Economics majors, take note: The Secret World MMORPG is going through a currency revamp.

It’s very exciting, really: they’re going to convert ten currencies down into two (Black Bullion and PAX), then introduce a third one (Mark of the Pantheon). Additionally, there’s going to be a forced cap on Black Bullion holdings; excess BB will be converted into PAX at a ruinous rate. It’s all incredibly statist, and I can’t wait to log on and see how all of this is causing the secondary item markets to go into a full-fledged meltdown. It’s going to be a seller’s market…

Moe Lane

PS: If anybody ever wants to try The Secret World, let me know. I can pass along a 72 hour try-it-out that gets me bonus points for people who buy the game afterward. Mind you, this game is all about conspiracies and whatnot (with bad language), so it’s not necessarily everybody’s cup of tea.

7 thoughts on “Economics majors, take note: The Secret World MMORPG is going through a currency revamp.”

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      DVD-ROM: 8X or faster DVD drive
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  2. I’m tempted by your offer, but “A Tale in the Desert” is restarting in early September, and that’ll take my gaming time for a year or so, alas.

  3. I’m interested in the economy stuff, though. I know Eve online has blogs that track events in game. Does Secret World? Are there forums one might lurk in to watch?

  4. Wait. They’re replacing a mess of small currencies with a couple big ones?
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    It’s the EuroZone all over again…
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    Mew

  5. I really wanted to play this. But the dinosaur I’m running can barely manage the latest editions of Football Manager. Let alone a RPG with bloom spell effects.

  6. Yeah, I’m in the “need to upgrade hardware” group too, I think. Also, I need about another 24 hours crammed into a day.

    There have been PhD theses written on MMO economics. Kingdom of Loathing’s is kind of interesting- it’s got a true market, you can buy and sell most items for the basic currency, meat. People clearly try to manipulate it sometimes, and I kind of wonder how often someone gets really burned that way.

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