#The Ultimate Solution to Inflation (MUST READ)

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balmy wolf
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We have two currencies: Gems and Byte Coins (BC).

Gems? Farmable. Unlimited.

BC? Should be scarce. Cannot be bought with Gems, or it loses value.

Here’s the trick:

BC is earned slowly through quests, achievements, events. Yes, more BC enters the economy—but the BC shop removes it.

Example: 100k BC enter daily to the pool, 100k BC spent daily therefore bc value remain the same. No inflation.

Want to get rich? farm Gems → buy items from the shop → sell items for BC.

Expensive items might go for 1k BC only.
BC now has real value, no need for millions just to feel rich.
Finally, a stable, meaningful currency system that works.

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So in a nutshell...
Just remove the exchange between gems and bc

subtle coral
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we need more source to earn bc rather than just quest and achievements

burnt crypt
brisk fossil
subtle coral
pulsar nimbus
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How are 100k BC spend daily though?

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Just make the gem-BC ratio price regulate itself depending on which is more inflated, and have good sinks like the PWE fee

violet citrus
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trades in PW exchange could have higher taxes and commission fees in order to remove more BC from the economy

subtle coral
# brisk fossil Yes to inflant everything even more, brainfart..

Look, I get the idea of keeping BC scarce to stop inflation, but I still totally disagree. We really need more ways to earn BC than just daily quests and achievements, or the game will just get stale. But if we add more sources using your system, the economy breaks.
First, your math assumes 100k BC enters the game and exactly 100k BC gets spent in the shop every single day. Players do not play like that. We hoard. People will hold onto their BC waiting for a good event. The shop will not drain it fast enough. The moment a good item drops, everyone will spend at once and cause a massive spike in inflation.

Second, that loop of farming Gems to buy items and sell for BC is a huge trap. Gems are unlimited, so the supply of items you can buy with them is also unlimited. But BC is super rare. When the market is flooded with unlimited items but barely anyone has BC, prices will crash hard. Nobody will pay 1k BC for an expensive item. Players will just undercut each other heavily to dirt cheap prices just to get a few of those rare coins.

visual forge
opal vortex
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yeah you forgot about other factors

cunning schooner