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TWIRP Composite and Player Profile Indexes Report and Analysis (2008/03/31) TWIRP Skill Indexes Report and Analysis (2008/03/31)

In this section of the weekly TWIRP report I list the biggest winners and losers of the week, meaning the items and indexes that gained and lost the most on a percentage basis. If you are not familiar with TWIRP please refer to the TWIRP Quick Guide.

Top ten item winners of the week:

1. Toadflax seed: +33.0% pppp
   
   
2. Robin hood hat: +26.8% pppp
   
   
3. Bucket of sand: +22.9% ppp
   
   
4. Obsidian cape: +21.6% ppp
   
   
5. Dragon dart: +20.9% ppp
   
   
6. Ahrim's set: +20.0% ppp
   
   
7. Chinchompa: +19.8% ppp
   
   
8. Mage's book: +19.0% ppp
   
   
9. Berserker ring: +18.5% ppp
   
   
10. Archers ring: +17.7% ppp

Top ten item losers of the week:

1. Toadflax: -30.3% qqqq
   
   
2. Saradomin brew: -30.1% qqqq
   
   
3. Crushed nest: -30.0% qqqq
   
   
4. Dwarf weed seed: -18.0% qqq
   
   
5. Wine of zamorak: -15.9% qqq
   
   
6. Cadantine seed: -13.4% qqq
   
   
7. Lobster: -11.0% qqq
   
   
8. Lantadyme seed: -10.1% qqq
   
   
9. Raw lobster: -10.0% qq
   
   
10. Torstol: -9.3% qq

Top five index winners of the week:

1. High-Level Herb Seed Drop Value: +12.0% ppp
   
   
2. Barrows Yield: +9.2% pp
   
   
3. Mage Training Arena Yield: +9.1% pp
   
   
4. Hunter Income: +7.3% pp
   
   
5. Herb Seed Drop Value: +6.9% pp

Top five index losers of the week:

1. Prayer Affordability: -8.7% qq
   
   
2. Discontinued Items Affordability: -6.5% qq
   
   
3. Firemaking Affordability: -5.1% qq
   
   
4. Luxury Items Affordability: -4.6% q
   
   
5. Miscellaneous Item Affordability: -4.5% q

Last week I said that the Sara brew market came back to earth—this week it crashed into it, with Sara brews themselves and both major components leading the list of losing items. If you needed any more proof of my thesis that the GE’s price controls create big, long-lasting pricing bubbles, there it is. Amusingly, in the same week that toadflax is the biggest loser, toadflax seeds are the biggest gainer. I believe this is mostly another GE-related relic, with seeds lagging behind the herbs, combined with them having been very cheap before.

Most of the other items in the winners list are equipment items participating in the big price spike I mentioned in the overview. Many of these had been driven down to historically low prices in preceding weeks, and so were also correcting. One particularly interesting item here is the obsidian cape, which I’ve never seen make such a big move before—apparently there’s a rumor that obsidian drops have been “nerfed”, and whether that’s true or not, the rumor alone is enough to push up prices.

Some interesting index gainers this week, especially two minigames that had previously seen big drops: Barrows and the Mage Training Arena. Either players or investors have found some renewed interest in infinity robes and other MTA gear, while players have been buying Barrows sets likely in anticipation of Summoning.

All five index losers were affordability measures, which really tells the tale of this week nicely. It’s worth noting, however, that the cost increases were mostly related to equipment—many supply costs actually went down this week.

TWIRP Composite and Player Profile Indexes Report and Analysis (2008/03/31) TWIRP Skill Indexes Report and Analysis (2008/03/31)