So we all know that this wednesday, which is 7th August 2013, we will have the cygnus returns patch. I think it's a fairly exciting patch with the increase in max level cap for all classes and all the new maps that are coming.But, my concern is about the increase in max mesos cap. 10b mesos cap 9,999,999,999.
Let me list out some benefits we can get from this,
1) We don't need to create more and more mule characters just for the sake of storing mesos.
2) Some items can now be purchased by mesos. For example, Lionheart Cutlas can be purchased for 5~6b.
3) Can prevent risky trades, ultimately can reduce scam rates. ^^
4) Mesos demand will increase, mesos value might also raise abit.
So, there are the benefits I can think of. But the raise in max mesos cap can also be an issue.
For starters, will the raise in mesos really rectify the issue of trading of items using RM/SGD/cash? I think that even if the mesos cap is raised, some people will still rather sell their items for 40k cash rather than 8~10b mesos (based on D/E/I cash rates). Furthermore, this will lead to some inflation.
Let's say that the market price for Dark Angelic Blessing Ring (DABR) is now 20k, if converted to mesos it will be 4b. Then some people will think that hey, I should sell it for higher price since if I'm selling it for mesos instead of cash, so I should earn more then resell these mesos to cash. Then they will sell it for 4.5b, then 5b and it will reach a price ceiling of 6b. This will only affect those expensive items though.
The main problem is not that though. The main problem that really concerns me is about the value of mesos. Will it increase, remain constant or decrease? With the increase in max mesos caps, this means that botters can now farm mesos more conveniently. Let's assume that a hacker account has 4 slots of characters. Normally they can only store 10b of mesos per day for one account (2b per char and 2b for storage). But after this max mesos cap is implemented, they can now store 50b of mesos, per account, in a day! Let's put ourselves in the hackers' shoes. If I have the ability of making 50b mesos per day, for one account, I will try to sell off these mesos as soon as possible, since I need to clear my mesos, so that I can bot and farm mesos again. The botters will then sell their mesos for $1/b.
But anyways, these are all just my predictions, it will be interesting to see how it will really affect the economy though. My assumptions is that the mesos demand will definitely increase for a short period of time, but then the value of mesos will drop gradually =/
What say you?