economy
PTR 3.3: Transmute Titanium Change
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 - 12 Comments
There are some pretty big things changed or added in the new patch 3.3 build that didn’t make it to the patch notes, some of which discovered on the PTR, others announced by blue posters. Kalu’ak Fishing Derby (held on Wednesdays): “The Kalu’ak hold a fishing ... More
Preparing for Patch 3.2: Tradeskills
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 - 18 Comments
One of the fundamental things that players should understand about the WoW economy is that there is massive deflation. Items, in general, become less valuable over time as new items are introduced. Players no longer want iLvl 200 or even 213 crafted gear, as well ... More
The High Cost of a Low Price
Friday, July 17th, 2009 - 13 Comments
With patch 3.2 on the test realms and the Ulduar hype slowly fading, it seems like the live servers are more empty than usual. Not only are there less players overall, but there may be less gold farmers than usual. The game economy on each ... More
Activision Blizzard CEO Interviewed on Game Economy
Friday, July 10th, 2009 - 3 Comments
Activision Blizzard CEO Robert “Bobby” Kotick on Thursday said he is “optimistic” about the future of the game industry as “a very low cost form of entertainment, if you look at the dollar-cost-per-hour.” CNBC interviewed Kotick, who was in Sun Valley, Idaho, for the relatively ... More
Are Your Realms Emptier Than Usual?
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009 - 20 Comments
The little guild I call home is still struggling to recover from the quarterly event known as the Summer. The hiccup in raiding, filling and scheduling, has caused me to focus my efforts on things outside of Naxxramas domination and Ulduar subjugation. First and foremost ... More
Auction House Etiquette
Thursday, March 5th, 2009 - 88 Comments
The heart of World of Warcraft’s economy is the auction house. It doesn’t matter what server you’re on or what side of the conflict you’ve picked. We all deal through the auction house. If you’re a blacksmith, enchanter, seamstress or in my case a scribe ... More
How Much Does WoW Cost You?
Friday, January 9th, 2009 - 35 Comments
Via JoyOfTech.com By now, common readers should realize that I am a bit of a numbers freak. In my past life I was a min-maxer, but I have overcome that addiction and now focus most of my number crunching abilities on the open market and ... More
Economists Agree: Azeroth The Best Economy In The World
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008 - 19 Comments
The United States stock market has been more random than a raid against Gruul in recent weeks. Since the House shot down the proposed 700 billion dollar bailout bill – glad they did by the way – the market has become even more tumultuous. ... More