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What Is Gold Sink?

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Gold Sink A deliberately unrewarding in-game cost — a fee, a cosmetic, a repair bill — designed purely to drain excess currency from a game's economy.

Origin:Standard MMO economy-design term for mechanisms that remove currency from circulation to prevent runaway inflation.
First Seen:2023
Peak Era:2023-2026 (Current Era)
Aura Impact:+20 Aura (Using It Correctly And Landing The Reference) / -20 Aura (Using It Wrong In Front Of People Who'd Know)

EXAMPLE USAGE

"The new mount is just a gold sink, it does nothing but cost an absurd amount to look slightly different."

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