(04-20-2014, 02:25 AM)Merri Wrote: *Snip lore*
Hope that about covers it! As far as it goes, that's about the sum of all we know on Gil at the moment.
You know, it's information like that which reminds me just how sparse the lore in my other MMOs can be. Glad to see the devs put some thought into the matter.
As far as controlling the issuance of gil, that's also an interesting question. The broad range of motifs present means that it would be relatively easy to pass off counterfeit gil as being a newly-issued motif, or to rely on easier-to-forge motifs; I expect issuing a new fake emblem will result in short-term gains until the fake is identified, but a motif that can "pass" well will last quite a while. On the other hand, the combined mutual interest in protecting the gil as a unit of common currency means the city-states would be more invested in collaborating to eliminate counterfeiters where possible.
Apart from that, I wonder how "official" issuance is regulated to minimize inflation, and whether individual city-states might engage in economic warfare by threatening to devalue the currency if certain demands weren't met. I can see Uldah and Limsa in particular engaging in this behavior, Gridania not so much.
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