Quote Originally Posted by NoctisUmbra View Post
Are you really that dense or do you not understand how even by selling for less you make a solid profit. I wasn't even suggesting people should or would try to cheat Gil out of players but providing an example of how sellers wouldn't be losing Gil by lowering their prices to 100k
This is what you were arguing against sir:

Quote Originally Posted by Punainen View Post
Its slightly more complicated than that. As that makes it so anything that used to cost, say... 100 gil, if still listed at 100 gil, is a 90% increase in price. The problem lies in the fact that, those used to the current pricing will NOT begin charging 90% less for all their items. An item that sells in the MW for 10k, is NOT going to drop to 1k. It will remain at 10k. So beyond NPC values (which hold extremely little control over the economy), all they're really doing is making everyone poorer.
This is what you said after the fact:

Quote Originally Posted by NoctisUmbra View Post
Oh, this just came to mind so I apologize in advance for the double post, but consider the following little brain-teaser:

If you buy something for 500k on the market on November 1st before the Final Save maintenance for the current version and manage to sell this very same item for only 100k in ARR, you will have made a 50% ROI (Return on Investment).
See the similarity? I rest my case.