MerchantInTheDark Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Personally, I think Jagex could kill two birds with one stone by releasing a GP skillcape, only available to players with over a certain amount of overall wealth. This could be considered a "merchanting skillcape", since 9/10 rich players got there through merchanting of some kind. This would recognize players for their achievement as well as give Jagex a great money-sink to help push back inflation - the GP Cape should cost at least 99M nonrefundable GP. Imagine how great it would be for the economy to actually have a legitimate way for money to leave circulation, bringing prices back to their pre-inflation levels - having a mil would actually mean something again. Thoughts? Guide - How To Prepare For (And profit From) Free Trade & the Return of the Wilderness2.17B Total Wealth ~ The Original Grand Exchange Merchant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omali Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 We have a GP skillcape, except it's not a cape, it's a party hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerchantInTheDark Posted January 22, 2010 Author Share Posted January 22, 2010 We have a GP skillcape, except it's not a cape, it's a party hat. Buying a partyhat doesn't help solve inflation - that would be the true value of having this. Guide - How To Prepare For (And profit From) Free Trade & the Return of the Wilderness2.17B Total Wealth ~ The Original Grand Exchange Merchant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master_Smither Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Yes there are a lot of rich people in Runescape, but most of them are not the ones who have billions upon billions at their expense. Furthermore, the majority of the people who have over, let's say 1B, are not dumb enough to spend 99M on a cape, which only shows that you have a lot of money. Also if they do somehow fall for it and buy the cape, you're only taking money from the super rich who have that 99M to blow anyway. So you're not really killing much inflation at all. What you should aim to kill is gold from the regular moderate well-to-do players or the middle class player of Runescape. So no, I don't think it'd be a very good idea to kill inflation and the price tag is very high to be practical. Click for My Blog670th to 99 Smithing July 21st, 07 |743rd to 99 Mining November 29th, 07 | 649th to 99 Runecrafting May 18th, 08 | 29,050th to 99 Defence October 20th, 08 | 20,700th to 99 Magic November 8, 08 | 47,938th to 99 Attack December 19, 08 | 37,829th to 99 Hitpoints December 24, 08 | 68,604th to 99 Strength February 4, 09 | 27,983rd to 99 Range February 9, 09 | 9,725th to 99 Prayer June 8, 09 | 6,620th to 99 Slayer December, 12 09 | 4,075th to 99 Summoning December, 28 09 | 3,551th to 99 Herblore February 24, 10 | 3,192th to 99 Dungeoneering November 11, 10 | 146,600th to 99 Cooking December 29th, 10 | 11,333rd to 99 Construction June 7th, 11 | 16,648th to 99 Farming August 1st, 11 | 19,993th to 99 Crafting August 2nd, 11 | 89,739th to 99 Woodcutting Janurary 1st, 12 | 55,424th to 99 Fishing May 9th, 12| 60,648th to 99 Firemaking May 12th, 12 | 16666th to 99 Agility May 17th, 2012 | 24476th to 99 Hunter June 1st, 2012 | 57,881st to 99 Fletching June 1st, 2012 | All 99s June 1st, 2012 | 3183th to 120 Dungeoneering July 24th, 2012 | 2341st to 2496 Total level July 24th, 2012 | Completionist Cape July 24th, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
testingsomestuff123 Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Meh, it better look good, or have some cool emote or something. I don't think even merchants would buy a cape worth 99m. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giordano Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Merchanters/investors are rich because they only put money into things that will increase value over time. A cape will not increase it's value nor give any skill bonus (say, wasting millions on 99 Fletching has no value, but the skill itself is it's own "reward" if you will; a cape won't do that). "The cry of the poor is not always just, but if you never hear it you'll never know what justice is." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omali Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 We have a GP skillcape, except it's not a cape, it's a party hat. Buying a partyhat doesn't help solve inflation - that would be the true value of having this. and I'm sure the economy will thank the one person who will be stupid enough to spend 99 mil on an untradeable cape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephleref Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 We already have the Herblore,Smithing,Construction and Prayer cape for that i don't think we need another cape that show wealth... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea_dragon35 Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 ^ Hes right, there are plenty of ways to show that ur rich.. And like said before, not many wud spend 99M on a skillcape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmmmm83 Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 It is not his point that everyone would/must buy it. Even if only a few people buy it every day, or even some people in a month, it would still have a lasting effect on the economy/inflation. Good idea in my opinion, those people who would like to buy it are happy and nothing changes for the ones who don't. But aren't prices already dropping as we speak? It seems the peak has been reached imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sees_all1 Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 RAWR! Inflation is not a problem to the average 'scaper! Inflation hurts those with many GP, and only if they have no money tied up in items. Saying otherwise is foolish, and trying to "fix" or "stop" it is a stupid idea. 99 dungeoneering achieved, thanks to everyone that celebrated with me! ♪♪ Don't interrupt me as I struggle to complete this thoughtHave some respect for someone more forgetful than yourself ♪♪♪♪ And I'm not doneAnd I won't be till my head falls off ♪♪ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaida23 Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 We already have the Herblore,Smithing,Construction and Prayer cape for that i don't think we need another cape that show wealth...Isn't Construction the only one of those skills that requires you to spend money? How do the others show off wealth? MerchantInTheDark, I really like this idea and, once I had the funds to do so, would definitely buy one. Unlike partyhats, the price would be the same for everyone and you wouldn't have to pay through the nose to some greedy rare-hording SOB who wants to unload junk in order to get it (sorry 'bout that, but current phat trading frustrates me to no end :angry: ). I'm going to ask my merch cc about this and see what a larger group of merchants thinks. As for the cape, it could be bought from the Grand Exchange Tutor. The emote could be that you reach into a pouch on your belt and make a throwing motion up into the air repeatedly while gold pieces rain down around you into piles at your feet. Instead of a hood, it could come with a gold colored partyhat (gold, not yellow), perhaps even requiring another 99M to buy. Now, before you all get out your flamethrowers, hear me out. Doing this would kill two birds with one stone by being a massive cash sink and by lowering demand for high end rares (which are mostly used to buy phats anyway). This would really only affect merchers who deal in phats/easters/pumpinks/etc.. as I'm sure a lot of people who have only one phat have no intention of getting rid of it. Full support! :thumbsup: **Flame shield to full power!** Check out my blog to read the Adventures of a Big Damn (F2P) Hero. THE place for all free players to connect, hang out and talk about how awesome it is to be F2P. So, Kaida is the real version of every fictional science-badass? That explains a lot, actually... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oXMutilateXo Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 lool 99m rainbow colored phat plsss untradeable thoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 I don't think making a cape for players who at least 60-70% of them obtained their wealth via 76k'ing / GE Manipulation is going to be good. Popoto.~<3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloak Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 No, thanks.I don't think wealth should become any more a part of the game. Jagex thinks this as well, iirc, because that's why they said they didn't add a "bank value" spot on the new bank. I think they said that in one of the Q&A's. Check out r67, a new and fun RuneScape fansite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren211 Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 I really don't agree with the idea. The only way this will actually benefit the economy is if legit single merchants decided to spend the cash for the cape. The problem is, the main problem for the economy isn't legit merchants (they've always been around). The problem is in those damned clan merchants who drive up any item of their picking simply by telling the gullible fools of runescape they'll make millions if they trust them. And the cape would not affect them at all. 99m is pocket change for those merchants when they have 5-10 maxed cash piles in their bank, and that 99m is actually hard earned money from the gullible players they've taken advantage of. So the only people suffering is the innocent players. This cape would do nothing to stop clan merchants, on the contrary, it would give them an item to show off their abuse of the economy. [hide=]tip it would pay me $500.00 to keep my clothes ON :( :lol:But then again, you fail to realize that 101% of the people in this universe hate you. Yes, humankind's hatred against you goes beyond mathematical possibilities.That tears it. I'm starting an animal rebellion using my mind powers. Those PETA bastards will never see it coming until the porcupines are half way up their asses.[/hide]Apparently a lot of people say it. I own. http://linkagg.com/ Not my site, but a simple, budding site that links often unheard-of websites that are amazing for usefulness and fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yes_Its_Ross Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 This could be considered a "merchanting skillcape", since 9/10 rich players got there through merchanting of some kind. Did you know that 4/5 scientists agree that 72% of statistics are made up? ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth_Poet Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 I'd follow the player wearing a GP cape around all day, harassing them with my cries of "phree st00f plox!" and "how you make money?" Maybe I'd get all my lvl 138 buddies to join me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Stingman Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 This could be considered a "merchanting skillcape", since 9/10 rich players got there through merchanting of some kind. Did you know that 4/5 scientists agree that 72% of statistics are made up? I always thought it was 60% of all statistics are made up 90% of the time, but I guess yours works too :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iAnnabelle Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Lol "Free Stuff Plz", and what if it makes merchers more rich, and innocent players poor? lol. Anyways, if 99m was how much a player had, and lots of players had that cape, wouldnt things get lower? Causing others to not be able to sell their stuff? Making the merchers rich? Making former innocent players become merchers? I don't think so. I see enough merchers, making my member's equipment higher in price when I don't have it :Z ~iAnnabelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fools_Taco Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 You guys are all crazy. Heaps of people would buy that cape. After a while cash is usless in this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaaps1 Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Yet rapid loss of money from the system isn't healthy either. ~It's Super Effective! (The Zaaps Blog)~My YouTube Channel, where you get to watch me go around and make a fool out of myself and all comp capersGuides:~Yeah I wrote them once~Suggestions:~Yeah I made those once~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert_R Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 How about no because although there are very rich "true" merchanters this cape would be rewarding manipulating clan leaders also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TrixStar Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 little birdie told me this is a possibility if you have over a billion gp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youmu Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 I would really only buy it if the stats on there are ALL +99. Otherwise, big waste of cash. BlogTrimmed | Master Quester | Final BossBoss pets: Bombi | Shrimpy | Ellie | Tz-Rek Jad | Karil the Bobbled | Mega Ducklings120s: Dungeoneering | Invention Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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