The power of ratio and the importance of POE orb

The currency system in the Path of Exile can be quite confusing especially for the new players. It doesn't follow the traditional “gold” system like the other MMORPG but instead the players are encouraged to trade using items like POE orbs or depending on their needs.

The Vendor exchange ratio of POE Orb

Everything in the POE has a certain value in it. The prices of each POE orbs are determined by the levels of rarity, vendor exchange prices, recipes and player’s demand. The economy in this game is like the other MMORPG that included markets that based on supply and demand.

Below is a sample on what might the vendors has to offer:

Some of the prices in the market often fluctuate slightly. It is important to note that highly valued POE orbs are often sold at a much higher price than normal since some of the players are willing to pay.

WHEN COMPETITION IS TOO MANY…

RuneScape is one of the oldest but trending games in MMO nowadays.

Last November 2012, the Evolution of Combat has been released. It is said that the new update is to balance the game’s classes, since previously melee are more powerful compared to Range and Magic. While later this year in February 2013 RuneScape 2007 has been re-launch having the old feel and game interface of the old school RuneScape system.

A lot of players continue to transfer to RuneScape 2007 due to the said updates (EOC). Even my friends transferred to RuneScape 2007, I can’t help myself but to transfer as well since my friends are there… and they are waiting….

On the other hand players that had transferred to RuneScape 2007 are most likely the veteran and PVP/PK oriented players, they transferred because of the simplicity and nostalgia feel of the old RuneScape. But most likely, they really didn’t like the Evolution of Combat system.

I noticed that Gold sellers are also moving to RuneScape 2007, since in RuneScape the market competition of RSGP is high, that the sellers tends to lower their selling price due to the growing numbers of sellers While on RuneScape 2007, the demand in buying gold is increasing due to the players who are transferring from RuneScape. Since the server is somewhat new, the consumer demand in gold is increasing but the sellers are still few unlike RuneScape.

Sellers in RuneScape 2007 are commonly buying bulks of gold which are much cheaper, so that they can resell it to a higher price. But there is a downside to it in which leading the buyer on getting banned due to suspicious trade. The trading of large amount of gold can be detected by the game system itself. Due to this case, buyers should have safety measures to consider. I read a thread at STYHE forum about the successful trade using a secured trading platform called PlayerAuctions; it’s a Gaming Marketplace that allows players to exchange real money to different types of game currency.

I would recommend using PlayerAuctions since most of the users at SYTHE use it when trading in RuneScape 2007 and it is pretty much safe.

No need to compete for the low prices, when you can just migrate to another server.