Posted by PigParty

ZC ruined events. Shouldn't even be related to events. ZC basically already acts as a trading coin that can only be used for trading, since most people already have whatever they want from the ZC shop. No one hardly gets ZC to buy those items anymore. That being said, there would be no problem to make ZC's only use for trading... As long as players don't get smart enough to realize ZC is worthless, lol.

Zone Coin isn't worthless as long as it's able to buy something. With that logic, a dollar bill would only be worth as much as it costs to make it.

Posted by Platinum

Inflation of ZC was bound to happen, especially because it's tradable.
Either a new currency needs to be developed that you can trade in 3 ZCs for 1 Graal Coin (or whatever it will be) and all ZC items are now bought with the GC, or ZC needs to be completely removed. I think the first one would be more logical and appropriate and will flow better with the players as they are the ones changing their ZC not the staff.

This wouldn't solve anything  

Posted by Yog

What the hell would that do? Instead of too much ZC you're gonna have too much of the new currency.

They shouldn't remove ZC, instead they should fix it. The way it's distributed has always been a problem.

Isn't the problem that there's too many ZCs? This would solve that problem.  

Zc now is ultimately spent on graalium, the only thing that end its cycle of being traded around nearly endlessly. A new untradable currency for new untradable items would be best.  

I'm not satisfied until there is a completely new currency.

Skybase money.

Gained from the skybases.

#AddBackSkybases  

also, whats up with these cookies? It seems all the "admin bestfriends" are getting them  

Posted by Platinum

Isn't the problem that there's too many ZCs? This would solve that problem.

Not really, because then the new coin will simply be worth 1/3 the cost of zc, and not actually put limits on zc production. It wouldn't change value, only cost.  

Posted by TWIZ

Zone Coin isn't worthless as long as it's able to buy something. With that logic, a dollar bill would only be worth as much as it costs to make it.



This wouldn't solve anything

ZC is essentially worthless atm because most people/traders dont use ZC to spend, but to recirculate for trade.  

The new currency wouldnt be tradable  

Posted by PigParty

ZC is essentially worthless atm because most people/traders dont use ZC to spend, but to recirculate for trade.

Posted by GenoIndeed

The new currency wouldnt be tradable

So you spend 3 zc to get a coin that you aren't going to spend or trade?

Supply and demand. The more people want ZC, the more it's worth, but the more of it there is, the less it's worth. We should be lowering the supply right now to make it worth more. There should just be like a one month period of no earning of ZC, cut it all off, but leave it to be tradeable, for 2 reasons; 1) it would be pretty funny to see what happens, and 2) people have no choice but to go to trading. This means those people who are actually earning it to spend it on a new weapon will have to turn to trading, and therefore lower the supply as they spend that ZC that was only available in the trade on ZC items they truly desire.

This is why we need a trade admin, not to catch scammers, but to maintain the economy. If this is the route Zone wants to go with trading, it can work, but it needs to be regulated. This all ties into guns and melee, as they are tradeable items for the most part. It's one big system, and if one part of the system is broken, it might crash in its entirety.

If there was a trade regulating admin, it would be logical to work alongside the guns admin.  

Posted by TWIZ

So you spend 3 zc to get a coin that you aren't going to spend or trade?

Supply and demand. The more people want ZC, the more it's worth, but the more of it there is, the less it's worth. We should be lowering the supply right now to make it worth more. There should just be like a one month period of no earning of ZC, cut it all off, but leave it to be tradeable, for 2 reasons; 1) it would be pretty funny to see what happens, and 2) people have no choice but to go to trading. This means those people who are actually earning it to spend it on a new weapon will have to turn to trading, and therefore lower the supply as they spend that ZC that was only available in the trade on ZC items they truly desire.

This is why we need a trade admin, not to catch scammers, but to maintain the economy. If this is the route Zone wants to go with trading, it can work, but it needs to be regulated. This all ties into guns and melee, as they are tradeable items for the most part. It's one big system, and if one part of the system is broken, it might crash in its entirety.

If there was a trade regulating admin, it would be logical to work alongside the guns admin.

I'm all for hiring a trade admin to monitor the economy hands on. However, items and hats will never be rare if staff are just giving **** out to their bestfriends. I have a list of staff that I have witnessed give out event hats.  

Adding a new untradable currency goes along with what i said about working the game around it. I have ideas for new zc and new currency items, along with how to regulate the trade economy.  

Posted by TWIZ

Not really, because then the new coin will simply be worth 1/3 the cost of zc, and not actually put limits on zc production. It wouldn't change value, only cost.

Yes, but the price of the items would stay the same, eg a 100 ZC hat would become 100 Graal coins. This effectively would triple prices and expenditure, and decrease the amount of ZCs/GCs in circulation.

Posted by TWIZ

There should just be like a one month period of no earning of ZC, cut it all off, but leave it to be tradeable, for 2 reasons; 1) it would be pretty funny to see what happens, and 2) people have no choice but to go to trading. This means those people who are actually earning it to spend it on a new weapon will have to turn to trading, and therefore lower the supply as they spend that ZC that was only available in the trade on ZC items they truly desire.

Respectfully, I don't think this is the way to go. Cutting off the supply will only enrage the players and encourage ZC hoarding  

Posted by Platinum

Yes, but the price of the items would stay the same, eg a 100 ZC hat would become 100 Graal coins. This effectively would triple prices and expenditure, and decrease the amount of ZCs/GCs in circulation.


Respectfully, I don't think this is the way to go. Cutting off the supply will only enrage the players and encourage ZC hoarding

How does one have black rep?  

*untradable currency*

Also adding more items would work, people are trying to charge 20k for flame wings and 100k (like wtf) for pulse sniper. Adding more of these will lower the value.  

Posted by Platinum

Yes, but the price of the items would stay the same, eg a 100 ZC hat would become 100 Graal coins. This effectively would triple prices and expenditure, and decrease the amount of ZCs/GCs in circulation.


Respectfully, I don't think this is the way to go. Cutting off the supply will only enrage the players and encourage ZC hoarding

Why would players voluntarily choose to pay 3 zc for one gc, if the price of a melee is 100 zc or 100 gc? This would not work.

Psychology gets the best of an economy.