Originally Posted by
LordManhammer
Well, the scarcity and usefulness of a rune will always determine it's value. The fact that not only are Ber runes rare but they are sought after to be used in sockets and not just as currency (which increases their scarcity by removing them from circulation) means that they will be more valuable than other high runes that aren't used as often in runewords or stand alone socketing. If we were suddenly able to convert every Zod rune gathering dust in our inventory to a Ber rune, that inherent value would be a thing of the past. It would be a far better idea to increase the value of the Zod rune with a new runeword or cube recipe. That way no one feels cheated out of the wealth that they have spent time accumulating.
I also think that there really is no comparison to be made between D3 and this D2 mod in terms of an economy. Simply because D3 doesn't have one anymore.