Why is plat so important????

[Lexical]

"Why is the barter system retarded?" is a better question imho.

[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.

[Barkingturtle]

That's just the dumbest fucking thing ever.

[Slave]

Plat can be used to buy Tinkerer Bags, an outstanding item which very few people own 8 of.
Plat can be used to buy spells.
Plat and items purchased from plat are used in the completion of quests, such as Jboots.
Plat can be used to advance nearly all tradeskills very significantly, by buying vendored components.
Plat can be used to advance many skills significantly.
Plat can be used to quickly purchase enormous quantities of nonperishable food and drink.
Plat can be used to engage in rapid, convenient trade with other players, a property that is a function of all these uses, yet also independent of them.

[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.

[Splorf22]

US dollars are a fiat currency and in the end (2016-2020) will have 0 value.

[Metallikus]

Originally Posted by Splorf22 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

US dollars are a fiat currency and in the end (2016-2020) will have 0 value.

yet p99 plat will still hold it's value. WTT 50k plat for real life bacon.

[koros]

As a real life options trader/econ major, I declare this the worst thread I've ever read.

[Calabee]

I made 1-2m plat in 2 months on live during velious, never had to farm shit again till the day i quit in high end PoP, was kinda nice~