In this way I can think that copper, silver and gold can be quite interesting. Being rich warrants attention, having lots of money is a sign of power, power and attention causes conflict. Mainly the use of 'Social Status' & 'Reputation'.Ī line from Breaking Bad (TV series) inspires me: 'Anyone can be poor, but you have to learn to be rich'. However, I see a lot of potential usage of a multiple currency system (which feels like it is never used). Well, I agree with you about DA:O somewhat. Perhaps certain collectors or factions (maybe only in a particular culture) deal only in rare artifact pieces that can only be found through adventuring, and can be traded for regular or unique services/goods. Like in Neverwinter Nights, you could collect smuggler's coins to purchase special items. On the other hand, I can get on board having particularly currencies that serve for different merchants and/or items. And in the case that it isn't, it might just feel needlessly impeading unless there is a method to exchange currencies, in which case I ask again: what is the point? I understand that sovergn nations have their own currencies as a result of history, pride economics, etc but these things seem of little merit in a video game when compared to how it complicates the system. Presuming in this case that all currency is valid anywhere, that is. While the currency division doesn't particularly bother me, I see no real reason to have separate currencies for different locales. As long as it's not the DA system, I'll be happy. ç150.25 - I just chose the 'ç' symbol at random, BTW) would be good. Failing that, a system analogous to, say, dollars and cents (e.g. If PE ended up using such a system, it wouldn't be a dealbreaker for me.īut what I would rather see is a single coin type for each area (e.g. I realize that my disdain for the system is almost entirely psychological it doesn't really matter what you call the coins if their function is the same, and I'm sure that if I looked at a chart of average player earnings in Dragon Age versus those in another game that only used gold pieces, I would see that the curve was roughly the same in both titles. It's an annoying system that always makes me feel like I'm not getting anywhere in the game. I realize it's theoretically more 'realistic,' and I grasp the function such systems serve in MMOs, but in a single-player game (and, if I'm honest, in MMOs), getting what is essentially fifteen cents for a SWORD, no matter how crappy a sword it is, feels like a cruel joke on the developers' part. I love the idea of different currencies for different areas, but I hate currency systems that do the copper-silver-gold thing Dragon Age does. Apologies if this has already been brought up. This started as a reply to Lephys' latest post in the endgame thread, but then I realized it would fit far better in its own thread.

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