Q:: Hi. So, I'm back from a long hiatus and now there is this new, weird money system called Platinum. And, now, I'm like "Gold or Platinum, which is better???"
GC = Gold Currency/Coin
PC = Platinum Currency/Coin
OC = Original Currency/Coin
Sorry if this makes little sense but I hope it helps ๐๐๐
A:: First off, welcome back! As for the answer???? It's Platinum. It's just, it's just platinum. Now, if you want reasons and math and knowledge on how much "Gold" you've lost since stubbornly keeping to the past or appreciating all those zeros that you've never seen before since your entire time here on Gaia, sure, but I gotta tell you beforehand, I've come to a disappointing conclusion. We've lost a lot of gold; and I mean A LOT of gold. Plus, I say this with the idea that you have been playing with Gold as your main currency for awhile as I had when I originally came back.
To start from the beginning, there are a few good reasons as to why switching is beneficial, but mainly its the value exchange that is key. Below is a swiped chart from a similar forum explaining the value exchange better than bitter words really can.
Chart was taken from gold vs platinum by Holy Hate from user fleur.
I don't know if she is the original creator of the chart or not, but there it is.
Located in the left column is the tremendous amount of Gold coins needed to achieve the same value as the amount of Platinum coins found within the right column. It's, It's a lot, right? I think it's a lot. I mean, to every one Gold piece you earn, you are losing over 9 million more in the process. Added to the fact that I was playing zOMG with the OC, I'll confess, I felt my heart break. Here, let me show you why.
Before we start, let me break it down for you zOMGer newbies out there, there is this perfect, little area in the top left corner of Barton Valley where easily-killed fluffs congregate to be massacred, but this is not where the horror show starts. No, it starts with each fluff being worth roughly 312,500 GC. That there is already 9,687,500 GC gone. Poof, like the fluff. And, that's just from ONE fluff alone. There is approximately 25 sand fluffs out there in the 9 square area of farming. 193,750,000 GCs gone forever in a single run, in a single Devish roll before they simply regenerate again, so its only 194 million lost over and over and over again. How many runs do you normally do before calling it quits? How much is gone? It's mildly upsetting, I know.
Now, If you want to cry some more, here is some equations for you that didn't quite fit into my tedious rant. Almost as tedious as this currency system.
Platinum is also a handy tool since it bypasses the inflation of all the items, giving you the luxury to not have to mentally juggle over 7 number slots while simultaneously doing math. I mean, there could still be a reason as to why you might want Gold to stay with you. It can make you feel rich, buying from the Gold shops could save you a bit of coinage, you might save a little more in bidding wars at the Marketplace, but, to be perfectly honest, it really is not worth the hassle of going back and forth and back and forth from your account settings just to save on a few more GOLD coins. It really, really isn't. Trust me on this. Any amount of coins to be lost could easily be regenerated from simple surfing or posting or voting in forums.
You with me on this? Yes? Awesome sauce.
Q:: But, how do you change your currency from Gold to Platinum?
EDIT:: Please read and assist me
!!:: So, apparently, there are some ways Gold can be beneficial and I would like to spread these methods, but seeing as how I'm coming to learn them, I need help. If you are aware of these methods and feel like you know someone or you yourself capable of explaining them coherently, please leave either a link or an explanation below.
Some of these methods include Group mini-games in zOMG and Lake Kindred as a whole. To gather information myself, it would extend past this post's usefulness so if you happen to know what level you must be in LK that your GC earnings are gaining larger than 10 mil, I would appreciate the help. ^-^ Also, if you know of these group games in zOMG and remember how many enemies there are with their gold value. I would appreciate it as well.
Any links provided will be copied here and explanations quoted in spoiler.
Thank you for your patience and assistance. 3nodding
Key
GC = Gold Currency/Coin
PC = Platinum Currency/Coin
OC = Original Currency/Coin
Sorry if this makes little sense but I hope it helps ๐๐๐
A:: First off, welcome back! As for the answer???? It's Platinum. It's just, it's just platinum. Now, if you want reasons and math and knowledge on how much "Gold" you've lost since stubbornly keeping to the past or appreciating all those zeros that you've never seen before since your entire time here on Gaia, sure, but I gotta tell you beforehand, I've come to a disappointing conclusion. We've lost a lot of gold; and I mean A LOT of gold. Plus, I say this with the idea that you have been playing with Gold as your main currency for awhile as I had when I originally came back.
To start from the beginning, there are a few good reasons as to why switching is beneficial, but mainly its the value exchange that is key. Below is a swiped chart from a similar forum explaining the value exchange better than bitter words really can.
Chart was taken from gold vs platinum by Holy Hate from user fleur.
I don't know if she is the original creator of the chart or not, but there it is.
Located in the left column is the tremendous amount of Gold coins needed to achieve the same value as the amount of Platinum coins found within the right column. It's, It's a lot, right? I think it's a lot. I mean, to every one Gold piece you earn, you are losing over 9 million more in the process. Added to the fact that I was playing zOMG with the OC, I'll confess, I felt my heart break. Here, let me show you why.
Before we start, let me break it down for you zOMGer newbies out there, there is this perfect, little area in the top left corner of Barton Valley where easily-killed fluffs congregate to be massacred, but this is not where the horror show starts. No, it starts with each fluff being worth roughly 312,500 GC. That there is already 9,687,500 GC gone. Poof, like the fluff. And, that's just from ONE fluff alone. There is approximately 25 sand fluffs out there in the 9 square area of farming. 193,750,000 GCs gone forever in a single run, in a single Devish roll before they simply regenerate again, so its only 194 million lost over and over and over again. How many runs do you normally do before calling it quits? How much is gone? It's mildly upsetting, I know.
Now, If you want to cry some more, here is some equations for you that didn't quite fit into my tedious rant. Almost as tedious as this currency system.
Q: How many sand fluffs in the OC is needed to achieve one Platinum coin?
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A: 32 Fluffs, 7 more than the Sand Fluffs provided in the Farming area. Minus the provided Grass Fluffs, you will still be lacking one fluff.
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A: 32 Fluffs, 7 more than the Sand Fluffs provided in the Farming area. Minus the provided Grass Fluffs, you will still be lacking one fluff.
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- 10,000,000 (1 PC in Gold value) / 312,500 (the reward for 1 dead Fluffs) = 32 (the number of fluffs needed to achieve 1 PC with GCs)
32 (the number of fluffs needed to achieve 1 PC with GCs) - 25 (the amount of Sand Fluffs in the area) = 7 (the number of fluffs still needed to achieve 1 PC with GCs)
7 (the number of fluffs still needed to achieve 1 PC with GCs) - 6 (the amount of Grass Fluffs in the area) = 1 (the number of fluffs - s t i l l - needed to achieve 1 PC with GCs)
Q: Well, that doesn't sound too bad. Why not just stick to the Gold currency?
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A: You can if you want (I'd rather not play your mother), but here's the math. A single run through of the Farming area and only killing Sand Fluffs, you get about 193,750,000 in Gold which would round about to be 19 Platinum as it is. To get to this 193,750,000 GC, you need to kill 25 different Sand Fluffs. In Platinum, they would generate a single coin as reward. Are you picking up what I am putting down? Yes? No? You've lost 6 PC or 60,000,000 GC as a result with using the Gold currency.
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A: You can if you want (I'd rather not play your mother), but here's the math. A single run through of the Farming area and only killing Sand Fluffs, you get about 193,750,000 in Gold which would round about to be 19 Platinum as it is. To get to this 193,750,000 GC, you need to kill 25 different Sand Fluffs. In Platinum, they would generate a single coin as reward. Are you picking up what I am putting down? Yes? No? You've lost 6 PC or 60,000,000 GC as a result with using the Gold currency.
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- 312,500 (the reward of 1 sand fluff in GC) x 25 (the number of Sand Fluffs) = 193,750,000 (the total value of 25 dead sand fluffs in GC)
193,750,000 (the total value of 25 dead sand fluffs in GC) / 10,000,000 (1 PC in Gold value) = 19.375 (the conversion from GC to PC) โ 19 (rounding down the conversion of GC to PC for the sake of easier math lmao)
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1 (the reward of 1 sand fluff in PC) x 25 (the number of Sand Fluffs) = 25 (the total value of 25 dead sand fluffs in PC)
25 (the total value of 25 dead sand fluffs in PC) / 1 (total value of PC in PC for easier parallel examination) = 25 (the total value of 25 dead sand fluffs in PC for easier parallel examination)
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25 (the total value of 25 dead sand fluffs in PC) > 19.375 (the conversion from GC to PC) or 19 (the rounded number in the conversion of GC to PC)
Q: Ok, ouch. So, how much have I actually lost?
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A: Well, that depends, how much have you actually played? Let us say you stopped playing after your hundredth or so lap.
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You, my friend, lost the value of approximately one decent looking item with some change left over i.e. 563 PCs in the span of 30 minutes to a full blown hour. But, that is only on day one. How about day two or three or for the last 3 months?
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Aaaaaaaaaaaaaand, I made myself sad again.
A: Well, that depends, how much have you actually played? Let us say you stopped playing after your hundredth or so lap.
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- 312,500 (the reward of 1 sand fluff in GC) x 25 (the number of Sand Fluffs) = 193,750,000 (the total value of 25 dead sand fluffs in GC)
193,750,000 (the total value of one lap in GC) x 100 (the number of laps) = 19,375,000,000 (the total number of reward generated in GC)
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1 (the reward of 1 sand fluff in PC) x 25 (the number of Sand Fluffs) = 25 (the total value of 25 dead sand fluffs in PC)
25 (the total value of one lap in PC) x 100 (the number of laps) = 2,500 (the total number of reward generated in PC)
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19,375,000,000 (the total number of reward generated in GC) / 10,000,000 (1 PC in Gold value) = 1,937.5 (the conversion from GC to PC) โ 1,937 (rounded down conversion of GC to PC)
2,500 (the total number of reward generated in PC) - 1,937 (the conversion from GC to PC) = 563 PC or 5,630,000,000 GC (the difference between playing with GC and PC)
You, my friend, lost the value of approximately one decent looking item with some change left over i.e. 563 PCs in the span of 30 minutes to a full blown hour. But, that is only on day one. How about day two or three or for the last 3 months?
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563 (the total value of 2500 dead sand fluffs in PC) x 90 (the approximate number of days in three months) = 50,670 PC or 506,700,000,000 GC (the difference between playing with GC and PC over the span of three months)
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaand, I made myself sad again.
Platinum is also a handy tool since it bypasses the inflation of all the items, giving you the luxury to not have to mentally juggle over 7 number slots while simultaneously doing math. I mean, there could still be a reason as to why you might want Gold to stay with you. It can make you feel rich, buying from the Gold shops could save you a bit of coinage, you might save a little more in bidding wars at the Marketplace, but, to be perfectly honest, it really is not worth the hassle of going back and forth and back and forth from your account settings just to save on a few more GOLD coins. It really, really isn't. Trust me on this. Any amount of coins to be lost could easily be regenerated from simple surfing or posting or voting in forums.
You with me on this? Yes? Awesome sauce.
Q:: But, how do you change your currency from Gold to Platinum?
A:: Its simple. This HERE is a link going to your Account Settings. Near the bottom of the left hand column is a subsection that says "CURRENCY TYPE" with two opinions. We want to change that from Gold (top opinion) to Platinum (lower opinion). Save Changes and presto, you're an official Modern Day Gaian.
Now, for whatever reason the link fails or if you need a more visual guidance, I provided some images and steps for you:
Now, for whatever reason the link fails or if you need a more visual guidance, I provided some images and steps for you:
Step One:: Be logged in ( อกยฐ อส อกยฐ)
Step Two:: In the upper left-hand corner, in the blue bar beneath your avatar, hover your mouse hand over the MY GAIA tab and click ACCOUNT SETTINGS that is next to the Gear icon
Step Three:: The new page image should look like the picture enclosed below
Step Four:: Travel down until you see Currency Type on the left-hand side. Click Platinum
Step Five:: Travel farther down until you see a golden icon labeled SAVE CHANGES. Click it.
Step Six:: Say "Hi" to Rina for me
Step Seven:: Congrats on losing all those zeroes
EDIT:: Please read and assist me
!!:: So, apparently, there are some ways Gold can be beneficial and I would like to spread these methods, but seeing as how I'm coming to learn them, I need help. If you are aware of these methods and feel like you know someone or you yourself capable of explaining them coherently, please leave either a link or an explanation below.
Some of these methods include Group mini-games in zOMG and Lake Kindred as a whole. To gather information myself, it would extend past this post's usefulness so if you happen to know what level you must be in LK that your GC earnings are gaining larger than 10 mil, I would appreciate the help. ^-^ Also, if you know of these group games in zOMG and remember how many enemies there are with their gold value. I would appreciate it as well.
Any links provided will be copied here and explanations quoted in spoiler.
Thank you for your patience and assistance. 3nodding
