Why is plat so important????

[Rykk]

and by this I mean why is it useful.... think about it, you can't actually buy anything with it other than gems for jewel craft. *which only enchanters do* or spells which becomes irrelevant because you don't need 100k to buy spells from a vendor. People buy items from other players with it, but why....? if there were shops in the game that you could buy useful weapons or armor from then I can see a use for it. In the real world money represents time and time is important because we have a finite amount of it and so because of that we attach a value to it. In EQ you can buy something for 100k which means nothing to the person holding the 100k because they can't actually spend it on anything.... its just the useless trading of monies

[rekreant]

Someone is stoned and in college in this thread and I am not in college atm.

[Ephirith]

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[Sirken]

you say plat cant be spent on anything, you are wrong.

most transactions are items for coins or vice versa. in the past before p99 existed i was part of a server with a trade only economy because plat actually was worthless. P99 economy is nothing like that. plat has value. lots of plat has lots of value, little plat has little value.

if you don't think you can buy items for plat, go sit in EC for a few.

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Sirks

[Rykk]

legit question, tell me what u can actually do with the plat? if you had 500k and you had 3 people on the server what would be the point of having 500k....you couldn't do anything with it. So why would having this amount on a server with 600 change that? I feel like trading items would be far smarter than buying items on a game

[Barkingturtle]

Originally Posted by Rykk [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I feel like trading items would be far smarter than buying items on a game

/auc WTT 50,000 fine-steel long-swords for fungi tunic. PST

Seriously though, the advantage currency provides when practicing commerce in a tunnel is pretty simple: you don't have to wait till someone wants to trade the item you want for the item you have.

[Sirken]

Originally Posted by Rykk [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

legit question, tell me what u can actually do with the plat? if you had 500k and you had 3 people on the server what would be the point of having 500k....you couldn't do anything with it. So why would having this amount on a server with 600 change that? I feel like trading items would be far smarter than buying items on a game

if u dont see the difference between a 3 man economy, and a 600 person economy, then there's nothing on these forums that can help you.

WTS Economics 101

[Kika Maslyaka]

Originally Posted by Rykk [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

legit question, tell me what u can actually do with the plat? if you had 500k and you had 3 people on the server what would be the point of having 500k....you couldn't do anything with it. So why would having this amount on a server with 600 change that? I feel like trading items would be far smarter than buying items on a game

you need a class in economics...
or even basic history of ancient civilizations - invention of currency.

[Rykk]

Currency in the real world makes sense.... you can buy food, clothing, shelter, entertainment, transportation etc. In the Everquest world currency isn't real, you don't need to buy food and water, you don't need to buy a house or a car or a beer with friends. What i'm getting at is that you can't buy anything other than an item that someone camped... which took them time and can actually be worn or used... plat has no real "use" so why would you trade the item for something that you can't buy anything with is what i'm getting at. No other real way to get this point across.

[fullmetalcoxman]

Originally Posted by Rykk [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Currency in the real world makes sense.... you can buy food, clothing, shelter, entertainment, transportation etc. In the Everquest world currency isn't real, you don't need to buy food and water, you don't need to buy a house or a car or a beer with friends. What i'm getting at is that you can't buy anything other than an item that someone camped... which took them time and can actually be worn or used... plat has no real "use" so why would you trade the item for something that you can't buy anything with is what i'm getting at. No other real way to get this point across.

What the fuck are you talking about? Just like money in the real world, plat in game has a value because people give it a value. Bartering is fine when the opportunity presents itself, but bartering for each and every item would be a giant pain in the ass.