I've asked this before, but i'll ask it again, as it becomes more obvious each passing day.
Anyone else find it strange as inflation hits crowns vs CE that the price of other goods stays the same?
Ex: a 2* piece of equip is roughly 1k crowns more expensive to craft then it was 3-4 weeks ago, yet the price that the item fetches on the market remains virtually unchanged (perhaps a lil cheaper).
Also the price of mats remains relatively unchanged as well.
There is a lag between what things cost and what our currency is worth. AKA as CE goes up, because a lot of trading goes through crowns and not CE and not everyone maintains a knowledge of what CE is worth in crowns, besides the fact that its never exact and CE fluctuates like crazy. You'll see crown prices sticking a lot longer than CE price do.
People who have lots of equipment crafted when CE was cheaper can afford to keep selling it cheaper. Until this backlog is used up, it can be hard for others to raise their prices.
Personally, I *have* raised the prices of the stuff I sell.
@Culture
I'd like you to familiarise yourself with why most 2* gear is created, not by new people who only have ME. But by people who buy CE with real money and farm UV's all day.
I'm well aware of the reasons why (i actually don't agree with the most of the above), but i thought it was a strange dynamic regardless of the reasons.
Because 2* gear can be made with Mist their price needn't reflect current energy market prices.
Anyone making 2* equipment should be using otherwise wasted mist energy, not expensive CE.