PoE sink
From YPPedia
A PoE sink is the term given to any part of the game that decreases the amount of PoE (Pieces of Eight) in the ocean's economy, rather than having them pass from one player to another.
Without PoE sinks, the economy would experience a significant amount of inflation as time goes by. Without effective ways of reducing the number of Pieces of Eight, with PoE fountains increasing the amount of currency running around in the system, the value of the PoE would decrease.
PoE sinks should not be confused with commodity sinks - a hat that decays does not decrease the amount of PoE in the game except indirectly through taxes, if a replacement is bought.
Below are a list of PoE sinks currently in the game.
Fees & Taxes
- Fees when selling doubloons on the doubloon exchange.
- Fees paid for market bidding.
- Fees for special Ocean Master services (currently only charm and island transfers), or for official familiar auctions (which are now rare).
- Throwing a party.
- Swabbie ship transport
- The rake in poker on the Obsidian Ocean.
- Sales taxes paid when purchasing items from a shoppe or stall.
Purchases
- Buying any type of housing.
- Buying charts from shipyards.
- Buying commodities from merchants.
- Buying gems which spawn on a commodities market.
- Buying black boxes from a black market.
- Buying gold boxes from a bank (subscription oceans only).
- Buying items from trading posts using PoE.
- Buying portraits using an easel.
- Buying trinkets, pets or presents from the palace shoppe.
- Buying cannon balls from Ringer owned palaces via the commodities market. (new oceans only)
- Buying ships from Ringer owned shipyards or palace shoppes. (new oceans only)
Other
- War chests (note that if a defender wins, they get a portion of all war chests for a blockade)
- Brigands taking PoE from your ship in combat.
- Booty removed by the black ship.
- PoE in the booty or coffers of a ship sunk during PvP sea battles or sinking blockades.
- Ships abandoned at sea.[1]
- PoE belonging to deleted pirates.
- Paying NPPs and wagers lost to NPPs
