The following is a conversation me and a friend of mine were having, discussing our ideas for a new server.
Please provide your feedback, as it is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
I am interested in building a Gold economy. A physical economy is always much more satisfying. But theres going to be some obstacles in the way. In order to keep our economy thriving, we're going to need to control our economy.
Gold is craftable, and because it is a depleting resource, we might run out of it. Gold can be crafted into tools and armor, which can all wear away, eating at our economy. This is bad. In order to stop this, we're going to need to block crafting Gold tools and armor. It really doesnt server much a purpose than looks anyway. But im not so sure about this. Convince me. lol. I was also considering using lapis since it can't be worn out the economy. But.... Nah...
Gold can be mined in the world. This is may not be an issue because the economy is going to focus on everything that is sold an bought in our world. If we have a set amount of Gold in our community, Gold will not travel through our community. Instead, i'm planning on making server shops that can exchange spam items, like dirt, cobble, sand, and wood. It'll be cheap, but that'll keep gold flowing into the economy.
After i thought of those two ideas, i realized what we need. We need a cycle. We don't need to block Gold crafting at all. As long as we have Gold from the server shops coming in to the ecnomy, we can have Gold craft leaving the economy. Thus, is the Golden Economy Cycle.
If you mean you want this for a SERVER, than you're in the wrong section. If you mean in regular gameplay, I don't think there should be a set economy. That way people can use whatever they want as money!
The problem is that few people will invest large amounts of gold into tools and whatnot, but many people will add large amounts of gold into the economy through mining. You'll wind up with high inflation and a crash in prices.
Please provide your feedback, as it is greatly appreciated.
I am interested in building a Gold economy. A physical economy is always much more satisfying. But theres going to be some obstacles in the way. In order to keep our economy thriving, we're going to need to control our economy.
Yeah i know that, but im not looking to grind my economy, im looking to build a stable one. There won't be any gold grinders.