I say that Three Rings should price 100 CE at 6000 crowns. That way, people can go under that limit to make a profit. Thus stopping the CE price from going higher.
CE prices are rising like gas prices.
You didn't really explain how that would work.
The problem is that Three Rings doesn't want your crowns. They have access to the database, and can conjure up billions of crowns if they so desire. They need your money, and if crystal energy is created other than by someone purchasing it for real-life money, they don't get paid.
The real solution is to drill for crystal energy in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge. < /sarcasm>
Well since there are a bunch of new guys coming in on Steam, they'll be stupid and go for the 1st thing they see. They could make a profit from that, but I do see the point your throwing across.
Its just that Three Rings is being very greedy making us bust out our wallets to the point that the starter packs are a necessity. A good example is Crafting. Crafting items is a net gain in time and crowns, but how hard it is makes it seem like a very long, painful process.
how about instead of that, they make more effective crown sinks