Currency-related items accounted for 63% of the transaction volume. Among them, the global daily transaction volume of Chaos Orb exceeded 24 million pieces, and the unit price remained stable at 0.0035 US dollars ±0.7%. The 2024 Economic System report shows that in the first week of the new season, players purchased an average of 185 pieces, and the median success probability for equipment recast was 58.3%. Within 72 hours of the season’s start, players on the US server made concentrated purchases, setting a record of a peak transaction volume of 120,000 transactions per minute on a single channel.
The annual circulation of the core currency, Divine Orb, increased by 42%. Due to the adjustment of the value weight of equipment affixes, the unit price rose from $0.025 to $0.038 (standard deviation ±2.1%). Data analysis of the South Korean player community shows that high-end players consume 83 pieces per month, and the expected return rate for top-level affix locking has increased by 19 percentage points. The “Abyss Season” event in 2023 caused the single-day price fluctuation of the Sacred Stone to reach 37%, triggering an emergency replenishment of 1.5 million players.
The demand for season-limited items has seen a pulse-like surge. For instance, the “Blazing Torch” accounted for 31% of the total transactions during the event period, with its unit price reaching a peak of $5.7 (the daily benchmark price is $1.2). European market monitoring shows that pre-sale orders for such items account for 68% within 72 hours before the server opens. Japanese players are more inclined to buy POE 2 Currency at a median price of $2.3 in the middle of the season. The developer’s live stream revealed that the activation rate of the limited items is as high as 95%.
The premium map fragment pack contributed 19% of the revenue. The $50 combo pack, which includes “Dividing Stone + Shaping Jade”, sold over 120,000 copies per week. Player behavior statistics reveal that the expected return for grinding through three sets of fragments is $14.2 ±4.3, with a payback period of 5.3 hours. Brazilian gold farming studios purchase such items in bulk, accounting for 63% of the regional transaction volume, which leads to an increase of 1.8 percentage points in the economic inflation rate during the season.
The category of legendary weapons shows significant differentiation. The top 0.1% of dark gold equipment (such as the “Headhunting” belt) accounts for 41% of the total transaction volume, with an average price maintained at $85 ±5%. Chinese players are more inclined to trade through the 5173 platform. In Q2 2024, the cross-clothing inventory circulation cycle will be compressed to 17 minutes. However, data from the Currency Union shows that the transaction conversion rate of ordinary dark gold equipment is only 28%, which is 63 percentage points lower than that of currency equipment.
The annual growth rate of skill special effect decorations reached 217%. The special effect “Void Vortex” set a record of 47,000 purchases in a single day at a unit price of $35. User research reveals that 61% of players are willing to pay at least three times the base point price for special effects, especially with sales surging by 290% within 48 hours before the end of the season. The developer ingeniously bound the 0.5% drop rate effect with the currency pack for sale, increasing the associated purchase rate to 73%.
Expert risk Warning: Trading of high-liquidity items requires monitoring of 24-hour price volatility. When the 5-minute K-line fluctuation of the Sacred Stone exceeds 7.3%, one should suspend adding positions. In the 2023 economic collapse event, 230,000 players suffered an average loss of 46 US dollars due to not setting a stop-loss line. It is recommended to adopt the “Currency Union” real-time price comparison tool to control the deviation of procurement costs within ±0.8% of the safety threshold.