Why is plat so important????

[fadetree]

I demand virtual bacon for in game transactions.

[Tecmos Deception]

I couldn't even read the second post made by the OP before my brain melted.

Holy shit.

[Old_PVP]

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.

Well you don't *need* to buy anything in the real world either. Your argument makes no sense. You can go through your life mooching off others and getting the scraps that society graciously throws to you. You can live your life in poverty as a monk. You can be a bum and live off government handouts. What do you need money for in real life right?? You can be homeless and go dumpster diving,

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.

The fact of the matter is, enough plat can buy you ANYTHING *in game*. The same holds true for real life money.

[Arrisard]

A medium of exchange is an intermediary used in trade to avoid the inconveniences of a pure barter system.

On an unrelated note in my 10 second Google adventure to answer OP's question he couldn't do himself, I did find this little gem of a "best answer".

[Alarti0001]

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.

The only way US currency will have 0 value is if scarcity no longer exists. 2050 is a more likely scenario.

[melkezidek]

People have already mentioned a good amount of things plat is spent on. But 1 of the big ones is RECHARGING. Also Gems are used by manny classes for buffs required to raid. As well as items to Port to places like Hate/ Sky. A guild can burn through a lot of plat doing 1 raid.

[Kraftwerk]

Originally Posted by Alarti0001 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The only way US currency will have 0 value is if scarcity no longer exists. 2050 is a more likely scenario.

We'll see what happens. The globe needs to continue using USD as the reserve currency, USD needs to stop being debased so heavily, and there needs to be some semblance of an attempt to try and keep US government spending under control. That's a lot of things that need to happen to keep status quo, I'm not holding my breath.

[Elements]

Just to add to what others have already posted on plat sinks, sky stones, necro coffins, other spell casting components like dots and emeralds. The tink bags are probably the biggest sink until mounts came out.

[Skekekke]

"We have mocked our Economy. And now the Economy has cast its vengeance on us all! We have become lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of the Economy! There are those who will say that the Economy has forsaken us! Nay! You have forsaken the Economy!! And now you know the Economy’s wrath!" - Randy Marsh


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[1203jjt]

^ That was a great episode.