AikoMiyoko
Gentlemanly Swindler
I actually kind of enjoy the inflation.
I'm not wild about the confusion it creates for people who often enter one too many or one too few zeroes and end up accidently donating way more than they meant to, or selling something for way less than they meant to, don't get me wrong that absolutely blows.
The extreme inflation and the ridiculous numbers of items out right now makes parts of the marketplace pretty exploitable though, and I do love it for that. Back when I was active before my hiatus the go-to for making money was polls. Then they eliminated poll-cap and added some games, and then the casino. Even then, money making chances were pretty slim unless you bought a LOT of donation letters, were very good at art, or had an extreme day at the slots.
Now though? Psssht, there's always opportunity even if you don't spend any real money at all. Things inflate and fall super easily. There are a lot of events that just shower money and charms. This is an entrepreneurs dream market, I'm telling you. I came back with like, 20,000 gold in my pocket and had 200B within the week, largely thanks to that summer event and without selling a singe one of my inventory items. People who claim that this game is impossible for new users to break into just aren't looking in the right places. Don't get me wrong, it still takes time and effort, but it's way easier to make bank than it was in the past.
This really.
I've never had such abundance in gold or items till the inflation hit.
I think part of it too is that the disparity between the cheapest, most common items and the super expensive stuff is SO wide that getting lucky once or getting a good event item and selling that item can give you enough gold to buy hundreds of neat, but cheap, wearables. I know people say 'oh, this must be such a hard time for new players' but I really, really don't think it is. With daily chance alone you an buy out the gold shops and go nuts with cheap/older RIG items and stuff from Loyal's. It's better now than it ever was.
I do admit on the downside, the disparity is really, REALLY vast so those super rare expensive unobtainable items are more impossible than before.
I get a lot of s**t for defending Gaia's decision to take the game down.
