Lets discuss my pricing formula for the slim white potions.
900z(white potion)+1500z(wws)+fail rate estimate+vending tax. Break even should be around 3000z. To be safe. (2400*1.25=3000).
Encourages activity from vets/other in woe (hopefully):
Lets say wws drops to 1000z. Break even rate should fall to 2400. Laziness if you imply. I firmly believe demand far outstrips supply. Given this estimate if you add competition aka more success and/or lower input cost you can be looking at a price range of at most 3k vending more regularly.
Benefit for newbs:
If you bring the newb(1 or less trans players). They will be looking at alternative ways to make zeny wws in bee wings might become a attractive quest. Thus my point is here more newbs would be encourage to farm some wws for brewers/guilds for a starter boost to get better gears ect. Yes newbs can do other things to do the same. However in a smaller server like ours it is my firm believe that variety is a key ingredient to have a healthy flow of zeny. Thus it is variety that will helps newbs to gain more zeny/gears/items.
.....But they can always just do the cheese. Yes they can but they probably will gain more benefit by chatting to players like gears/more zeny/contacts/guild help. That would be harder to come by on the open market otherwise.????
Conclusion:
Inter-player trade should be the key important part here as mahawirasd pointed out. Activity of any sort should encourage more active players. Zeny zink is small but there. Brewer will most likely benefit, yes and more zeny will be in-circulation emanating from brewers. More active /alchemist. more potions on vend. Heck if white herbs is vending below white potion cost this can also benefit newbs and the economy.
PS. imo the economy more activity = SUCCESS more activity.??
