The Vindictus Economy... ?

[AmagicalFishy]

This is a really good discussion, guys. I'm a fairly new player and don't have much of a reference for what a "good" or "bad" economy is—or what a good general price is for, say, some rare enchant. I don't have much to say, but I'm definitely reading—and reading intently, as I think many other users are.

[Episkey]

This is a really good discussion, guys. I'm a fairly new player and don't have much of a reference for what a "good" or "bad" economy is—or what a good general price is for, say, some rare enchant. I don't have much to say, but I'm definitely reading—and reading intently, as I think many other users are.

Indeed. This is a very interesting thread. I just hit level 61 in Vindictus recently - but I'm going to try and also give my input.

I just wanted to ask some experienced players out there: I notice the price of things seems to be increasing exponentially. Is the economy broken? Inflated... or something? Or do you just start making a lot more money come Boat 6 onwards?

I believe the rising in price is really dependent on the type of items you are looking at. For example -

Eternity Erg Crystals.

These used to be around 30-40k now I see them at around 70k each. The reason being is that these new Episode 10 raids practically REQUIRE the usage of Party Phoenix Feathers. Eternity Erg Crystals are used to craft Party Phoenix Feathers at Brynn.

Since getting Erg Crystals isn't as straightforward as other drops - getting them yourself is pretty random. So there is a high demand - but frankly a low supply. At least, that's what I'm seeing.

Life Erg Crystals

Same concept with Eternity Erg Crystals. I guess people are trying to craft HP Potions en masse. They used to be around 5k, now they are over 10k each.

I placed 100 of them in Marketplace thinking they would sell after a while ... but they sold in like 15 seconds. I personally think getting Life Erg Crystals is a lot easier - but I'm sure the demand is really high.

High-level Equipment

Most high level equipment requires a rare drop from a particular raid. These rare drops are ... well - rare. It's a luck of the draw, which I can attest to personal experience. Therefore, I've seen the prices fluctuate a lot depending on how many people have gotten rare drops.

If many people aren't getting said rare drops or people aren't doing these raids, then you can expect the prices to go up.


My advice to you is to plan ahead. Use a website like VindictusDB to figure out the exact amount of materials needed for your end-game set. Weigh whether or not it would be better to buy it directly from the Marketplace ... or make it yourself.

Don't forget that the Seal of Bravery rewards contain most of the higher level equipment components.

Lastly, think long about every purchase you make; be sure to sell all your junk items in the Marketplace.