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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 8419161" data-attributes="member: 23751">If you can't afford it, it's better to get the cheaper and less powerful version than nothing at all. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />That really depends on how much innovation there is and if magic items break down over time.&nbsp; If there's innovation and suddenly they're coming out with the new Nokia Magicphone XVII or someone came up with a new magical chip clip, then there will be demand from those of less means for those items.&nbsp; If there little innovation, then yes, over time people will simply stop needing to buy items and mass production would die off.&nbsp; If you go with the latter, you need to consider where in that process your game takes place.&nbsp; If near the beginning, mass production will still be thriving.&nbsp; If near the end, there may be no mass production left at all.Modern technology has brought many people into population centers and city sizes have skyrocketed.&nbsp; All those people still need food, though and it doesn't grow in tight city quarters.&nbsp; At least not in enough quantity to come close to feeding the city.&nbsp; Large agricultural areas will be needed to sustain the cities.&nbsp; Another possibility is that food could be created or multiplied with magic. People will probably want to focus on other things than magical food, clothing, and other basic needs for the items they make, so mass production would still be in demand for basic needs. People are plenty capable of sewing, gardening, etc. here on Earth and would save a lot of money if we did, but we'd rather just buy it.&nbsp; It keeps many businesses in business.&nbsp; I don't see that aspect of humanity changing with the advent of magic.Whoops!&nbsp; I didn't realize that it was completely modern.&nbsp; I thought you were just heading that direction with the idea. My bad. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :p"&nbsp; data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 8419161, member: 23751"] If you can't afford it, it's better to get the cheaper and less powerful version than nothing at all. :) That really depends on how much innovation there is and if magic items break down over time. If there's innovation and suddenly they're coming out with the new Nokia Magicphone XVII or someone came up with a new magical chip clip, then there will be demand from those of less means for those items. If there little innovation, then yes, over time people will simply stop needing to buy items and mass production would die off. If you go with the latter, you need to consider where in that process your game takes place. If near the beginning, mass production will still be thriving. If near the end, there may be no mass production left at all. Modern technology has brought many people into population centers and city sizes have skyrocketed. All those people still need food, though and it doesn't grow in tight city quarters. At least not in enough quantity to come close to feeding the city. Large agricultural areas will be needed to sustain the cities. Another possibility is that food could be created or multiplied with magic. People will probably want to focus on other things than magical food, clothing, and other basic needs for the items they make, so mass production would still be in demand for basic needs. People are plenty capable of sewing, gardening, etc. here on Earth and would save a lot of money if we did, but we'd rather just buy it. It keeps many businesses in business. I don't see that aspect of humanity changing with the advent of magic. Whoops! I didn't realize that it was completely modern. I thought you were just heading that direction with the idea. My bad. :p [/QUOTE]

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