The economy
PED, TT value and markup, what decay really costs you, how to read a return figure, and how money enters and leaves the game.
- This is an economic game You will always lose against the trade terminal. The profit is in markup and trading, which comes from other players, so the game you are actually playing is against them and not against the house.
- TT value and markup Every item has a fixed value the game itself will pay, and a separate price players will pay. The gap between them is where nearly all player profit lives.
- What decay actually costs you Everything you use loses value as you use it. Decay is not wear and tear you can avoid, it is the fee for playing, and it is most of your cost.
- Reading a return figure What a return percentage means, why a single session tells you nothing, and how to judge whether what you are doing is actually working.
- How money enters and leaves the game Deposits, withdrawals, the fixed exchange rate, and a realistic account of what taking money out involves.
- Trading safely Where to trade, how the auction protects you, and the scams that recur in a game where the currency is real money.