Exchange controlled by a few.

antiquesroadshow

Certain items are monopolized by a select few players. I know the problem is that there are so few players left playing. That a small group of players are able to control certain market items all by themselves. Creating a monopoly of sorts. This was become more of a problem as the game has aged. Every year it has been getting worse. Is there any solution Cryptic can do to control this? Or will it be something we just have to suffer through now that we have the problem?

davefenestrator

How can items be monopolized when any player can acquire them from lock boxes and the lobi store? It's impossible for players to control the supply.

Also, doom thread.

The exchange is working just fine. R & D pack ships cost so much because the cost per pack is $2-2.50 and the drop rate is 1 in 100 packs.

lexusk19

Unless Cryptic can make a boat load of money off doing something, they wont. Sad but true fact.

where2r1

antiquesroadshow wrote: »

Certain items are monopolized by a select few players. I know the problem is that there are so few players left playing. That a small group of players are able to control certain market items all by themselves. Creating a monopoly of sorts. This was become more of a problem as the game has aged. Every year it has been getting worse. Is there any solution Cryptic can do to control this? Or will it be something we just have to suffer through now that we have the problem?

What are you having problems obtaining? Lockbox stuffs? Lobi stuff?

Are you having problems finding EC to spend in the first place?

tm706

If things stop selling at the (allegedly) high prices, they will either post them for less or withdraw them from the exchange. The market allows the players to pay what they want. Save those EC and buy it or don't. Many of the highly sought after ships/traits/lobi items have a real world money attachment to them. Those keys that opened the boxes came from DilEX or Zen purchases. It's not unreasonable to account for that investment when putting items on the exchange.

seaofsorrows

antiquesroadshow wrote: »

Certain items are monopolized by a select few players. I know the problem is that there are so few players left playing. That a small group of players are able to control certain market items all by themselves. Creating a monopoly of sorts. This was become more of a problem as the game has aged. Every year it has been getting worse. Is there any solution Cryptic can do to control this? Or will it be something we just have to suffer through now that we have the problem?

This entire quote is laughable.

A group cannot monopolize a market unless they can control supply. This is basic economics, it's probably on page 1 of chapter one. Take off your tin foil hat, no one is pulling the strings behind the scenes. If anything, STO has a remarkably healthy market. The main reason I have continued to play this game as long as I have is because I know that I can pretty much get anything I want.

The last thing any of us need is cryptic interfering in the player market.

darkbladejk

guys we're not going to go down this road as it's already deteriorating rapidly. /closed