Instead of an energy sale, Three Rings should have an NPC that has either set spawn rates, or is a weekly event sort of thing-- where players can buy energy for crowns without using the market.

1. Maybe a GM could decide on a price lower than current market value?
2. Maybe it could be a flat 75% of the "Last Sold" price when the NPC spawns or something?

This would essentially be the "money sink" that akragster is looking for, while also saturating the market with cheaper CE. People's prices will drop below this NPC's price, because why would you pay more for what you can already get, money will flow out of our economy because the NPC takes it, and eats it like candy, and it'll help regulate the energy market slightly.

I don't know. It might not even be a good idea. Tear up this post as much as you want, it's just an idea.

There is an energy and crown trading tab and then there is a market tab. No one uses the trade tab because it's either over or under priced compared to the market and changes accordingly so it is always over or under priced. Three Rings should plan special days or events where when something new is released the trade tab costs for energy and crowns are set at a fixed price. So when energy prices rise to 10k and PvP comes out, have energy cost say 3k crowns for a day or two days which will reset the market price allowing it to rise again. This would only work if there is another source to buy from with infinite energy and crowns, like an NPC and then when it's over they make it so you are buying from other players again.

I think players should be able to buy mist energy, its limited, and pulls people away from fluctuating crystal energy prices.

NPCs can sell mist energy, a simple flat fee in which you are allowed to recharge once every so long if you are willing to pay the crowns.

Your energy recharges on its own as it is (horrendously slow), but I just feel like mist energy is for exploring dungeons and crystal energy is for bulk and crafting, allowing faster progression.

Mist energy is limited to 100, and although people constantly having energy to do runs would be bad, spending 100 energy in 10 minutes, and waiting 22 hours for that 100 to recharge is worst. I'd imagine having a recharge depot or bank somewhere would be enough for longer play times allowing people to have a little more leeway to continue to buy recipes and crystal energy.

The reliance on crystal energy is because mist energy is impractical for any type of use and is used up very quickly, I mean ridiculously quickly, its useless and it doesn't even recharge at a rate that guarantees a 100 energy when you log back in unless you just stop playing the game for 22 hours straight, unless you like to sit around town and do nothing.

10 minutes is probably stretching it, as 100 energy can be spent on 10 floors if you don't plan on dying, or you could open extra gates and challenge rooms, as well as revive yourself shortening the time dramatically.

Either way mist is useless, and needs a way to replenish itself faster, either increasing the rate in which it recharges normally, or allowing players to refill it by means in towns. Crystal energy will still be needed and will still be bought, but mist energy will serve its purpose for a longer time, before you actually need to rely on crystal energy because you exhausted your reserves of mist energy.