The gold standard: A WoW economics course proposal

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1-10-2009 @ 5:45PM

Dez said...

WoW doesn't have what I'd call a free market. Many prices are dictated by what NPCs sell the items for (fex. the new motorbikes), which in turn is controlled by Blizzard. The massive presence of gold sellers is causing inflation, on top of what is already being created from ever-increasing quest reward money.

In short, the economy in WoW is a complete mess. You don't need a degree in economics to see what's happening here.

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