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<blockquote data-quote="DracoSuave" data-source="post: 5057696" data-attributes="member: 71571">Potency, as well as scarcity, are part of the determining factor in price.... as well as some sort of diminishing returns in terms of resources put into it.A +2 sword is five times as costly as a +1 sword for simple fact that in order to make a +2 sword, you need the same magic stuffs as you do to make five +1 swords.So, even if you have demand for +2 swords, you only have so much stuff to go around.&nbsp; And if that demand is because of an evil army batting down your door, you're better off spreading the 'wealth' so to speak.To expand that even further, a +6 sword is 3125 times as expensive as a +1 sword.&nbsp; You have a battalion to arm.&nbsp; You're just better off making 3125 +1 swords if you have enough time on your hands.Thusly, scarcity kicks in, and you have a situation where +1 swords are common, and +6 swords are hella rare and therefore very expensive.And, because +6 swords aren't useful for an army, they tend to find themselves in the hands of the people who -can- use them, epic level heroes who are capable of taking on the gods themselves.&nbsp; 3125 +1 swords are NOT helpful in the battle to destroy Orcus.&nbsp; A +6 sword is.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DracoSuave, post: 5057696, member: 71571"] Potency, as well as scarcity, are part of the determining factor in price.... as well as some sort of diminishing returns in terms of resources put into it. A +2 sword is five times as costly as a +1 sword for simple fact that in order to make a +2 sword, you need the same magic stuffs as you do to make five +1 swords. So, even if you have demand for +2 swords, you only have so much stuff to go around. And if that demand is because of an evil army batting down your door, you're better off spreading the 'wealth' so to speak. To expand that even further, a +6 sword is 3125 times as expensive as a +1 sword. You have a battalion to arm. You're just better off making 3125 +1 swords if you have enough time on your hands. Thusly, scarcity kicks in, and you have a situation where +1 swords are common, and +6 swords are hella rare and therefore very expensive. And, because +6 swords aren't useful for an army, they tend to find themselves in the hands of the people who -can- use them, epic level heroes who are capable of taking on the gods themselves. 3125 +1 swords are NOT helpful in the battle to destroy Orcus. A +6 sword is. [/QUOTE]

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