Dr. McB explains the economy in Path of Exile

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DexterousGecko wrote:

So a shitty trading system is good?

I honestly don't give a fuck about the super rich. They'll always be rich. I just want to have a more convenient way of trading. Yes prices will drop. How is that a bad thing? Builds shouldn't be locked behind how much trading you do. When every build starts with "well, start with a basic _____ build until you get these 5 uber rare items, something is off.

Eh, what do i know, maybe poe has changed this last year, haven't played it at all.

Prices for cheap items would further lower, sometimes reducing them to vendor trash (because the size difference between Tiers 3 & 4 would become more noticeable). However, prices for the highest items would go up significantly (because the size difference between Tiers 1 & 2 would become more noticeable). Chances are that you could acquire those key uniques much cheaper with our current trade system than with a more automated one, even after factoring in a flipper fee for added convenience.

It would, however, be a smoother user experience, provided you had the extra currency to spare.

Like this game, even Scroties posts have gone to shit. What happened man? You used to have such a well though out posts and now you are trying to justify PoEs trade system (or better said lack of) with a standard distribution curve.

Nice write up. Personally, I just play and have fun. Anything else just sort of happens.