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[b]…Do you think candy hording to increase pricing is abuse, or good businessman-ship?…[/b]
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Unfortunately, the answer to both of those questions is yes. In a capitalist market, controlling all of the resources is the best way to increase profit and MD has no checks against monopolies or oligopolies, unfortunately. So it turns into a waiting game of, "Do I reaaally want that resource?" while consumers attempt to wait out the producers.
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[b]…So what do those with Elus, who have problems affording 20 or 30 silver a month to keep candy for their elus. Or do you feel that is the problem of the person with the Elu, and that it is of no personal concern?…[/b]
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[url="http://magicduel.invisionzone.com/topic/10952-my-candy/page__p__95854#entry95854"]My price[/url] comes out to roughly 10 silver a month if you want an Elu producing paper as fast as possible. If you just want a happy Elu, then you only need to feed it 3 candy. Once it's happy, it's happy. Additionally, there are no downsides to owning an unhappy Elu as of right now. That may change soon though. I consume 5 pieces of candy every day in hopes that it would combat the cap a little bit, and it looks like maybe it did, but it's obviously not enough because it just allows other candy horders to horde. So maybe I'll stop that. I don't know.
Resource management is frustrating, no? "Use the needle" doesn't really seem to cut it here.
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…but is quickly reaching where those with Elu's can not find candy unless paying unreasonable prices for it…
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I'd be interested to know who you're buying from, if you'd be okay with giving up some names.