Maken Tosch
Planetary Response Organisation
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Posted - 2012.12.14 18:14:00 -
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That is a very complicated question. After all, we are talking about integrating one complex economy with another in which both economies have one major difference: the value of the almighty ISK.
In Dust 514, a prototype suit fully equipped can probably cost a merc 100,000 - 200,000 ISK. In Eve Online, a capsuleer can buy a cheap set of small turrets for his Catalyst destroyer for that price.
In Dust 514, an MCC costs at least 125,000,000 ISK. In Eve Online, a capsuleer can buy a Mackinaw mining ship for that price or maybe a Maelstrom battleship instead.
Dust mercs use only cheap, throw-away clones that degrade after 24 hours even they have a nice main clone waiting for them in the merc quarters. This is because their main clones are not cheap at all. Eve Online players however, are more than willing to risk their main clones because they can afford it.
As you can see, the differences in value are huge. Therefore the biggest and most important factor that CCP has to consider before further integrating both economies is to ensure that the ISK flow between the two games is carefully controlled. One way to control the ISK flow is by imposing tariffs on ISK flowing between the two games.
These tariffs would adjust the same way ship insurance payout is adjusted in Eve Online. Based on the monthly report of both economies. In this case, there should be two tariffs.
- Eve ---> Dust : Tariff based on the price index of Dust. If the economy of Dust is weak and a capsuleer wishes to pour in billions of ISK into a merc corp, a large percentage of that transfer is taken away and goes into the ISK sink. If the economy of Dust flourishes and grows to be close to or equal to that of Eve, then the tariff is either really small or non existent.
- Dust ---> Eve : Tariff based on the price index of Eve. Likewise if the economy of Eve is weak and if a merc wants to submit ISK to a capsuleer.
Eventually, maybe 5 years from now or 10 years, both of these economies will reach a state of equilibrium in which ISK flow between the games could result in the tariff being a non-issue. But the tariff would remain to ensure that one economy doesn't get flooded by another which would potentially devalue the ISK in one of the economies. Please keep in mind that this is just for ISK transfers. I have not talked about how the manufacturing sector would be effected and how commodities of two different games will be bought and sold across each other.
If there is anyone out there who has a better idea on how to properly manage two economies that are interacting with either other, please let me know. |