Economy Inflation & Deflation - Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 222

WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-Up Hello! Welcome to the 222nd edition of the WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-up! While many people might be winding down at this point of an expansion, it's a great time for gold making. Markets are settling, players are gearing alts and there are many niches and opportunities around. This week, we discuss whether Shadowlands is Inflationary or Deflationary, talk about the gold making journey of u/Jerikolol and look into a new addon for sniping! My name is Samadan and I'll be your guide through the World of Gold Making!

Was Shadowlands Inflationary or Deflationary?

As we roll into the steady gold making phase of this latest patch, often gold makers reflect on how it has been and what Shadowlands was like overall as an expansion. u/foxduo has an interesting discussion here whether Shadowlands was Inflationary or Deflationary?

I’ve been thinking about this for a while and i’d like to know your opinions. I remember back in BFA that raiders and mythic+ complained significantly about the price of consumables. Many couldn’t afford what they needed each week. I’m seeing similar parallels to below cost legendaries. Where despite their cost, many complain and can’t afford them. Do you think shadowlands as a whole has increased raw gold in the market? Or decreased it? Let’s talk about both sides. Inflation happens when more raw gold is created than is removed. Let’s examine the methods that generate raw gold (gold made from nothing) in the game: Quests Emissaries Vendoring (Trash, Gear, anything) Mission table gold Looting Group finder gold rewards Remember that materials generated by mission tables do not inherently cause inflation. They only do so when vendored. If you trade them for gold they only change Read more on wowhead.com