You both make good points, but I think it all depends on where we (the community) want to see ourselves in the next few years. I also disagree that going hunting is a privilege, as I have many people around me who actually go hunting while struggling financially, and mind you I come from the country where the average salary is much lower than in California - plus guns cost a lot more as there are transportation fees added to the original prices, plus the commission the store takes, and even then it's a lot less than what we see on the server. So this argument would not even cut melted butter, let alone any other argument given here.
In general, I agree. Players shouldn't be interested in creating new characters just to take the PF license and then distribute weapons for financial gain. Also, there is no OOC rule anymore - Which is good. I think it should be handled IC since the current script allows us to do that, so there's no reason to prevent people from roleplaying.
Okay so, I think, there's simple miscommunication between you two, and don't kill me for that π
1-Why were the prices increased in the first place? Was that because of OOC rule being removed and now server is desperate to somehow regulate the gun flow or is there any other reason?
2-Do we want illegal factions to have unlimited/uncontrollable supply of weapons and ammunition?
3-Is the regulation fair to the rest of the community that doesn't abuse their PF license?
4-Are the prices reasonable considering server economy and it's proportion to IRL economy?
5-Are we playing the game or living in the game?
I'm dropping white flag over here and I believe prices should correspond to real life prices. Not revert, but become realistic.
I think staff acknowledges the issue and that is the reason why solo scheme was implemented. They will get it right, eventually.
P.S. Bro... It's obvious you are in PD/SD π π @Wesson
P.P.S. Literally whole humanity was hunting before homo erectus developedπ π Yeah.. If you were a good hunter, you got privileged, but hunting, never in human history, was considered a privilege. Question remains - Where are you from? π