Reset Wild, Increase Commodity Prices

Basically, I think that the wild should be reset. Many of you probably just clicked away at that sentence but give me a chance. It is no secret that commodities (diamonds, etc) are at embarrassingly low levels (185 meebles per diamond, really?). We can sit here and discuss why for hours (I say because of lack of demand due to low player retention, others say PseudoCorp), but that doesn't really get us anywhere. So what I suggest is a reset of the Wild, so that generation rates can be lowered and thus, commodities can rise.

Doing this is a very simple feat; anyone can hop onto their single-player world and play around with the generation at any time. Want more diamonds in larger veins? Done. Want more granite... everywhere? Done (though why would anyone want that?). How about less iron? Also done! In a similar way, Meepcraft could use this mechanic in a new wild to lessen the generation of such items as gold, diamonds, iron, coal, and emeralds, thus raising the price for these items as supply drops. This may also potentially help player retention, as many new players resort to mining as their first job, and with more income they may be more inclined to stay. Of course, any change would have to be significant enough so that the benefits of a brand new, untouched world wouldn't make it easier to find materials in the short term, however I am no mathematician so I'm not even going to try to figure it out. If this idea goes through, that's your job, not mine (friendly staffers).

While this idea may be helpful in the short term, it is very important to note that the more effective and much more important change that needs to happen is an increase in demand. Cutting the supply is great, but it only addresses an issue that current players face. In order to ensure the future success of this server, ideas like this and others must be created to help increase player retention and by extension increase demand. As time goes on, and this idea becomes used again and again as prices begin to dip once again, this idea becomes less effective. However, to keep the economy afloat I believe drastic measures like these need to be taken now !

Thanks for reading! Leave Comment below! Answer the poll (try to be non-partisan and think of the good of the server - not saying I'm necessarily right but don't shoot this down because it may negatively effect only you!)

 

The wild was reset when the server was reset, I see no reason why to do it again.

 

Don't Speak to me Ever Again

 

the prices aren't low because everything is cheap, the value of the meeble is just higher than it was previously

 

I don't think that decreasing the amount and increasing the price will help this economy too much.

--- Double Post Merged, Feb 24, 2017, Original Post Date: Feb 24, 2017 ---

I completely agree, this is why the diamonds were cheaper when Delta launched.

 

I think diamonds will remain lower valued until demand them more. Prices will not increase immediately because there is great competition to sell cheap diamonds. For diamond's value to increase, there needs to be more players buying diamonds. Once people start buying a large amount, then the prices will be bumped up to support supply and demand.

 

I dont think you get it. Diamonds should NOT be worth more than 185 meebles per, because they're not worth that much at all. Why do you think diamonds always stabilize to this price after a server reset? Its how much they're worth.

 

The economy, currently, is the same as the pre-reset gamma eco, but everything is just cheaper. People will adjust to the new prices eventually.

 

We reset wild already

 

no

this is the song you'll be singing after if this ever happens

 

No, were not reseting wild at this time, nor are we going to decrease diamond spawn rate.