Latin?

It means one of two things. You're either skimming what I've said without really reading it because you've already decided I'm wrong or you're willfully disregarding my points ...because you've already decided I'm wrong.

I'm not going to repeat myself but I will add something new.

SE has no doubt considered this possibility and decided it wasn't viable. They want housing for all, but on their terms. Inflation is an issue they are actively working on, such as with higher teleportation fees and no doubt a slew of new things to buy in EW.

But they have wisely chosen not to punish the average player to somehow stick it to the ultrawealthy players...who probably have houses already anyways. What with those "other" methods of attaining a home if you have enough gil and the often touted workshop being such a good moneymaker.

The only people it would help is FC flippers and the ones harmed most would be new players who could easily decide they will simply never be able to afford a home.

Talk about a downer for the sprouts.

In other words, it's a gil sink targeting those who have no gil to sink.

[PredatoryCatgirl]

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Tell me you don't understand economics without actually saying you don't understand economics.

Done banging my head against the wall. Feel free to reply to this if your ego needs the last word.

[Drkdays]

Nice talking with you.

[Caitsithhh]

Glad I got the best smol in Shirogane. Lottery is going to make it so much harder with the huge pool of new players. The last addition of housing a few patches back was your best time to get the one(not even the one you wanted).

Now question is for ppl with less desirable plots…you think lottery will take away option to xfer up to dream plot?

I do hope apartments get gardening OR the island thing coming has gardening for those less fortunate to catch last addition of wards.

Hardest part is getting in and in about a month it’s becoming infinitely harder.

There’s no fix that’ll make everyone happy so I suppose rng is the only way. Highest bidder caters a single player base, new ward additions as of now require lightning speed to get one, and apartments are running out. Island Sanctuaries hopefully kinda work like instance housing but most likely very little customization.

[PredatoryCatgirl]

The real solution to this is let you plop a house on the island. Everything else I've said here is just seasoning a shit sandwich.

[Juun]

Instanced housing is not a solution, so we dont have to assume. The whole point of not having instanced housing means you get to walk through a ward and see peoples creative minds at work making their homes. Without it the appeal to housing drops 10 fold. If you want instanced housing get an apartment.

[PredatoryCatgirl]

Instanced housing is not a solution, so we dont have to assume. The whole point of not having instanced housing means you get to walk through a ward and see peoples creative minds at work making their homes. Without it the appeal to housing drops 10 fold. If you want instanced housing get an apartment.

This was the intent. The intent has failed.

[Almagnus1]

This was the intent. The intent has failed.

It worked... until personal housing was allowed... that screwed everything up, and it's been a disaster since then.

[PredatoryCatgirl]

It worked... until personal housing was allowed... that screwed everything up, and it's been a disaster since then.

Absolutely correct. Honestly the best thing to do at this point would be to allow personal instanced housing and make the wards FC only. Grandfather anyone who has a personal ward house, but disallow relocation.

But SE won't make instanced housing, because potato.