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Alright, so we all know that with each mining world reset, the price in diamonds goes down, and makes it easier and easier to obtain, making it an unreliable source of income if you are a miner. Diamonds were meant to be the factor that made you go, "YES! Diamonds! Now i will get all the money!". But now, when you run into diamond ore, you simply shrug and mine it up. Well, I've come up with a quick fix for that, while also being able to nerf ench repairs.

The idea is to make E-repairs cost diamonds. Just ench repairs, not reg. This will make diamomds more important to those with the Ext Commands feature, making them buyers, while the ones who find the diamonds, are the sellers. Here are some major points on what this would do:

1: Diamonds would gradually become more viable as a economy resource, also making its price vary based on the amount currently available. This would cause its price to fluctuate more but in a way that would satisfy those who mine for it.

2: E-Repairs are amazing, I should know since I have them. But I have to admit that they are a little overpowering since it costs me nothing in order to keep my stuff. If I had to lose 1 or 2 (or however much) diamonds in order to keep my prot 4, resp 3, Aqua 1 diamond helm, or my silk 1 eff 4 unb 3 dpick, i would more than happily go with it. This would help to make those with E-repairs not so overpowering and dominating.

3: People with E-repairs would be force to look outward for their resources, which in turn is supplied by either themselves, or others. In the case of the latter situation, they would more than likely do more repairs for others, making finding a repair for your tool not as hard to find.

4: (this corresponds with 3) Though it would cost a diamond to repair, that doesn't mean that the repair person won't be able to charge people. Repair trades can occur in many ways this way...

a) The person purchasing the repair can just simply give them a diamond for the repair (a free repair practically)
b) They could give them the diamond plus some money (the profit being the extra money)
c) they could pay them for the cost of the diamond, and some extra money (money profit again)
d) they could pay them for just the price of the diamond (yet this may vary)
e) they could not charge at all, thus causing the loss of money to be on the repair person, but at least they are a good friend ;D​

Making E-repairs cost diamonds (whether its just one for any repair, or another value for any, or if it ratios off of the type of item) would make two things happen. Diamonds would again become important and valuable, and E-repairs would become less overpowering.

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Edited (9/13/2012, 10:16 central time):

I can see where you would believe this to be an issue. In your head, you believe that this will have a major cost to having to repair your gear, which I will not say is completely wrong. But if you think about it, people will always have diamonds, and the people who usually have the most diamonds have what? Enchanted items (and money) which works out since you will just require the diamond, and the payment for repairs in order to do what you need. In the case that you yourself don't have diamonds, then would it not be most logical to not sell them and keep them? You profit more that way and you can plan out your resources accordingly. This idea will cause you to actually think about your repairs rather than obliviously typing in "/repair all" or using macro's or powertool. It will also make that lonely "/repair hand" key useful too.

I know you might think this is burdening to those with EXTcmds. But think about it, if EXTcmds said "this feature will allow you to repair your enchanted items for the measly cost of one diamond!" I'm sure you would have bought it anyway. And if theoretical evidence isn't enough for you, think about how it would literally affect you. You would have to pay attention to how much diamonds you have, but would you not profit more from this? If the price of diamonds fluctuates more often, would that not mean that the price of your repairs could fluctuate with diamonds as well? If diamonds hit a high price because people are buying really cheap repairs a lot, then would that not mean you, the smarter one of this ever changing market, would profit more since you held your diamonds until prices rose? In which case while people are paying the diamond+ price for erepairs, when they become scarce and you have almost all the leftover diamonds, would that not mean you could charge the diamond +++++++ fee? And if that's not enough evidence, how about the fact that YOU control your price even more than before? If someone needs repairs, due to the fact that diamonds can't be sold to the server, you can charge whatever you want in order to make the profit you desire, also making e-repairs more desirable.

Ajr00 addressed another thing I forgot to mention. The use of diamonds to do repairs wont only cause the prices of diamonds to change, or make repairs more tactful, but it will cause the mining world to be more viable as well. I know in my original post I stated how you would feel if you were to find diamond now verses after this change. But I didn't point out how this would change the server and its gameplay. In general, more people would be tempted to go to the mining world. This would mean more mining (duh), pvping, and more, dare I say it? Loss of materials. What this server needs, is an area where materials may be lost, found, and fortunes can be made easily, but with high risk. Making diamonds more viable will cause the mining world to be that place, making a builders initiation into the world of a resident, that much more demanding of his/her tact. One wont simply be able to make money from strip mining. They have to plan, plan some more, and maybe form parties, thus improving communication among the server. I know this seems like I'm pushing it, but really think hard on this one, a small change can hold bigger outcomes.

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Edited (9/14/2012 11:54 central time)

I see where your concern would be, but you are basing his prices on the fact of supply, but consider the demand side. No one is going to buy a repair for 2-3k regardless if inspect was the only person in the server (at the time) with diamonds. People will most likely go find diamonds instead of purchasing 2-3k repairs. There is no way this would be a problem, i promise.

~EdgeZhero

"I don't lotto often, but when I do... people get angry" -EdgeZhero to Vengfulbacon

 

I edited the thread in order to address some, what I believe to be, false issues.

 

I again edited the thread. Here are the people I have quoted and replied to.

Rabidworm

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Ajr00

 

Towns are created to make money from their residents and from other activities. If a town would like to provide free e-repairs to their citizens that is fully up to them to do. But here is the thing; first, towns who provide free e-repairs already lose money in the sense of opportunity cost (they lose the money they "could" make) and second, if diamonds become a repair cost, would that not mean that the town would have to have its own resources? If a town cannot provide its residents with diamonds, or at least have the money to buy it, would that not mean that they are unable to provide for what is really necessary for the town? In the sense of an economy server, this would add a demand and supply factor to owning a town, which should be the case. You should actually have to try to keep a town active in order for it to stand, not idle by while people go on about their business, causing them to care nothing for the town itself, but rather the benefits of it. Towns who would provide free e-repairs with the diamond cost would be more favorable as in that case due to the fact that it would require some resource cost, thus making them more profitable if played out right.

I did not add this to the thread because i simply did not feel that it would add anything new to my point. I apologize if this offends anyone.