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I don’t think any of you guys know this but I like economics and the mechanics behind it. I am still trying to figure out how it works on a world scale and it is not that obvious which move affects another, although it is certainly not entirely chaos. Anyhow, I do want to apply this tiny knowledge I have about economics and use it on PSO and Ephinea as a whole, just for the sake of it and from a commercial perspective. I thought it could be good fun. I was thinking about this because I need Photon Spheres to Sphere my weapons and I need a lot of PDS. Grinding quests for photon drops is a tough grind so I was thinking of a solution to fix this problem. Well, here goes my ‘memo’ as if you can call it as such. Take it with a grain of salt though.
What is often described as an economical-social group we also have here on ephinea. I will use some terms most of us know so they are easily identified and for shit and giggles . I will divide the groups by economical prowess here on Ephinea. I am not trying to be political correct so just deal with the names though. Life is tough so get used to it.
Let’s begin with the so called groups I made up. I made up 6 and I will start of with the poorest of course and will end with the richest.
1. The Nabs: this group mostly have 0-5 pds and don’t usually know anything about the meta-game that is generally used in PSO. Heck, they will scream when they see a rare Varista drop and I am pretty much in awe of them because of that. Instead of charge arms they might use a final impact or an inferno bazooka so to say or and are very content with their dragon slayer which is of course an awesome name to have when you are a mediocre sword. However, this causes slow progress. They are generally interested in rares which can or cannot be crappy but forget or don’t know about the staple items like the heavenly/battle, charge vulcans and sacrificial rares like the Excalibur and the Vise which are way more useful. You can pretty much sell them everything since everything is worth a lot to them and they mean nothing to you. The downside is that they don’t have much PDS either. I was in this group on schthack for years so I know what it is like to be in that group, I did not know shit. My estimation is that around 25% of the people on this server are on the group of Nabs but are generally not seen widely in public games in Ultimate.
2. The Casuals: mostly this term is seen as an insult when you call someone a Casual but I am going to use the term anyway, fuck feelings right? This group actually has a life outside of PSO and they also know something about the meta-game. They are more skilled than the Nabs although they still struggle with the harder quests like phantasma world 3 and 4 and such. They generally also have more pds than the first group since they grind through the quests a lot faster. They usually have about 30-40 pds in stock or at least worth of items and don’t have any s-rank weapons (yet) but they (might) aspire to have them. This is a group that still needs the staple items like the v101, v502, red ring, excel and goes to an occasional hunt for an uber. I was in this group for about a year or so. This is about 25% of the population on Ephinea.
3. The Veterans: this group usually knows pretty much all there is to know about the game and just play to chill. They can easily grind out the hardest quests on the server originally made by Sega and have basically been playing the game since the day the wheel was invented. They have by approximation about 3-4 Photon Spheres worth of items in the bank and have a lot of alts too, which they have to gear. Their mains are mostly fully geared with the best gear bar the Ubers. Some however are way richer than the average because the RNG gods worked in their favor. They have the necessary s-ranks they can use to utilize hunts and can easily switch between different chars and master their main abilities. I feel like I am in this group now and is about 25% of the population. Depending on the level of character they are using you can sell them staple items and/or s-ranks and ubers.
4. The Elitists: this group is like the Veterans economically wise. The biggest difference is in their attitude towards Nabs and Casuals which they look down upon. They like to use a Dark Flow but whenever you resta too much of their liking as a fo, they tend to rage quit. Some Elitist strife to be as competent as the Die-hards, a group which is still to be discussed. To give them some credit, some are really more competent than the Veterans but their lack of positive social interaction will prevent them as being seen as such by the rest of the community. This is like 5% of the population.
5. The Die-hards: mostly the richest but foremost the most competent players out there. They usually have a shitload of stuff and can complete most of the quests like a friggin’ road runner. The way they differ from the skilled Elitists is that they are capable of positive social interaction, but they too are somewhat susceptible of showing annoyance towards party members of who they think are lacking skill and are in their way. They can adept however and are OK if they have to carry a party from time of the time. They usually play with each other though and are about 10% of the population. They mostly just need or want ubers since they've got everything else already.
6. The lobbysitters: they are about 10% of the population and they have figured out the game totally! PSO is not about killing or gathering rares but it is about sitting in a lobby idle! This is probably the main PSO meta! It is unknown how rich they actually are but they are extremely good at what they do, not joining games and staying in lobbies
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There are more nuances to the different type of groups and the percentages are approximate. If you want to make PDS then hunt the staple items like v101 and v502 and sell them. That works way better than just grinding PDS. There are more staple items of course but these are the most important.
What is often described as an economical-social group we also have here on ephinea. I will use some terms most of us know so they are easily identified and for shit and giggles . I will divide the groups by economical prowess here on Ephinea. I am not trying to be political correct so just deal with the names though. Life is tough so get used to it.
Let’s begin with the so called groups I made up. I made up 6 and I will start of with the poorest of course and will end with the richest.
1. The Nabs: this group mostly have 0-5 pds and don’t usually know anything about the meta-game that is generally used in PSO. Heck, they will scream when they see a rare Varista drop and I am pretty much in awe of them because of that. Instead of charge arms they might use a final impact or an inferno bazooka so to say or and are very content with their dragon slayer which is of course an awesome name to have when you are a mediocre sword. However, this causes slow progress. They are generally interested in rares which can or cannot be crappy but forget or don’t know about the staple items like the heavenly/battle, charge vulcans and sacrificial rares like the Excalibur and the Vise which are way more useful. You can pretty much sell them everything since everything is worth a lot to them and they mean nothing to you. The downside is that they don’t have much PDS either. I was in this group on schthack for years so I know what it is like to be in that group, I did not know shit. My estimation is that around 25% of the people on this server are on the group of Nabs but are generally not seen widely in public games in Ultimate.
2. The Casuals: mostly this term is seen as an insult when you call someone a Casual but I am going to use the term anyway, fuck feelings right? This group actually has a life outside of PSO and they also know something about the meta-game. They are more skilled than the Nabs although they still struggle with the harder quests like phantasma world 3 and 4 and such. They generally also have more pds than the first group since they grind through the quests a lot faster. They usually have about 30-40 pds in stock or at least worth of items and don’t have any s-rank weapons (yet) but they (might) aspire to have them. This is a group that still needs the staple items like the v101, v502, red ring, excel and goes to an occasional hunt for an uber. I was in this group for about a year or so. This is about 25% of the population on Ephinea.
3. The Veterans: this group usually knows pretty much all there is to know about the game and just play to chill. They can easily grind out the hardest quests on the server originally made by Sega and have basically been playing the game since the day the wheel was invented. They have by approximation about 3-4 Photon Spheres worth of items in the bank and have a lot of alts too, which they have to gear. Their mains are mostly fully geared with the best gear bar the Ubers. Some however are way richer than the average because the RNG gods worked in their favor. They have the necessary s-ranks they can use to utilize hunts and can easily switch between different chars and master their main abilities. I feel like I am in this group now and is about 25% of the population. Depending on the level of character they are using you can sell them staple items and/or s-ranks and ubers.
4. The Elitists: this group is like the Veterans economically wise. The biggest difference is in their attitude towards Nabs and Casuals which they look down upon. They like to use a Dark Flow but whenever you resta too much of their liking as a fo, they tend to rage quit. Some Elitist strife to be as competent as the Die-hards, a group which is still to be discussed. To give them some credit, some are really more competent than the Veterans but their lack of positive social interaction will prevent them as being seen as such by the rest of the community. This is like 5% of the population.
5. The Die-hards: mostly the richest but foremost the most competent players out there. They usually have a shitload of stuff and can complete most of the quests like a friggin’ road runner. The way they differ from the skilled Elitists is that they are capable of positive social interaction, but they too are somewhat susceptible of showing annoyance towards party members of who they think are lacking skill and are in their way. They can adept however and are OK if they have to carry a party from time of the time. They usually play with each other though and are about 10% of the population. They mostly just need or want ubers since they've got everything else already.
6. The lobbysitters: they are about 10% of the population and they have figured out the game totally! PSO is not about killing or gathering rares but it is about sitting in a lobby idle! This is probably the main PSO meta! It is unknown how rich they actually are but they are extremely good at what they do, not joining games and staying in lobbies
.There are more nuances to the different type of groups and the percentages are approximate. If you want to make PDS then hunt the staple items like v101 and v502 and sell them. That works way better than just grinding PDS. There are more staple items of course but these are the most important.
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