SEVERAL valid points in here.... i dont have the time to read it through again while writing this, so ill hope i hit on them all...
1) this is almost entirely due to false inflation... over the past couple weeks, GSIs have risen steadily due to less drops, but tis is NOT due to that. this is due to a trader (with whom i am well-acquainted) not only buying out as many GSIs on the market as physically possible, bbut also 'allowing his storage to 'swallow' some of the ones that he might otherwise put on auction... and you wont figure out exactly who by checking auction, because i did this... apparently he used several secondary avaatars, including business acquaintances, to spread it out some what.
we had already talked about this, and he hinted at the 'possibility' of doing someting like this, and the benefits of investing in the procedure.
obviously he found the investors, because i did not offer to help.
2) nea, i agree. if i buy skills, i want to buy skills... i dont want 60% (a very realistic figure) of what i spend to be on the method of transfer!
3)
MA has said they are going to flood the market with GSIs... i think we can all, hence, assume that it WILL continue to lower in price, minus a few bumps and wiggles due to stuff like this...
4) fiona, while i agree that lower chip prices would increase the market...
5) mud, i couldnt have said it better. i think the entire system is CRAP, and should be taken off the market...
on the other hand, by saying that i am a hypocrite, as i utilize the system to sell skills and make a fair bit of change.
unfortunately, mud, it isnt a question of 'do we want skill chipping or not?' if it were, i would scream, shout, and do tapdances on tables until the BS disappeared... but it WILL NOT disappear, it makes money for
MA, and i ave no reason to believe that despite the input of vets, it will dissappear.
6) fusion... i fail to see how removal of GSIs from loot pool would help the economy any, please elaborate...
and before you do, read viagras post on borrowing skills-- i think it is VERY realitic, and NOT someting we want.
7) carebear... i also fail to see how easy transference of skills would augment scamming and exploitation... again, please elaborate.
i must agree with the rest of the post, in that in this [semi-]open economy, and as long as people pay rediculous money for some of this stuff, market manipulation WILL happen.
8) hunterz... i also agree with you. were
MA not so anal about loots, this sort of ting would be mere teory in its applicability.
if i missed anyone... oh well
/edit holy **** thats a long thread! spaces put between each number to make it readable
