There is no "economy" not because of timers or things like that.
There is no "economy" because Atys is resource-rich and the only items of scarcity are OP mats, which are never sold.
A monetary economy only works when there are scarce resources (either materials or crafted items). If there were a *lot* more players we might begin to get to that point, but it's never been the case in Atys since I have been playing. If the price of raw mats were adjusted and the ability to set prices were adjusted there might be a temporary run on the markets but it would be strictly temporary.
That being said:
I rather like the idea of Fame increasing the hold time since it makes RP sense. It also gives people a reason to push for the 100 fame. (By the way, all tests for 50 or 100 should actually compare to 49 and 99 due to rounding and actual non-integer values of fame, but that's a coding detail.)
I am not fond of the hold off the shelves but in storage idea. If there is any programming rationale for the 7 day limit, such an idea will put paid to it, and using storage retrieval as a dapper sink will not cure that.
There is no "economy" because Atys is resource-rich and the only items of scarcity are OP mats, which are never sold.
A monetary economy only works when there are scarce resources (either materials or crafted items). If there were a *lot* more players we might begin to get to that point, but it's never been the case in Atys since I have been playing. If the price of raw mats were adjusted and the ability to set prices were adjusted there might be a temporary run on the markets but it would be strictly temporary.
That being said:
I rather like the idea of Fame increasing the hold time since it makes RP sense. It also gives people a reason to push for the 100 fame. (By the way, all tests for 50 or 100 should actually compare to 49 and 99 due to rounding and actual non-integer values of fame, but that's a coding detail.)
I am not fond of the hold off the shelves but in storage idea. If there is any programming rationale for the 7 day limit, such an idea will put paid to it, and using storage retrieval as a dapper sink will not cure that.
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Remembering Tyneetryk
Phaedreas Tears - 15 years old and first(*) of true neutral guilds in Atys.
(*) This statement is contested, but we are certainly the longest lasting.
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