MMO Economies - Hyperinflation, Reserve Currencies & You! - Extra Credits

Why it was recommended

Extra creditz just published an excellent video on why auto-generated vendor-sellable items lead to hyperinflation under most circumstances

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What it covers

An Extra Credits episode on how MMO economies get overrun by inflation when players can mint unlimited gold by killing monsters. It covers approaches borrowed from real-world. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

Extra Credits

Length

8 min 44 sec

Year

2016

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