Currency Exchange

Rijacki · Mar 13, 2013

I like the idea of being able to trade them for City Tokens and then those who don't want the stuff from the City Fests can sell them for coin.

Ladymist · Mar 13, 2013

Trade your older zoned currency to lower level alts and gear them. there is your use.

adolf102 · Nov 15, 2013

This thread speaks exactly about what I was thinking now with ToV launch.
I have bunch of Obols now that I was working hard to get, but now they are not that useful since ToV has it's own tokens.

I take the argument that top tier gear should encourage grouping etc. so maybe a possible solution would be to allow currency exchange from lower to higher levels BUT without allowing top exchange to top tier currency (CoV one now).

This way all Shards etc can be exchanged for Obols, player can get equipped with Obol purchasable gear and go farm and group in ToV.

Deago · Nov 15, 2013

I would like to trade my twenty crumbs for one hamburger please.

Kraeref · Nov 15, 2013

Elostirion said: ↑

“You dont need an SoE official to get a logical explanation. (you probably wouldnt get one anyway (not because they're illogical, but because that actually isnt the best way to communicate with upset customers)).

The two simplest logical explanation (and simplest is usually best when it comes to logic) have already been mentioned.

1) Balance. The currencies we're discussing are rewards for doing group content. As such there is a rate at which people can acquire them given lockout timers and the scheduling/logistics of assembling groups. People can (easily) solo what was group content from as little as one expansion ago. That puts the ability to acquire those older currencies on a completely different reward schedule. They arent rewards from grouping, and they can be achieved much faster. Even if you were able to compute a perfect exchange rate that mirrored the different time invested, you're still handing out group rewards for (probably) solo play. Not kosher.

2) SoE wants players playing in level-appropriate areas. In this case it means max level players should be playing in latest-expansion dungeons. This is because the shared experience of playing this persistent world game is greater if similar players spend most of their time in the same tier of areas, doing similar things. We're also more likely to run into each other and group up, or at least be social and have the same things to talk about and measure ourselves against.

3) Its currency. When you go to the store (assuming you're American), and you try to pay with Yuan, what is the clerk going to do? The NPC in Obol Plains doesnt want Seals of Arad. He cant spend them on anything where he lives, they arent valuable to him, so he's not going to give you (somewhat) cool armor in exchange for them.”

Your third point is off by a mile. When you go visit another country every bank can exchange your currency to a local one. Bad example. You need something more concrite

I would suggest if to implement currency exchange then let NPC charge plat for it.
People here so want a plat sink. Here you are then. Not forced but elected way to get rid of plat.

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