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The economy as we know it.... on any given server... for any given crafter... is downright un-acceptable. The Crafter's Alliance is a forum based society which will come together to stop the high-cost / low-price items. A perfect example of this is a small house... a small house costs 10,164cr in minerals to built. That is considering that you buy each resource for 3cr each. This does not take into account the fact that there are many rare minerals/resources that have higher prices (4cr-5cr per resource). I'm an architect on Correlia (starsider) and I'm appalled at the current economical situation. I make my small houses (ore is rare on correlia at this time) and sell them to guild members for 10k.... this is reasonable no? About what it costs to make it? Well not when there are dozens of architects out there trying to sell small houses for 9k...8k... all the way down to 3k I've seen. This problem goes for ALL crafters, however architects are hit the most. I propose that we start an alliance that will up the prices of our products to a MINIMUM of what it costs to build it (unless of course the potential buyer gives resources to be used in the product). The members of CA will not have to pay dues.... or contribute in anyway. Just give your Character Name/proffesion/server and pledge to not sell your finished products for less then it costs to make them. If we get a decent amount of people I think we can set the economy back on it's feet in no time!

The formula for the minimum price idea is simple:

Add up the resources required (this includes all resources put into components)

Multiply by 3

This sum equals the amount of credits cost to make the product... =)

Listen I know this sounds a little too intense and you're probably just about to close this screen and go in-game, but when you do.... can you promise that you (that mastar architect) won't sell that small house deed you have left over for 3k?

Ipasa Rovi / Novice Architect / Starsider

Im a master Architect located on Tatooine on the Ahazi server, i fully agree with what your saying man the economy is crap. im going to be selling all of my products for roughly 3 cred per resource from now on, but the end problem is you CANNOT convince everyone out there to sell for 10k on a small house, as long as "That guy" over there is selling his house for 8k your going to hear "But i can get it from so and so for 8k!" and all you can really say is "Well go buy from him" its absolutely rediculous how the architect economy is right now. Anyone have any ideas to solve this?

Thank you very much - you are my first supporter! I am happy you agree with me and will help me to fix this! I do believe that if many of us agree to sell for 3cr per resource then eventually (within a month or so) the economy will right itself Thank you father!!!

I completely agree. I mean to round off the cost of a small house to 10k is fine but less than that is unreasonable. Especially in case like we have on Corellia on Starsider right now, where ore is hard to find in decent levels.

Hello! i'm glad to see that my idea is being supported... so I can count on you to participate in the 3cr per resource campaign?

Ummm.... I'd have to lower my prices to reach 3cr per resource......

Yep, I'll participate.

Talbacca17 - thank you!!!

Ropock - glad to hear it =)

Keep the responses coming people I think we're off to a good start!

oh wait, this is a new and original.....

can we please drop the union thing? it was old 4 weeks ago.

I'm sorry you feel that way Chiaros, but I'm determined to fix this problem and I know there are many others who feel the same way. I did not know about any previous unions although I probably should have guessed... I think that if we all come together we can do this. I know it sounds like something out of a full-house spin off, but it's true. It's the only way to fix the problem, I'm sorry you don't think it will work though. Although I really hope to be able to prove you wrong =) Good luck to you Chiaros!

it gets worse everday....something is really really wrong with this economy...prices for finished goods keeps going down and down while the price of the resources doesnt fluctuate

maybe the its just the big PAs or people duping dropping the prices or just stupdity...i saw factories go from 35k to 25K in 10 minutes tonight as a few guys where all shout selling and lowering prices...

also overheard on the streets

"FUSION REACTOR 75K, LARGE HOUSE 65K"

"COMPOSITE ARMOR 125K, BLACK COMPOSIT HELMETS 60K"

now the price of the armor will drop as the newness wheres off but i just dont understand many of the peopel who are architects...are they just desperate to sell, can they not do the math and figure out that the resources cost more than the products they are selling...or do they just have a HUGE supply of ore..regardless its getting impossible to sell anything even at 4K per resource

i basically just dont build anything..it isnt worth the hassle to get 20K and up less than the structure should sale for...

the only reason i am even keeping all my architect skills is in the hopes that the devs will add some sort of customization options...

Here Another Vote Towards this Motion i tyred a few weeks in Dicussion Forum but i got Flamed

hrmm.. how in gods name does a large house sell cheaper than a fusion ion generator? Plz explain this lol.