2013-03-07, 06:38 PM
Curtiss Wrote:Practically everyone from each server says mesos are worthless even though there's a lot that can still be bought, probably because the few non-NX related uses for it (Buying pots, as an example) is largely negligible and as such the situation you mentioned becomes reality.
There's just too much mesos being transferred from player to player and not enough being used up either by taxes or being taken by NPCs.
While there's an element of truth, I think that statement is somewhat misleading. Yes items from NPC merchants are pretty much worthless. Especially since Tot's Guide is giving away lvl10-60 gear for free in GMS. That does not; however, mean mesos are worthless.
FM trades are still largely conducted in mesos, in my experience, for most items worth less than 3b. Basically in trades where you don't need much collateral to cover values over max mesos. I even managed to buy a clean Dominator pendant for 7b last week.
GMS servers have a relatively stable ratio of 1:50 for NX:mesos which tells you that obviously mesos have some value or no one would be selling NX at all.
Mesos would be a lot more useful (though less valuable) with the implementation of a consistent currency exchange like KMS direct conversion or cash trade system.
There has been relatively little inflation in GMS since the last hacker epidemic so I'd say the tax is working passably. Power creep is actually causing a deflation of sorts where older gear is becoming less valuable.