The value of gold in World of Warcraft is too low. Players will face this inflation hard in the future with Battle for Azeroth.
The US site Polygon points out a current problem in World of Warcraft:
There is an increasing amount of gold in the game. The current value for gold is decreasing. This could mean major difficulties in the future that WoW and the players will have to deal with.
According to Polygon, this problem has existed for years, but with WoW: Battle for Azeroth, it has become acute.
Gold is becoming too cheap
Much gold, little work: The economy of World of Warcraft is currently struggling with the fact that gold is becoming less and less valuable. Some players are pleased about this for the moment, as they can accumulate larger amounts of gold with relatively little work in the game. However, this has consequences in the long run.
Crafting is not worth it: Due to the crafting system in Battle for Azeroth, the gathering of reagents is going much slower. Players are currently more focused on equipping their characters than farming herbs and ores.
The WoW Token is providing more gold per Euro
Problem with the WoW Token: There is currently little incentive for players to gather reagents at all. Although the price for crafting materials is quite high, a single WoW Token is worth so much gold that players can save several hours of work by purchasing a token – depending on the server.
The WoW Token can be purchased for real money and then exchanged for “gold” in WoW. The price of the token fluctuates: Over the years, players have generally received more gold per Euro for the token.
These auction house traders make up only a small group of players, but they hoard large amounts of gold. They buy items and resell them, which further tightens the market because fewer traders offer goods.
What is the problem? In short: it is no longer worthwhile for players to farm items when they can buy cheaper gold for real money. The market has an abundance of gold in the long run, but only a few traders offer their items at exorbitant prices because they control the market.
Moreover, gold is an endless resource in World of Warcraft. Vendors to whom gray items can be sold, or quests that reward players with gold, continuously generate more gold out of nothing.
Polygon believes that a potential and likely consequence of inflation could be that some items, such as flasks, will experience immense price increases in the future. The more people buy gold, the less it will be worth in the long run. And this will affect all players.
For players, this means: either buy tokens for real money or start farming and crafting themselves and become self-sufficient.
Do you have too much gold left? Then you can buy this dino for 5 million.
For players who have no interest in gold and farming in WoW, the WoW Token has become a means to completely ignore this part of the game. When they need gold, they buy a WoW Token from Blizzard for Euros and sell the token in the game for WoW gold.
The rich get richer
A small group has most of the gold: The few people who farm reagents and other items themselves usually sell their loot without much economic knowledge in the auction house.
These resources are often purchased by traders, i.e., players who play WoW like an economic simulation.
These auction house traders make up only a small group of players, but they hoard large amounts of gold. They buy items and resell them, which further tightens the market because fewer traders offer goods.
What is the problem? In short: it is no longer worthwhile for players to farm items when they can buy cheaper gold for real money. The market has an abundance of gold in the long run, but only a few traders offer their items at exorbitant prices because they control the market.
Moreover, gold is an endless resource in World of Warcraft. Vendors to whom gray items can be sold, or quests that reward players with gold, continuously generate more gold out of nothing.
Polygon believes that a potential and likely consequence of inflation could be that some items, such as flasks, will experience immense price increases in the future. The more people buy gold, the less it will be worth in the long run. And this will affect all players.
For players, this means: either buy tokens for real money or start farming and crafting themselves and become self-sufficient.
Do you have too much gold left? Then you can buy this dino for 5 million.
