Post by pinto on Dec 27, 2015 19:27:36 GMT
Now, people are concerned that system will backfire because there's inflation because money is constantly generated (by posts and bank interest) while there are no real money sinks. I've explained above why I don't expect inflation to really damage the economy (plus, there will always, always be people who just like giving away their petz, and there will always be a tiny percentage of ~greedy people, inflated money system or no - that's how it has always been!) but since it seems most people feel like interest was much too high and it's the main source of inflation, we decided to bring it down a bit.
Yes, some petz (mostly auctions probably) will still get super expensive and be nearly unobtainable to a lot of people. But that, too, would still happen in a community without any currency. People who want their creations to be exclusive will always find a way to do so. That does not depend on having a monetary system or not. But having a monetary system DOES offer another way to trade for exclusive petz. Without the bones system, you'd have to be able to hex/breed a trade, or be very good at writing applications; now, you can also get there by being an active community member. Hell, you could even get there by offering a service entirely unrelated to anything petzy. I think it just offers more routes towards the same goal.
I'm not sure how much sense I'm making, and sorry about the novel. I'm just kind of tired of this debate tbh. We're trying to adjust what we think wasn't ideal before, and we're trying to take everybody's opinions into account but it's impossible to please everyone.
Since I can't put it any better than this.
I think people are forgetting that there are other ways of obtaining petz besides the auction house. I sell hexies for what I think is a reasonable price flat out, and auction others. I also offer my fair share of freebies. I have donated a plethora of hexed litters to the advent calendar.
It isn't hard for newbies imo. They need to contribute. Everyone needs to contribute! When I investigate those upset about "the rich", I see minimal threads. You won't get bones unless you contribute to the community in one way or another.
Everyone also seems to forget that hex archives exist so people can reach out with other offers, whether bones, bred/hexed pet trades, applications, etc. Bones aren't the only way to achieve pets.
