ARR Gil Cap Reduction

[Matsume]

That won't happen. It doesn't make any sense.
If a Item sells for 5m now and you have 50m, that's ok.
But once your 50 turns into 5m, that 5m item will have to go down to 1m tops, otherwise NOTHING will sell.

Thats only 20%...

people won't sell at the same price they are now, but it's completely naive to think the price of most items will drop to 1/10 of what they sell now. At best they'll sell for 1/5 but more realistically speaking 1/3 of what they sell now. It's even more naive to think that the same people encouraging this measure won't be the one overpricing, and/or buying overpriced items. Thinking that all the leathers and hides and junk items will go from 4000gil to 400gil is kidding yourself.

Check and Mate.

I agree with you 100 percent. ;_;

You mean 10%?

LOL BAD JOKE

[KaplanHomahru]

people won't sell at the same price they are now, but it's completely naive to think the price of most items will drop to 1/10 of what they sell now. At best they'll sell for 1/5 but more realistically speaking 1/3 of what they sell now. It's even more naive to think that the same people encouraging this measure won't be the one overpricing, and/or buying overpriced items. Thinking that all the leathers and hides and junk items will go from 4000gil to 400gil is kidding yourself.

Yep sure thing

[Fated]

people won't sell at the same price they are now, but it's completely naive to think the price of most items will drop to 1/10 of what they sell now. At best they'll sell for 1/5 but more realistically speaking 1/3 of what they sell now. It's even more naive to think that the same people encouraging this measure won't be the one overpricing, and/or buying overpriced items. Thinking that all the leathers and hides and junk items will go from 4000gil to 400gil is kidding yourself.

It's naive to think that the economy won't work itself out into an acceptable price level after the initial shocks of 2.0 wear off.

[Felis]

people won't sell at the same price they are now, but it's completely naive to think the price of most items will drop to 1/10 of what they sell now. At best they'll sell for 1/5 but more realistically speaking 1/3 of what they sell now. It's even more naive to think that the same people encouraging this measure won't be the one overpricing, and/or buying overpriced items. Thinking that all the leathers and hides and junk items will go from 4000gil to 400gil is kidding yourself.

Prices go down and up every time. An item that is for 100k in the MW can drop down to 10k in 2 week and can be back up to 100k in 4 weeks after that.
It is worth for what the buyer think it is worth.

[Chinook]

people won't sell at the same price they are now, but it's completely naive to think the price of most items will drop to 1/10 of what they sell now. At best they'll sell for 1/5 but more realistically speaking 1/3 of what they sell now. It's even more naive to think that the same people encouraging this measure won't be the one overpricing, and/or buying overpriced items. Thinking that all the leathers and hides and junk items will go from 4000gil to 400gil is kidding yourself.

Oh no, I will have to buy my raptor hides at 1/5 of its current value because people are overpricing !!!

Oh wait, I can sell my gigantoad skin at 1/5 of its current value because people are overpricing !!!

Could it be that 2.0 pricing reducing by 10%, 20% or 35% doesn't have any effect since my shit will sell at the same rate that the shit I'll buy ?!?!

(trying to adopt the same attitude)

[Volfield]

People are investing in stock items to sell in 2.0. Remember how we made fun of Fallout style economy concepts?
That's pretty much what we're getting. From a lore setting, it's amazing. From an MMO Economy standpoint it's stupid but it keeps the field balanced for new playorz to try and catch up. Atleast you don't lose your CRP50 to craft furniture, your gathering to gather mats, you can still be at the top fairly easy.

[Luluna]

I am gonna feel sick lol when all my gil is gone i am not too bothered though if things work like they say...if not then ill ask for it back lol!! I also craft and gather for myself, just feel a little sad that they have done this now after 2 years, why not when we all started?

[PandaTaru]

I never said economy wouldn't work itself out, I'm just saying some people are plain stupid to think everything will go down to 1/10 of what they sell now. I'm pretty sure we'll see inflation at first, then a deflation for a couple of months, then items will sell for much more than what everyone expected. Around 1/5 to 1/3 of what they sell now. By then most people will have forgotten or found a way to make gil to compensate the loss and won't care. Don't underestimate human stupidity, and that even more when playing a MMO.


This being said, and considering how naive some people are in MMO, it's probably best to turn into a full time crook. I'd probably make a living selling thin foil hats pretending they protect against Moogle invasions.

[NoctisUmbra]

Lol guys are you really out of things to argue over? The discussion in this thread has trivialised to a guess game at what percent MW prices will drop to. 10% 20% 30%... greater fluctuations have happened in the market for simple supply/demand reasons, and will definitely happen after we switch to 2.0 and so much changes.

The point is the effect of redenominaton on the market will be drowned out by so many more significant factors. All anyone can say for sure is prices will drop globally and eventually find new values based on supply and demand. This may be more or less than 10% of what any given item is worth now, but it will depend on the item itself more than the redenomination.

[NoctisUmbra]

All Gil is being reduced to 10%, including the gil cap. So basically... nothing is changing. If you're actually capped, you'll still be capped.