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Loading... Market Mudflation Overload
Posted November 19th, 2009 by Sardu
# 1,212 - Should level capped players directly control the new player market?
One of the frequently overlooked though integral aspects of character advancement in MMOGs ties directly into whatever shape the in-game economy ultimately takes. Players obsess over seeing the hordes of currency they’ve amassed throughout the course of gameplay constantly increasing nearly as much as the almighty XP bar. While most developers carefully plot out multiple means of keeping in-game currency gains in check, more often than not MMOGs fall prey to the ugly beast otherwise known as mudflation. We take a look at this aspect of MMOG gameplay and its effects on new players today in Loading… Market Mudflation Overload.