Economy

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The unit of currency in Fallen Earth is the poker chip. The banks and auction houses fall under the operation of the Bankers Guild of the Grand Canyon. Banks contain storage lockers which players can use to store items and will have different vaults in each sector available for use. So while this will mean making trips back and forth to access the various vaults, it more importantly means that characters will have steadily increasing storage space available to them as they progress upwards in the game. Auction houses are found in the barter towns. There will be a centralized market system. Here players may put items up for sale, and both players and NPC merchants can buy them. NPC merchants will buy their stock from here and resell them to players. Some merchants may run out of goods due to shortages and prices will fluctuate if the market is flooded with an item. Other factors may affect market pricing such as distance to the nearest barter town and availability of local goods. There will be a number of built in controls to limit abuse and keep the market mostly stable.

Merchants may also offer auction house items at buyout prices – plus profit, delivery charges, etc. These merchants will also sell a player’s goods for them. Prices are determined dynamically.

In many towns, there will be a contact person that players may rent shops from and for the period of time the store is being rented, the store sign will reflect the player’s name.  Players will be able to buy and sell items through these shops.





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