They’re a necessary gold sink.
How so?
I failed my economics 101, care to explain why it’s necessary to keep it?
Is everyone making a fortune if we take out the waypoint costs?
Because you can trade real money for gems, gems for gold and gold for gems.
The value of gold needs to remain high in order for the gems to have any value.
If people have endless amounts of gold then the trade value of gems will plummet and screw up all the gem store values.
By having the large money sinks, gold remains valuable and keeps the gold/gem economy stable.
The Elder Scrolls Online.
Though I haven’t really been following it. Elder Scrolls where always single player story/exploration driven RPG’s for me.
I have over 120 deaths, work full time and have had not trouble getting the monthly achievement for this month. In fact I didn’t actually notice it much till tier 4 popped up and my chest appeared.
I’d love to know how it actually carries across zones/crafting etc. as it pretty much built up during my normal playing to the point that I barely noticed it.