Quote (kelvin01 @ Mon, 29 Dec 2008, 11:16)
Hey,
I've been playing diablo 2 a long time, and this is a very nice guide! It encapsulates everything important about wealth building.
I attended a top undergraduate business school, and I regularly use market principles in trading - you start with solid assumptions, and its really all about pricing, fair value, and liquidity!! Me and a friend from business school regularly chat about finance theories and D2. Intersting!
I do have a few suggestions to add about some "soft-side" things, especially for newer players:
1) Courtesy - I know the urge to be rude happens, and the urge to be uniformly rude also happens, but be polite and communicate with some manners. I find trades and deals all the time just because i bothered to ask a few questions, or some trader remembered me for BSing a little bit.
2) Friends - They help a LOT. Good online friends will keep you motivated to play more, and also expand your pool of resources: for services (rushing) free, as well as swapping small (or large) items you dont need to spend hours tracking down. If your friends are good, you will be able to get some very sizeable loans if a good deal pops up and you are short.
Both are farily obvious points, but I think they deserve a few words.
kk