ya i remeber selling a santa for 250k and now they like 13mill+ But it doesnt matter too much right? Its just a game... I don't see how it stopped new players from joining... I could, however, see it stopping people from making new accounts ansd getting many holiday items... Actually - they were origanally invented to show/symoblise how long a player has/was playing for. IF thats the case thats mentally challenged because ive played longer than ALOT of people playing now, if anyone remembers when P hats were 100 k and r2hswere 500 k , and the PINK (now known as purple) p hat was 500 k, thats how long ive been playing. 4 years+ i donno exaclty, and i still get called a noob lol They were infact invented to symbolized the leangth a player had been playing. The fact that they became a symbol of wealth is a side effect of the fact that Jagex decided to make them tradeable (bad-idea). and the only reason you probly dont have is because you weren't there to recieve those items on those days. I would be a hypocrit if i said i wouldn't do that, because i would :lol: but I dont think we are meant to make our money by manipulating the market and following its prices, our wealth should be displayed and gathered by the skills we raise and the goals we accomplish. I can't say for sure weather or not they ruin the economy because i have never seen it run "properly". Party hats are not useless, even though it was probably never their intent they now symbolize wealth. Think of it this way, Party hats are like gold in real life, why get gold when steel will do? Because gold looks better. That last quote i liked. ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((I can't say for sure weather or not they ruin the economy because i have never seen it run "properly". Party hats are not useless, even though it was probably never their intent they now symbolize wealth. Think of it this way, Party hats are like gold in real life, why get gold when steel will do? Because gold looks better. ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) definnatly CORRECTO runescape is like another world.... lol