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Except that the other MMO economies are horrible to play in. FFXIV is a lot more fun than say GW2 economy driven game. Subjective you'd say? Maybe but it does

by mfost 4y ago

Except that the other MMO economies are horrible to play in. FFXIV is a lot more fun than say GW2 economy driven game. Subjective you'd say? Maybe but it does show that maybe they know better about what a game needs than you think.

inopinatus 4y ago
Subjective perhaps, but I don’t think the soft soap stands up to scrutiny. Case in point, witness the absolute fiasco of this month’s “property lottery”. A shitshow of bad design, disastrous implementation, and consequently failed rollout, which somehow won’t be resolved for weeks. As for the market; anyone who tries to run a shop is in for a world of pain, forced to micromanage their listings using the clunkiest of tools, in an unstable market with limited price signals and irrational competitors. Fun? No sir. It’s a pain in the ass. I can’t speak to GW2, but cherry-picking something you clearly think is worse sets a very low bar. I don’t accept that meeting a low standard is a reasonable expectation. A long long time ago I used to help run an Eve:Online corporation, and there the sophisticated economy and market systems made for a vastly richer player experience. The point being, Square Enix can’t be taken seriously when they talk about in-game economic structures. Their track record is one of incompetence and indifference.