I got back into World of Warcraft (Classic) after like 15 years and found the economy to be completely broken. Apparently there's a ton of bots that aren't bein

I got back into World of Warcraft (Classic) after like 15 years and found the economy to be completely broken. Apparently there's a ton of bots that aren't being banned, creating a massive wealth source. As a consequence there is steep, steep inflation (but I'm not sure how the one causes the other... it's as if high-level characters have a ton of gold) To any who remember the classic economy: Swiftthistle is 6g each and people are given 150g just to participate in a dungeon. All the fixed price items (mounts, vendor items, skills, etc.) are basically free, which has an interesting effect on the economy in some ways: bags, for example, sell for a lot, as an upper-bound for what the user-crafted bags should sell for. Now they're by far the cheapest option, so nobody crafts bags anymore. This kind of reminds me of a government price-controlled good and the chilling effect it can have.