
Originally Posted by
jerkbox
The truth is we don't know if inflation WASN'T going to happen without RMTing. Just because people don't sell gil doesn't mean they won't use gil-creating exploits (Rusty Caps, that NPC gil exploit, duping, etc). That's the true underlying cause of inflation... more money being created than is being dumped. RMT just helps inflation in bursts like the last holiday season because they hold a big chunk of currency and then put it back into the market when a lot of people buy the gil. Now think about if instead of them holding a big chunk of currency in a non-RMT world. All of it would be in the market and controlled by even fewer players (exploiters with a stronger buying power than non-exploiters). They too would cause inflation... maybe less, maybe more. We don't know, but there would be inflation regardless just from exploits.