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WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-Up: Hotfixes, Multiboxing, Market Analysis & Community Updates

posted 2017/10/07 at 10:15 AM by Gumdrops

check out the previous articles right here on wowhead.comGumdrops/r/woweconomy subredditDiscord serverTradeSkillMasterdiscussed by Order Hall maintainer /u/JumilithWell that's terribly disappointing so far. I'm still one armor piece off from my main's 950 set and it sounds like I won't be moving my team past the Krokuul level halls.

On the subject of Krokuul Halls, here's my day 23 gold sheet, last posted to Reddit at day 8.

Krokuul Gold Sheet

Noteable is the day 21 anomaly in which four characters posted all four Krokuul gold missions in a single 24 hour period. Mixed with other halls, the nine Hall team generated 62,028g that day.

Current total gold earned: 714,418.
Projected gold for the 7.3 60 day record: ~1,800,000.
Total gold for the 7.2 60 day record: ~690,000

The gold range for a Krokuul mission: 2097g to 2575g, with an average of ~2300. (This assumes 200%)

The Order Resources costs for Krokuul are:
Step into the Abyss (100)(24hrs)
Scaling the Crags (200)(12hrs)
Justice Has Come (400)(6hrs)
Foul Machinations (500)(8hrs)

Blizzard

Class Halls

Players no longer need to complete “The Seat of the Triumvirate” in the Argus storyline to unlock “The Ruins of Oronaar”, which allows further follower and mission progression.
Follower equipment that improves item level is more likely to appear from Argus missions, once “The Ruins of Oronaar” has been completed.
The final tier of Argus missions are now less difficult, reward more Veiled Argunite, and reward more bonus Gold.

Game Director Ion Hazzikostas speaks in more detail on the change in the recent Developer Q&A tooCarefully Hidden MuffinFeasel the Muffin Thief

Blizzard

Items

Carefully Hidden Muffins are now Bind-on-Acquire.

class trialsaccess to a weekly quest that they can complete for a raw gold rewardEvidently the developers agree and have made the quest inaccessible to Class Trial characters./u/Konsticorp poses some questionsFirst, I want to state that, from my experience, multiboxing clearly provides an advantage. This is most evident with gathering (nodes since Legion allow ten hits per), but also presents itself with world quests and, for some, trash farming. However, is this advantage truly unfair? The practice is permitted by Blizzard (multiboxing, not botting, please note the distinction) and can be performed by anyone with a fast enough computer and desire/ability to initially finance it (copies of Legion and monthly subs).

Second, do multiboxers truly ruin the economy? For myself, I don't farm materials (herbs/ores) and simply dump them on the AH. When I am not lazy I farm raw mats to feed the professions I have, such as inscription or jewelcrafting. However, even if I am dumping the materials on the AH, how would that be ruining the economy? Most goblins, I believe, will tell you that profit is not made (in most markets) because their products are rare or unique, profit is made because they are able to undercut their competitors at the right time and at a right frequency. Just because I am able to undercut someone's listing with 200 stacks of starlight rose doesn't mean those stacks will sell if someone undercuts me by a copper.

Finally, can multiboxers be considered goblins? This relates back to the first question and whether you believe there is an advantage to multiboxing and, significantly, if it provides an unfair advantage. I think my practice of multibox farming contributed, roughly, ten percent of my overall wealth. The rest has been buying low and selling high, and undercutting. Does that ten percent from the multiboxing advantage eliminate me from being considered a goblin?/u/monkeyman51 explainsI think it would be fair to claim that it's an unfair advantage if not everyone has the ability to 'exploit' it without breaking the rules. Really the only reasonable counter I can think of is, "But my computer can barely play as it is, I can't run the game twice." But that is an argument off 'fairness' beyond the scope of a video game and it's fake money./u/livingroomnerd countersMultiboxers also spend 5 times as much as a regular player, in perspective the input-output ratio is really similar. The advantages I have as multiboxer is BOE RNG, (unless I don't understand probabilities correctly) I as a player have more chance to get a BOE than a single player.
If I was to funnel all that gold to 1 account, that would be unfair. But since it is spent to play all 5 accounts (enchants, flasks, tokens) basically every toon is paying for his own stuff, just like a normal player would.
Also another advantage is being able to wipe WQ's and rares faster than anyone alone. Which in matter of gold per hour could show up for general drops. (i love farming cloth in Suramar)/u/Hellortha argues that the developers have been quite accommodating with features that help multiboxers tooThey've implemented many things for Multiboxers, such as the interact Keybind, assist macros, click to move.
(Also sharing Hierloom/Mounts/Transmogs/Quests)
Sure normal people can use them, but how many people actually use these aside from Multiboxers? I didn't even know 2/3 of them existed until I started.
If Blizz deems something unacceptable they will deal with it... that's why they removed /Follow from BG's because they understood Multiboxers could be a pain for other players there./u/dragonmase considers other advantages available and concludes "if you can't beat them, join them"As a player who multiboxes, I myself do think multiboxing is inherently unfair. However, it has been confirmed time and again to be allowed by blizz, and one has to make a substantial investment before it pays itself off. Which is why I made the step into multiboxing. You basically x5 your income if you multibox farm, so obviously it is unfair if you compare it to a single farmer.

However, I would draw an analogy to goblins starting another licence for an AH alt. Now this activity is widely accepted by the goblin community. It also gives unfair advantage for non-licence users, who can't park a character at AH 24/7 and play at thee same time. But most people accept it as well, because it requires effort, investment, and also not many people actually do it.

TSM users is another example - TSM is like air to goblins, and no serious goblin can do without one. Learning it and using it gives one a great unfair advantage to normal players using the default auction house, and things like sniping would be impossible.

Where does this get us? The world is never fair, and effort will be rewarded, whether in the real world, or the virtual world. There no point in arguing about unfairness in economics, where as long as it is legal, businesses and individuals who find the most efficient way to conduct their business will always come out ahead out of the other 1000s in the marketplace. After all, the fundamental concept of economics lie in the term "Comparative Advantage", and anyone who does not have the relevant 'advantage' will cry foul and call it being unfair.

My conclusion? I think multiboxing is unfair. But it is also legal. And when you can't beat them, join them, to be efficient with your time/farm ratio.@GumdropsEUTR4XGaming

Contextualize activities in-game, are we at the start of an expansion or is it drawing to a close?
What are players most likely going to be doing in the coming days, weeks?
What should I be preparing for based on the answers to the previous questions?
What can I do myself to profit from these opportunities?
Keep up to date with patch notes. Follow @WarcraftDevs on Twitter for the latest news.

SamadanPlaysWoWspotlight from last weekTradeSkillMaster API Documentation#tradeskillmaster channel on the /r/woweconomy & TSM Discord serverIf you're curious to know more, you can register your interest and sign up to be notified.The Undermine JournalEnigmaticClarity explains why it's not importantAll I sell is pets and mounts on five realms, and in my experience 95% of people who buy pets could care less about breed or level. The vast majority of the market is "gotta catch 'em all!", not pet battle min/maxers. Pet battling is too mundane for most people to care about it in much depth. I used to try to price different breeds and levels differently, but it didn't take long to realize it wasn't worth the time and storage. The number of people who really, really want that rare S/S Darkmoon Rabbit is so small that it isn't worth it to wait for those buyers. I firmly believe that almost everyone ignores breed, and they only look at level as a slight bonus.

The TSM guys decided to ignore the whole breed/level thing in their handling of pets, and that was the right call. Warcraftpets.com is a great pet-centric site, and they, too, mostly ignore breed/spec. They show it in the detailed info on a pet, but it doesn't factor into their comparative pet collecting registry at all.Erorus expanded upon the Top Sellers feature on the site to show rankings based on various stats and values
Here's what the fields mean. All numbers include both item and pet auctions. When I say "this auction house", I mean all the auctions posted on this realm (and connected realms).

This seller has 353 auctions posted right now. When ranked with other sellers in this auction house, they are 18th in highest number of auctions currently posted.
The sum of all the buyouts (plus bids on auctions with no buyout set) for this seller's current auctions is 8,322,667g. When ranked with other sellers in this auction house, they are 4th in highest total asking price.
The sum total of this auction house's market price for all the items & pets (multiplied by auction quantity) currently posted by this seller is 8,259,552g. When ranked with other sellers in this auction house, they are 4th in highest total market price.
The sum total of this region's median market price for all the items & pets (multiplied by auction quantity) currently posted by this seller is 3,672,293g. When ranked with other sellers in this auction house, they are 4th in highest total region price.

Category pagesClick the star next to your favorite realms. Up to 20 will appear in a dropdown when you mouse over realm selection.stop by the official forums on Stormspire and leave a comment/r/woweconomy subredditDiscord serverstreaming live on Twitch@GumdropsEUNote: this giveaway has ended. The winner is Varinn!To enter: leave a comment below (minimum 1-2 sentences) with your most expensive AH purchase.

Prize: 90 days of gametime

Entry period: Now until Friday, October 13th at 11:59 PM Pacific.here

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Comment by DaNRoxXxWell my most expensive purchases were always the pets specially the TCG ones, and gametime of-course :)Comment by SaskuaMy most expensive action house item was taht flying golem with can herb on mounting. I had a massive luck there, cause of gettin in on Pandaria for only 30k gold. ^-^ Some days I will have enough gold for playing WoW without spending money.. and i will do it with herbalism! <3Comment by DikerHUNI don't use the AH a lot,but I bought an I think 150 gold warlock robe. I have to say it was not worth it.Comment by Cutepallywould probably have to be Jeweled Onyx Panther when it was 200k on Cenarius and i bought all of it's required reagents so 400k for all the panther (red, green, yellow, blue, and black) mounts as a gift for someone's birthday :3Comment by prinndoodIt would be a Vial of the Sands, I've been tempted by some of the trading card mounts but the sandstone drake was something I could afford, and it was very useful since I did not have the two person rocket at the time. It has since been replaced by my new Blizzcon mounts.Comment by CuraipallyI'm still fairly new at gold farming, so I haven't had much money to spend. My biggest set of Auction house buys were for my Herald of the Titan tank (Chants etc) and a few pieces of gear :)Comment by TriZARAtopsThe most expensive AH purchase I ever made was when I bought 2 Spectral Tiger Cubs as a way to help move excess gold when I did a realm transfer. The initial plan was to resell them, but shortly after I moved the character, my eldest son started playing WoW with me, so I kept one and gave the second one to him as a "Welcome to Azeroth" present. He's still fairly young and doesn't understand the value of the pet, but I think in a few years when he does he'll be amazed.Comment by spehsalsauce09The most expensive thing I ever bought on the AH would be the tome for the warlock green fire quest. I was too lazy to farm on the isle of thunder for it.Comment by AwesomeQuackI don't frequent the AH, though my friend who couldn't be bothered to unlock flying in legion made me buy a Vial of the Sands for 22k, so that I could be his glorified taxi service.Comment by LeoncoMy most expensive thing that i bought on the auction house was a gruuk's evil eye for 40 k.because a friend of mine told me that it was the strongest item in the game,so I found it in the auction house and used up all the gold i saved for a wow token because I was told i'd make it back in a week.Comment by DevastationBlueI don't really use the AH for anything but selling and buying time. So I guess you could say the most expensive item I've bought is the WoW Token.Comment by MachistaMost Expenssive was a mount, It was the Reins of Poseidus, cost me 400k.
Still pretty cheap in my realm but it took me awhile to get the gold :)
thanks for the giveawayComment by BeDickI'm only playing on retail for a month and a half, but my most expensive purchase would be the ruby panther. Bought it for cheap, selling for standard. If anyone wants a ruby panther, you can hmu on Aggramar EU. Just wisp Aewass.Comment by kejiteNot very special, but Darkmoon trinkets always burn a small hole in my pocket each expansion when I can't be bothered to level my scribe. Absolutely worth it as a healer, though.Comment by atoliaMy most expensive AH purchase was a 55K Sapphire Panther. Really nothing in the big scheme of things. I tend not to buy much off the AH because I have a terrible fear of spending all my gold. One day I'll get over that.Comment by rebrauzerMy most expensive AH purchase so far has been the Spectral Tiger Cub for about 50k last year. My favorite cub <3Comment by CatitudeCouple of crafted Legendaries for 65k to 75k. I tend to spend more at the AH on mats I just don't have time to farm rather than single purchases.
I have already crafted most of the prof mounts both for myself & framily.Comment by 1675523This post was from a user who has deleted their account.Comment by ElNinjaCupcakeTo date my most expensive in game purchase has been the reins of the Crimson Deathcharger - I cant recall how much but I think it was close to 100k? I have my eye on the flameward hippogryph, any hippogryph really, and of course the Rooster mount because I am a crazy chicken lady. Thanks for all your hard work on this segment!Comment by BlackkatzeI spent 93k on a cat. It was the last one I needed for Crazy Cat Lady!

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