RMT

[Lamhirh]

EVE did interesting thing. They a;llowed to sell gametime codes fo ingame currency. So if you feel to rich in Real Wolds HARD CASH(TM) you could spent in on gametime ( at which CCP gets richer) and sell it to fellow gamers ( who dont have real wolrd cash, thus wouldnt beable to play otherwise) for ingame currency. In effect, those who want quick ingame cash, get it, we have more people playing, and still all proceeds go to game maker. Theyre are still some bots and stuff, but they are beeing banned, and only idiots buy from RMT's, as CP is quite effective, and trace 90% of illegel RMT, in effect if you buy from ythrm you loose your real cash AND ingame cash. I am not sure it would work in FFXIV, but there allwazs will be people with rich parents, and thez allwazs will want to get best gear/most expensive stuff quick'n'painless breaking game for rest, and making RMT a good business. (On a sidenote, nothing gives you mre pleasure to pop a gold farmer in eve ^^)

[Kallera]

I don't the OP understands what inflation means, or has not been subjected to it.

[Dyne]

Actually, I find inflation to be awesome. Back when ffxi was in its early days, if I got leaping boots, I was set for awhile. If I was lucky enough to get the thief knife early on, I would have been set for years. It's like the monopoly game, some people are very good at it like in real life, and some are always broke just like in real life. Inflation just means too much prosperity, and if you're smart, you'll know that the economy always go up and down, and find a way to invest what you earned. We are already headed in that direction. It's easy to make money and most people have no reason to spend it, even scared to buy a weapon over 100k. When the really good rare items comes, people will pay very high prices for them.