Why do I keep seeing things priced so low they don't even make sense anymore? They don't make sense from the time OR materials standpoint. Sometimes they don't even make sense if you ONLY totted up the cost of crystals consumed to craft them.
As a crafter this feels like a pretty bad thing--thought I'm also,as a crafter,the one supplying the demimateria in this example. But does the economy feel like it's finally right-sizing for most other players, and this is just me hating change/misreading things?
Is it because we now have an oversupply of crafters?
Do we have a huge increase in players sending retainers on retainer ventures?
Are retainer ventures badly unbalanced? Are quick ventures too quick?
Are players purposefully undercutting/crashing the market?
Are we having an increase in market botting?
And in the end, is it undermining crafting as a cooperative/social thing?
I.e. if everyone is a crafter, but there's no reason to sell crafted things or make things for friends, is there any reason to be a crafter besides making for yourself?
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