BlackOut: Dissecting the Experiment

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Teckos points out that the reason why they’re ending the blackout might be related to economic issues.

Please stop the nonsense about inflation

In looking at the MER for August and looking specifically at the money supply I think CCP needs to sit down and very seriously think about what is going on with the money supply. [image] All the early gains in the money supply for 2019 have been more than wiped out. Now some (economic know nothings) might think this is good. It isn’t. Having a money supply contract sharply can lead to deflation. Deflation is bad because it can lead to a collapse in consumption spending which in turn leads to …

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To be honest, I think what we are seeing with the ISK supply is causing CCP to reverse course on the blackout. They don’t want to tank the in game economy.

I trust him when it comes to financials, so maybe he’s right. It’d also better explain the disappointment that was hearable when they’ve announced the end of the blackout. Maybe it’s not that they want, but that they have to.