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| It has been some time since we've had a news post. No, the server isn't dead, dying or going anywhere anytime soon. Simply put, the summer has been a busy time for a lot of people. Nothing wrong with that. I expect we will start seeing a lot more people returning as school starts up again in the U.S. Despite the lack of updates, there have been some changes to Ravenkraft. Read this article for the details. The Gold Crash of Summer 2013 Not too long ago, we legalized gold grinders. This upset more than a few people and in retrospect, we probably shouldn't have... However, It has brought about a few positive changes and most of the negative was caused by the need for change that it incited. To get back on track with our barter economy, a few things need to be done: New Base Market Values - One reason we have a barter economy is that I, as admin, don't feel that the prices should be set by the owner. Ideally, merchants should set prices according to their personal values for each item. This is difficult since there is some disagreement. The way it should work is that the owners would adjust their prices to fit the market, setting it up so prices are not more than customer want to pay, but not less than the effort it is worth to mine/farm, collect and ship to market. Shop owners and their customers should take into consideration the convenience there is shopping in a particular place. Prices should be adjusted from time to time to meet the demands of the current state of the economy. This doesn't seem to work, possibly because its more trouble than it seems to be worth. To get us to a fair starting point, I would like to suggest my estimation of exchange rates between the prevalent rare minerals and an explanation for each 1 diamond : 2 emeralds 1 emerald : 4 gold ingots 1 emerald : 20 iron ingots 1 emerald : 96 logs 1 emerald : 112 stone/stonebrick 1 diamond : 8 gold ingots 1 emerald : 24 nether quartz 1 emerald : 20 nether quartz ore Now remember, these are only suggested exchange rates. A shop owner's personal value of each should be based upon supply and demand. One thing about the gold crash that many people don't know is that gold still has plenty of value. The people grinding it appear to be hoarding it and thus, nothing changes until its spent. These values inflate gold by only a factor of 6. That could change if the market becomes inflated. A Merchants Guild - A consensus on best practices, market trends and demand could be addressed better in an organized effort. If you would like to join the Merchant's guild, you need only be a shop owner and join our upcoming server meeting. It will announced in the next week or so. Anyone unable to attend can still be a member, you will just need to attend a future guild meeting. The guild will discuss changes in the market and make adjustments based upon any inflation and supply/demand changes. Subsidies - are "a grant or other financial assistance given by one party for the support or development of another." Basically, incentives will be provided to shop owners who bring their shops up to date with emerald prices AND new shop owners. The defacto grant amounts are 8 diamonds, 16 emeralds, 96 gold or 192 regular logs, but alternatives are negotiable. Please contact wizardofire. These items are not spawned, but from my personal inventory. If you would like to donate to this effort, please do so in the donations chest in the Ravenport Enclosure. Obviously we are accepting diamonds, emeralds, gold and logs. Anything of value is welcome. If you would like to purchase a plot in Ravenport, please see wizardofire. These are currently on sale for only 16 gold. The subsidy will be granted after the shop is finished/updated. Upcoming Server Meeting In the next week or so, we will be having a conversation on our Teamspeak server where everyone will have a chance to talk and give input. It will be announced on the Ravenkraft Facebook at the FourzSMP Twitter which is also mirrored on the front page of this website. Some topics already mentioned for the meeting:
Anyone is invited to come and bring forth any ideas you have. Lets just be sure to remember that Ravenkraft is a semi-vanilla server which means plugins that overhaul the base mechanics are not going to be accepted by most established players. |