DNF Why are black traders lowering prices? Analyze recent game economic phenomena
Recently, "black merchants lowering prices" has become a hot topic in the "Dungeon Fighter" (DNF) player community. Many players complained that the prices of in-game items were maliciously manipulated, leading to market chaos. This article will combine the hot content of the entire Internet in the past 10 days to analyze the reasons, impacts and countermeasures for black traders to lower prices.
1. The background and phenomenon of black merchants lowering prices

The price-lowering behavior of black traders (referring to players or studios that manipulate the market through abnormal means) mainly manifests itself in the following ways: artificially lowering the price of props and disrupting the market balance through large-scale hoarding, low-price selling, or false transactions. The following are the main price-cutting props reported by players in the past 10 days:
| Prop name | Price reduction range | Scope of influence |
|---|---|---|
| Crystallization of contradictions | 30%-50% | All servers |
| Reinforcement coupon | 20%-40% | cross-regional market |
| epic soul | 15%-25% | Some regions |
2. The fundamental reason why black merchants lower prices
1.Profit driven: Black merchants create panic by lowering prices, forcing ordinary players to sell items at low prices, then buy and hoard them at low prices, and then sell them at high prices after the price rebounds.
2.Game mechanics bug: The DNF auction house lacks a real-time supervision mechanism and has low transaction thresholds, making it easy to be exploited by black traders.
3.Impact of version updates: After the recent game update, the demand for some props (such as enhanced coupons) has dropped sharply, and black merchants have taken the opportunity to lower the price and clear out their stocks.
4.studio overflow: Script automated operations allow black traders to monitor the market 24 hours a day and respond quickly to price fluctuations.
3. Player feedback and coping strategies
According to forum and social platform data, players mainly proposed the following solutions:
| Countermeasures | support rate | Difficulty of implementation |
|---|---|---|
| Officials strengthen market supervision | 78% | high |
| Players boycott low-price deals | 65% | in |
| Establish a third-party price monitoring platform | 42% | low |
4. Official attitude and future prospects
The DNF operations team responded in an announcement on July 25: "Abnormal market behavior has been noticed, and the auction house algorithm will be optimized and illegal accounts will be banned." However, players generally believe that the current measures are insufficient. It is recommended to improve from the following aspects:
1. IntroductionPrice fluctuation early warning system, when the short-term price change of an item exceeds the threshold, the transaction is automatically frozen.
2. increaseDaily transaction limit, limiting the number of daily auction house transactions for a single account.
3. PerfectReporting mechanism, the equipment clearing penalty will be implemented on the confirmed black merchant accounts.
5. Advice for ordinary players
1. Stay calm when encountering low prices and avoid following the trend of selling.
2. Spread the trading time and avoid operating during peak hours (8-10 p.m.).
3. Join the player communication group and share black business account ID information.
4. Prioritize the use of the in-game trading system to avoid being deceived by third-party platforms.
The current phenomenon of black traders lowering prices is a concentrated outbreak of long-term problems in the DNF economic system. Only when players and officials work together can a healthy game market environment be maintained. We will continue to monitor the progress of this matter.
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