GE is definitely needed. It makes the market efficient so everybody has a clearer picture what the natural on-going supply and demand of items (excluding the ones artificially pumped up by GE tax bailout).
Efficient market leads to random walk, which is the ideal scenario for a totally player driven economy, as it encourages players to train different skills and engage in different activities instead of just going one path.
All the MMORPG with an economy but low level items only have "one use" are long dead now. Noticeably cookie cutter Asian MMORPG in mid 2000's were such cookie cutter zone to zone games, but when the likes of WoW came around 2007 they introduced game play to break down items of all levels for components that can be used to created new items. That's what Invention is in RS3. Very good idea for the likes of WoW and RS3 as they don't alienate new players by making them scum of the food chain.
03-Jan-2024 16:53:16
