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 Babycrock23The most expensive thing I bought on the ah was the Felsteel Longblade pattern for 150k. As a gold farmer I wanted that pattern and was not paying anymore than 150k, when finally someone put the buyout at 150k. Ever since then I been selling the Felsteel Longblade for about 20k each and been getting more gold than paying for it. Worth it!Comment by shizzlestyxDuring Cata I spent a lot of gold getting geared to raid when I didn't have a lot of time to play and loot gear. And, the most on single items I've spent has been on game tokens for game time. I missed getting back on to play by one day, missing my chance at buying a game token. So, being on such a tight budget lately, I haven't been able to play for a few months.Comment by LilyiaMy most expensive purchase was my Spectral Tiger, it was the only thing I really ever wanted in the game and I was able to snatch one up for 175k a few years back. It is still my favorite mount.Comment by SpoonyBardDuring WoD, I found myself getting more gold than I was used to having, so I wound up buying a few pricey mounts to add to my collection. My fave of these has to be the Wooly White Rhino. That mount goes with me everywhere, particularly on my gnome.Comment by NymssI remember when I finally bought Vial of the Sands.
I considered 50k to be a fortune back then, needless to say I didn't have that much on all my characters combined, but what I did have was 46146g 59s 67c. A win-win situation of a very happy customer and a seller who happened to be online at the right time.
Yep, he got it all, down to the last copper.Comment by kkwydragonflameMost expensive AH purchase? Can't remember any one thing that's been most expensive. But I do remember when I spent the most gold - start of Pandaria. Had my heart and mind set on becoming Realm First Alchemist, and I had planned ahead so had quite a bit of gold saved up that I spent on buying mats on AH. But I did get my Realm First achiev! So, I was very happy, even though it cost quite a pile of gold ^_~Comment by ForsakenxElfThe most expensive AH purchase I made was on Vial of the Sands for 35k.Comment by edelleaA token? Ahahah i dont know if those count(250-300k ish) other than that I've had purchases of about 70k for the sky golem (and other mounts)and yes it was only because of the herbalism perk.Comment by NimbyRecently the Steelbound harness mount for about 40k, (found it on sale). Other than that not much, back in wrath spent around 16k for Mechano Hog parts, probably my most relatively expensive purchase given inflation at the time.Comment by zoog2699I believe my most expensive purchase was a Spectral Tiger Cub battle pet for about 100k which was one of the several remaining ones I required for the Crazy Cat Man/Lady achievement. Otherwise I hoard my gold so that my little goblin might one day bathe in it.Comment by HazzadragonTokens, really but also I messed up sniping a 100k new battle pet once.Comment by Achy88I don't remember the most expensive item i've bought on AH, cause always farm it for myself. So i'm just gonna say the WoW Token (200k maybe 4-5 months ago)Comment by KativeraI purchased the Spectral Tiger Cub for my ex. He was always talking about how he regret giving away his mount to his other ex and since I'm not rich enough for the mount I tried to make it up to him by giving him the pet and I don't regret this decision! It was a great purchase and gift!Comment by MirkoPhonPurchased that one WoW Token but only once. Still regret it though.Comment by VowyrinMost expensive but also most worthy - Sky Golem for 300k.Comment by sassytMy most expensive purchase was definitely my Spectral Tiger mount for 750k, but it was my most wanted thing in the game for so so long. I still want a Swift Spectral Tiger too still, though! With all the help and advice from this weekly article I'm sure I'll be able to get the gold together and hopefully find one for sale! :)Comment by JetstreamJeeze, it's hard to remember. It was almost certainly a battle pet. I think a I spent a few grand on one of the Raiding with Leashes pets but I cannot recall precisely.Comment by Shamie13I buy many potions and pots on the Ah. But the Most expensive thing i bought are poseidons rains. I think they were about 1 million Gold. But hey its a nice mount :)Comment by SmokingxacesThe most expensive thing ive bought on the AH is the legendary shoulders which cost me over 50k, sad thing is i replaced em a few weeks after :(Comment by KreffusMy most expensive purchase on AH was during Mists of Pandaria when ferals needed the top darkmoon fair trinket.
It cost almost my entire gold amount (which I didn't have lots of at that moment).
Plus, the upgrade things from Inscription makers were required too. Overall, it cost me a fortune but well worth it :D

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