Z-keys, the new currency?

You guys think that Z-keys will become a currency like ectos? They are worth the same and easily obtained. Thoughts please

Ectos are still superior imo.

I doubt it will ever change because people have invested into ectos too much.

Not even... the prices are so inconsistent right now, and everyone is trying to sell for like 3k more than people are trying to buy for.

When the price stabilizes its probably gonna be lower than ectos again.

I've seen a lot of WTT 1 Ecto for 1 ZKey quite often. I have yet to see an actual definite price on ZKeys right now. I sold 10 for 4.3k each and maybe an hour later they were 3-6k, even some people selling for 8k.
Ain't that the truth.

yeah, there in high demand atm but that'll go down in a week or a few.imo

I doubt they that the demand will go down (r12 zaishen=20000 keys)

I don't see it replacing ecto unless they do a free UW/FoW weekend or a double ecto drop weekend and ecto prices drop to like 3k or lower, which would royally screw over the economy worse than it already is.

I see mainly Wtt 1 ecto for 1 key vice versa... so theres no point as using them as currency, just use ecto. Price will change later anyways since there is no trader for them.

Zkeys were 5k when they were first introduced into the game.
Zkeys decreased in value to a measly 3k at top selling price.

The same will happen with them now.
Sell now, buy later.

Even if they did stabilise to the same value I don't see why the community would randomly decide to change to a different item for currency. There just wouldn't be any reason for it.
Further to that, what would everyone do with their existing ecto stockpiles, they would have to sell them to the trader to get cash to buy Zaishen keys, but in the process they would massively increase the availability and hence worth of ectos, so they would end up losing a lot of money if they tried.

On top of that: I imagine ectos work as a currency because people keep them as they do gold, they use them as a currency because they are rare and few are actually used. Zaishen keys will likely be bought with using them on the chest in mind, I can't see them being very practical as a currency if everyone who gets them wants to "destroy" them straight away.

Well those are my thoughts anyway, the main reason I see is that there is just no good reason to change. The best substitute currency would be something that is always a fixed proce at traders, then they could be exchanged directly for a given amount of gold, their worth wouldn't change.

Z key price is too inconsistent to be accepted as currency atm...

Zkeys do bring in some profit. I'v a pve player for the most part and I got some keys the other day and made some plat off them. Its wonderful! Easiest 25k I'v made in a long time.

I can see keys making money for awhile, But in 6 months prices may drop to 2-3k. Right now at 5-6k its easy money. Gives me a reason to play competitive missions again.

I love pay to own titles, since I dont want the titles I get the cash! Plus its a really easy way to save money for costly things if you cant farm ectos. I mean if I farm factions for the next 6 months I might be able to afford a kanaxai mini! (WOOHOO!) doubt it, but you never know, with zkeys some of us could trade for some nice loot, maybe not kanaxai, but other nice stuff! Including ectos. (Fow armor just got alot easer to get folks!)

so the person without stacks of ectos would get realtivly richer, and thats bad how?




i guess this is bias seeing how i have no more ectos (-_-)

No.

Ectos will always be used as currency, as they always have been for 100k+ transitions.

If lockpicks didnt drive Ectos out as the "currency" nothing will unless they make a change to the amount your storage and character can hold cash wise.

Z-Keys don't have a specified price that a trader will sell them for, ectos do. The reason ectos are worth 5k is becuase traders sell them for 5.5k. The reason Z-keys are worth 5k is becuase a relatively large group are willing to pay that price at this moment.

There is no force that acts to stabilize Z-keys as a currency, they would never be accepted.

QFT

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