Summary:
As title explains, I am asking for an increase in VIP market tax(ideally back to 9%, but maybe 4.5%?) to reduce market inflation. And I am saying this as a VIP player.
Reasoning:
As you all have definitely seen, aside from content update, one of the biggest issues plaguing the server right now is rapid inflation. Whether this is due to goldbots(which I do hope it is enforced at least a little), or just general player playtime, it has lead to a rapid increasing in pricing for items serverwide. The implication of this is that if this continues, the wall between new players and veterans will become bigger and bigger and less people would likely want to continue to play. Yes, while overall inflation will mean it is also easier to gain money, it also means that gold from dungeons will be less and less valuable and eventually meaningless. This leads to an extreme reliance on RNG to be in your favor to make any sort of improvement on gear. This is a big problem.
Why this works:
In every mmorpg I have ever played, goldsinks are the best way to control gold value. And as it currently stands, if you have VIP, there is no outlet for goldsinks outside of upgrading things(Wether it be weapons or akashas or soulstones). In any mmorpg, one of the best way to remove gold is through the market, because it is used thousands of times a day. The 9% general tax is insanely beneficial in controlling the prices, but VIP status removes that completely. By reintroducing SOME market tax to VIP players, it should alleviate this problem. Lets say there are $100B worth in transactions that take place in the market daily: With a 9% tax, you are removing $9BILLION DZ out of the game. However, that 9BILLION is significantly reduced when half the server has VIP (Now 4.5B). But say VIPs now have a 4.5% tax, now you are removing an extra 2.25B every day out of the game.
Another Benefit:
Reduce market manipulation. As it stands, if I buy a high demand item at $1m, if I list it for $1,000,001, I am now making a profit. This makes it extremely easy to control the market if you have any sort of capital and provides NO RISK for the person doing it. With a 4.5% tax, I now have to list the item at 1,050,000 to make any sort of profit. While an extra 50k might not seem much, it is enough to make the risk of controlling the market a little higher.
Conclusion
Ideally, I would say remove the waive of VIP market tax completely and give the Gold VIP players another benefit(like idk, exp+10%? Extra login bonus/day?). But at the very minimum, PLEASE adjust this waive of fee. This would help the overall economy significantly and I believe it will improve the quality of life for every player.
