Lots of interesting news is someone else has just already covered better or that is exclusive to another fansite or news source but we have to bring it to you here because it’s interesting.
Today, Ask A Jedi had one such post. Damion Schubert, Lead Systems Designer for The Old Republic.
Important points made in the post:
- “Cost of sending companions on missions exceeds the vendor cost of materials returned
- Anticipating supply/demand economies (not a huge reveal there, I’m afraid)
- Won’t be able to just gather with all companions all the time; will run into money problems
- More economic to do it by hand (i.e., traditional farming)
- May or may not have a mission to gather it anyway
- HOWEVER, certain rare materials come only from companion gathering”
earning currency is part of the fun for many players. You can bet there will be TOR players who are interested in the economy and how credits will work as well. For others, “gold-farming” and exploitation of the in-game economy is a concern. This all provides more info into that potential problem as well.
