14 Nov 2006 Limited Items Due to the expressed interest of the Community through lively discussions regarding Limited Items, we thought it might be an opportune moment for us to share our thoughts on the subject and even share some of our future plans for items in the Entropia Universe. As many of you are aware, most of the recently introduced new Items have been Limited. Our belief is that Limited Items have several benefits to the Entropia Universe economy: Due to their limited life-span, Limited Items help to keep inflation low, keeping more items within the purchasing power of more participants. A general restrainment on the availability of Unlimited Items would sooner or later have been necessary for the In-World balance. There wouldn't be much of a challenge if everybody had 'Shadow' armor. Limited Items allow more participants to enjoy a larger variety of fun special items. Limited Items keep crafters busy who in turn rely on raw materials from hunters and miners. The obvious benefits for the entire Entropia Universe and all participants are recognizable here, with more participants being able to play a meaningful role in the development of Calypso and its economy. Even so, we will continue to release more existing Unlimited Items; in fact, we have some exciting new Unlimited Items in the pipeline. Furthermore, we have no current plans to remove Repair Terminals or to introduce a Repair fee. Also, as we always try to avoid changing Item stats, we have no plans to make Unlimited Items suddenly Limited. All in all, we feel confident that the Entropia Universe benefits from having both Limited and Unlimited Items and during the time that Limited Items have been available they have proven very popular. We hope that this information can give you all an insight into our direction and relieve any unnecessary speculation. Thanks, Development Team.
