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UtaChao

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Riedon said :
As of right now, RuneScape has no real money-sink except for invention. There is an extreme excess of gold in the game, and new gold is introduced into the game (drops from PvM, Slayer, alching, etc.) at a greater rate than it can be taken out. (Spending at shops, repairs, death's office, etc.)

That being said, rares are a great way to "invisibly" sink money (invisible because the wealth is there, but in items rather than being 'eaten' by the game). By players controlling high value items, it allows for lower-value items and consumables to not dramatically increase in price.

For example, Rune ore is stable around ~10k rather than increasing to ~30k because of the overpopulation of in-game wealth.

I hope this makes sense.

I asked when, not how. I've been in the game a long time and know the science behind it.
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13-Mar-2018 17:21:11

Team Misha
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Loki said :

I'm not too sure why or when, but I'm assuming it's because a lot of people who have rares, eventually quit the game, but don't sell their rares
Part of it may be this. The people quitting will just either slowly stop playing the game or lose interest. Before that happens they're probably not thinking hmm better liquidate my bank. No they'll just stop playing.

Dsctatom said :
Step 1. Trade phat to friend for Xb
Step 2. Take screenshot and tell everyone on the forums it's worth that.
Step 3. Reverse the trade with your friend because they aren't that stupid.
Step 4. Wait a month or so and repeat step 1.
Step 5. Sell phat for stupid amount to some random person that has fallen for it.
This is the other part. Phat true price could be 500% different from current price but manip is easy.

18-Mar-2018 16:16:20

Spady
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Spady

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The main reason for the continuous increase is people getting richer. Compare it to xp...look at how hundreds of people now have 5.4b xp. That would have been insane a few years ago. But people keep playing, 10-15 years in, and their xp increases. Same with gp. People make more and more money, and so they can afford more and more expensive rares.

Rares give people something to do with their gp. I've heard people say Jagex should release rares, but that would mean gp would be lying around waiting to be used elsewhere. Inflation of gp/xp/items/etc will always continue. The only real way to fix it is reset the game, but that of course would be dumb.

20-Mar-2018 16:57:44

idontknowleh
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The effect of Phat's exponential surge in price through 2016-2017 spread over to lowers and edibles in the summer of 2017.

People started to try replicate partyhats exponential price rise on other discontinued rares. This caused an overwhelming majority of players to panic buy all ge rares creating what is probably the largest buyout not seen in years. Every single rare at least double/tripled in price within a span of 2-3 months.

For years, a Santa hat had been priced near a green and blue h'ween mask, but now find itself above red h'ween mask in price. This resulted in the current "strange" prices today.

22-Mar-2018 12:54:36

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