Project Gorgon aims to provide a classic MMORPG experience where players dictate the economy. However, there are some issues related to the Panthers.
Balancing is essential if an economic system in an MMORPG is to function. If it is off in one area, everything falls apart. This is currently well demonstrated by the Old-School MMORPG Project Gorgon. An exploit is disturbing the system, which is related to Panthers.
A player has now written a 13-page essay on where the problem with the economy of Project Gorgon and the Panthers lies (via Google Docs).
How Players Exploit the Panthers
- Players hunt Panthers and skin them
- The hides of Panthers can be sold for profit
- Groups of Panthers can be easily taken down, providing players with large quantities of hides
- The stronger the player gets, the easier the Panthers fall
- This way, a lot of money can be easily “grinded”
The Panthers offer such a good return on investment that it is inefficient to kill anything other than Panthers in Project Gorgon.
Exploit Shows How Complex an Economic System Can Be
So it is a flaw in the system that will likely be fixed by the developers soon. With one of the upcoming updates, it surely won’t be as easy to “farm” Panthers or the skinning of the animals will be less profitable.
However, this situation shows how difficult it is to create a balanced and functioning economic system in an MMORPG where fairness prevails: once a mob group has too strong a return on investment, the system tips over.
Currently, players who are aware of this exploit can gain a significant advantage. This, in turn, does not promote fairness and disrupts the entire economic system.
The MMORPG Project Gorgon is still in testing phase, so it’s good for players to uncover such exploits. Because the developers can still react and fix the problem.
The MMORPG Project Gorgon is aimed at all players looking for a retro experience.
