So what you're suggesting essentially is that we create an entirely new non-star star tool set that's not quite as op as star tools, would be cheaper to buy but would cost a fortune to constantly repair. This seems like a waste of time and resources.

It seems like you're looking at cash flows with the tunnel vision of a drain pipe. Money comes in and out of the server economy in dozens of different ways besides lotto, and you can't just force people to spend money to push an economy that isn't broken in the first place.

You assume there isn't already a market for ores besides making tools? Players buy and sell ores to one another all the time for harvesting exp and mcmmo points. It's one of the most competitive markets on the server. Not to mention the fact that coding and implementing this would be such a huge pain in the neck that the development crew wouldn't even consider it.

 

Instead of actually focusing on one point like everyone else rather then looking at the whole picture.
I like the idea, but personally i don't think it will take money out of the economy quickly enough to make it how youd like it.

@miguel1118

You seem like a hard worker which is why you are succeeding on ECC which i commend you for that.

I personally dont play here for loads of different reasons now as i have completed certain goals on ECC, and instead of saying ive completed it, im always finding new things to do.
I always relate it to a Playstation of Xbox game. Ive completed the game. but im now looking to complete the other trophies to get the platinum. and the platinum will never come because of the dlc that comes out :p

Think to yourself wha would you like to do on ECC, like your first goal. Would you like to complete the ranks? Get to EcoLegend, which to many think is beating ECC.
Or do you want to build a giant cake and house millions of cakes? Or do you want to collect Prot 4 Iron Armor sets?
The choice is all yours!

Like i said, you sound hardworking if you've made all the money in game and on ECC, working hard does actually have the rewards to progressing very quickly. You just have money all the time to put into projects :p
Which is like a dream for me :p

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I'm screwed...

 

You've got to be kidding me.
And if this is actually true, then what the hell is happenning to our economy? I understand why you're making this suggestion, I just don't really agree with your methods. Star tools were a terrible thing to happen to ECC. A ridiculous amount of money is generated from them. The market in general is just awful. Nobody really needs to hire workers when they have a star tool, nobody needs a nice house when they can buy a town, nobody needs specific items from the market (unless they are lazy) when they can get anything themselves. Everybody is obsessed with saving up for a startool to later spend hours grinding with it to save up money again. ECC is now a place to grind indefinitely, sell what you grinded and invest money into something. Which sounds like how money works, but really is a completely dumbed down version of an economy that once was. What were talking about again?

 

That's either bullshit or you have beenrinding like there is no tomorrow. How the hell does one get woodcutting level 650 in a week??? It took me a year to get mayor!

 

You, sir, are crazy. Like, @idkhowtoplay kind of crazy.

 

Hey, im glad you're doing well. I think there are still a number of goals you can reach before you get to endgame. Endgame is really when all you have left to do is build.

The two big ones are *VIP* tag when you get over $2001 in features. At 8k/usd that's about 16 million ecd. And ecolegend which costs around 8.5 million. Add in side projects that im sure you'll get distracted by like a fancy vault (and maybe some build competitions?) and I think you've got a lot more to do than you might think.

 

I'm not going to write a blog post this time. In short,

1) Historically, ECC feared *gasp* inflation *gasp* like the plague and created mechanics designed specifically to remove money from circulation.

2) People on ECC began saving money in order to progress through the server's established, linear ranking system. Because people were saving money, and not spending it through trade with other players, player run businesses failed and almost everyone became unemployed.

3) The unemployed players resorted to farming or mining in order to progress through the server's linear ranks. This created a positive feedback loop.

4) Player count declines for various reasons including those listed above. Then, even with a lower player count, the server announces even more useless and expensive ranks/things in an attempt to give the players more to do on ECC (i.e ecolegend+, expensive star tools, expensive features, collector metals, expensive additional towns, etc...). The server does not recognize that the destruction of currency, incentive to save, and emphasis on linear gameplay was the root cause of the issue it tried to resolve. This amplified the already present positive feedback loop described above.

5) Eventually, the increase in saving and the destruction of currency culminates in an economic disaster that is called a deflationary spiral. I call this point in our history the end of capitalism on ECC.

6) Nearly every player business still holding out, except for a few notable exceptions with extremely competent leadership, becomes defunct. Capitalism on ECC completely collapses. The ECC economy becomes an imitation intended to fool people into believing that ECC is still categorically an economy server.

7) The imitation fails for most new players who quit playing after realizing that they will never find work and that their businesses are doomed to fail from the start. Player businesses, creativity, and a job market will beat grinding for hours to purchase and progress through linear ranks.

Solution?

I. Recognize that ECC is not a linear game. Forget ranks, star tools, and the expensive items designed specifically to destroy money out of the economy.

II. STOP SAVING MONEY

III. Hire someone to do jobs, even if you can do them yourself. Need some trees cleared? Hire someone. Need some roads built? Hire someone. Need a wall constructed? Hire someone.

IV. Support player business. WallStreet? Mendi remembers.

V. Build things. Actually create things on ECC that add to the server.

The Actual Solution (requires the rich players or staff in order to actually work):

Create a Reserve Bank of ECC for the purpose of enacting monetary policy. Expand the balance sheet and purchase millions of atypical treasuries. ​

 

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