2008-07-11, 05:59 AM
I believe the definition of "godly" can vary from person to person, where some people may find some items easier to obtain than others. It depends on a person's willingness and ability to spend time and money (opportunity cost, anyone?). For the most part, but not definitely, time and money are linked. As the amount of time you spend in the market goes up, so does your money (for the most part, assuming you learn the market) and the reverse can happen as well. Of course there are multiple variables that can change this, such as income from other sources while shortening your time and increasing your efficiency.
With that said, I believe the number of sources to earn money goes up, so the accessibility of "godly" items will tend to go up. I'm sure everyone can agree that the standard of a "normal" set of equips has gone up substantially. People used to think clean zhelms were impossible to get, now everyone's scrolling them as if they were nothing short of easy to obtain. Overall what I'm trying to say is, given a bit more time, many of the things we find "hard to obtain" will eventually be taken for granted. People might think Horntail Pendants are hard to get now, but people level up, not down, and while it's a long ways down, eventually you'll be seeing squads left and right. Not to mention accessories might be worth a lot now, but given time for that as well and the market value of those will drop.
As an easy example, dexless was thought to be impossible at the early days, only the few with the most money could pull it off. Now almost anyone with a decent income and a zhelm can easily attain dexless stats just by starting new or resetting what you have.
On the subject of having to get over 200 accuracy, it's really not that hard considering the rate of accuracy and dex scrolls and items being released. With regards to affordability, it only needs a bit of time to stabilize in the market. Besides, I don't think we'd be getting the Temple of Time anytime soon anyways. People are just panicking way too early for this kind of stuff.
With that said, I believe the number of sources to earn money goes up, so the accessibility of "godly" items will tend to go up. I'm sure everyone can agree that the standard of a "normal" set of equips has gone up substantially. People used to think clean zhelms were impossible to get, now everyone's scrolling them as if they were nothing short of easy to obtain. Overall what I'm trying to say is, given a bit more time, many of the things we find "hard to obtain" will eventually be taken for granted. People might think Horntail Pendants are hard to get now, but people level up, not down, and while it's a long ways down, eventually you'll be seeing squads left and right. Not to mention accessories might be worth a lot now, but given time for that as well and the market value of those will drop.
As an easy example, dexless was thought to be impossible at the early days, only the few with the most money could pull it off. Now almost anyone with a decent income and a zhelm can easily attain dexless stats just by starting new or resetting what you have.
On the subject of having to get over 200 accuracy, it's really not that hard considering the rate of accuracy and dex scrolls and items being released. With regards to affordability, it only needs a bit of time to stabilize in the market. Besides, I don't think we'd be getting the Temple of Time anytime soon anyways. People are just panicking way too early for this kind of stuff.