Just feel like this is something that most RSPS overlook, even tho it can really contribute to the quality of the game.

For an economy to work you need to look at and address so many aspects, I've listed some of them below;

When introducing a new item into the game there are a multitude of things to consider as a single item can completely ruin your economy.
1. How are you going to introduce said item?
Jagex have used minigames/events to introduce items into the past, and have more recently (last few years) started using quests.

2. What kind of value do you want the item to have?
This one here is tricky, as it requires some thought. You will need to understand how your economy is currently sitting. What kind of price is item x sitting as, as item y (item being introduced) is an upgrade on that.
How many will we introduce into the game, will the item degrade -if so how long will it last. The amount of an item in the game as well as the demand for it is what really determines an items value, but they aren't the only factors. If i had a whip - 200k in the game and there are 10,000 of them there, and I introduce a premium whip of which there are 10,000 then I would be forcing the price of regular whips down.


As you can see economics is a headache that no one has really grasped just yet (in the current rsps world anyway), so all discussion is really encouraged. Any ideas/something that I have left out?