ingame exchange rate

[Wrana]

Originally Posted by Maerlande

Items are usually priced a full minus a very small amount for hammer discount. However, folks want a small profit to cover the mage time. So 13-14 for a hammer seems common.

Actually, discount is not that usual (unless from an ally) - at least it wasn't in my games. For the mage who forges an item costs upkeep and doesn't research/forge/cast anything for his own player. I've given discount when I had Forge of the Ancients up... but that's another case entirely. Also, a Hammer is one of items which can be quite costly - for it allows you forge items with a discount for yourself later. And, of course, price of artifacts can be even higher...