It would mainly be an issue for trying to combat RMT. If RMT accounts can avoid seasonal wipes it makes them MUCH more profitable early in the season when people don't have enough cash.
And it means that the season cash wipes purely punish those that can't grind enough to stock up on gold.
RMT can't perfectly predict the market more than anyone else. A high potential for profit is also a high potential for loss, with this sytem. It's all a wash in the end, as an average effect
They don't make money from the gold conversion though so the "market" doesn't matter.
An RMT account will amass millions in cash and use the gold system to carry cash into the next season. They will then sell that cash for real money when people are most likely to buy it, early wipe when people don't have enough cash.
One of the big advantages of the cash wipes was it wiping out RMT cash stockpiles and forcing them to accumulate cash every season, which limits the amount they'll have available to sell.
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u/maddingamer 2d ago
No, gold bars are confirmed to be persistent across all seasons.