It's time I started discussing something more related to the game itself, the skyblock economy. no, I do not mean .org. I mean the economy. Values of items, rares, and stuff. Specifically the fact that the values of some items are depreciating.

Spawners have become less valuable over time. When I first started they were worth like 8 dias, and now they are worth 4-6 diamonds.

Diamonds have also became less valuable. Again, when I first started they were worth like 25 grass, and here they are now at the low value of 20-22 grass.

I'm not sure what other item values have depreciated, if you can think of any feel free to comment below with an item/rare/thing that has depreciated in value.

What I am theorizing is that the depreciation in value is due to the way skyblock is built. Skyblock is a pay-to-win server, and there is nothing new about that. however, because of this, it means that if you have the money it's easier to access certain items and rares. You can get a spawner kit, there are other kits as well. My hypothesis is that these kits are slowly depreciating the value of items. More and more people realize that if they pay money they can get ahead, so more and more of the playerbase is becoming donors and skygods. Surprisingly enough, this is like the opposite of the real life world. Instead of inflation, we are having deflation. I'm assuming that if this trend continues, values of items could reach an all time low.

What do you think? How do you think we can improve the economy again?

 

Grass is becoming impossible to sell!!

 

Maybe that's bc you are dough! As in the stuff used to make baked goods?!?!?!!?!! jking . What are you getting at?

 

What do you suggest on doing to make this problem disappear?

 

Like, no one wants grass because there is too much of it. I asked to buy 3 diamonds and someone charged me 76 grass

 

That's because everyone wants weed.

how are people winning?

 

Restart Skyblock lol. I mean with all this lag, and values of items depreciating, it would be best if it were reset. Everyone would keep their ranks and kit, it would just be a reset. The reset would destroy all the islands including the abandoned ones (abandoned islands cause lag). And the values of items could be reset back to normal. If this doesn't happen, then i'm confident that the new server could possible become the new main, and net become deadweight like org is right now. These are just my thoughts though.

well that's dumb.

With money. You pay money to get ahead in the game. Ranks, perks, kits, and popularity. It's completely normal, very very similar to buying premium here on skyblock forums. Either way it's a waste of money, but it gets you ahead, and it's friggin awesome having perks if you have the extra moolah.

 

I was desperate ok??

 

well you should straighten up your life. I don't want to see you standing on the corner of streets knocking on car doors or anything like that.

 

Yeah but sooner or later the same issue is going to come back right?
Do you suggest this as a temporary solution or permanent

 

Back in 2014, spawners were worth 3 diamonds so the value has gone up.

 

It would take more than a reset. I like the idea of pay-to-win servers, but at the same time I don't. It depends on what style server it is. A pvp server that is Pay-to-win has it's ups and downs. It gives advantages to those who payed, yet a pvp server doesn't have an economy. So it works perfectly fine. But a Skyblock style server is a different situation. I hate to say this, but because of the way this style server is it is pretty much doomed to die someday. It's the same thing again and again, repeat after repeat. Building, economy, and what not. I even get a burnout from time to time. I suppose that would also be why Skyblock doesn't have that big of a playerbase. But as I was saying, I believe the kits and ranks are part of what affected the economy.

The overall change is an increase by 1 diamond since 2014. However it has dropped down after the increase in value. I believe we are both correct, it just depends on when you start the chart. I wasn't comparing it to back in 2014. Either way, I suppose in this case it is going back to the original value. What input do you have about this?

 

I mean, I think it's just wasting time making economy threads, the server is resetting soon anyway.

 

I believe that according to the post I read, the server isn't being reset, but it's being "reset." Net is staying, while cyp creates a new server.

 

Lmao, thing is there is no demand as no one uses up materials. No one uses grass for buildings, value of stone went down too... etc...

 

Rip my cyp head is soooo impossible to sell.

When I first started, spawners were 3 diamonds back in 2012 I think from what I remember. Diamonds were like 64 grass per 1, then it became to be 32 till 22 grass. DC of stone/cobble used to be 1 diamond but now its like 7 - 14 grass and more cheaper. Things change...

 

I honestly really want a reset to the server, but with the new server coming out, I assume there's gonna be fewer people on the original server.

 

Same

 

I won't say I am correct. But I am almost certain that unless net gets reset, it will die after the new server comes out. Players who wanted the reset will move to the new one, causing the net playerbase to shrink. Once this happens, other players will either miss their friends and leave, or will join their friends on the new one.

 

With The New Server This Should Be Less Of An Issue, As Everyone Will Start New Again, And Many Of The None Donors May Come Back Seeing As They Have A Chance Now, With Enough Of Them The Economy Will Continue To Be Stable, Also There Are New Ways To Make Grass On The New Server, With Shields, All That End Stuff, And Hopefully Hoppers Being Brought Back. Oh And The Donor 400 Items Will Be Removed And Replaced With Elytra.
Flying Comps Anyone?