Hogwarts Legacy Sequel: Will It Finally Embrace the Full Wizarding Currency?

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To this day, it remains an unusual decision for Hogwarts Legacy to use only Galleons as currency, instead of Knuts, Sickles, and Galleons as originally intended based on the wizarding world’s canon. However, during early gameplay, it was clear that Hogwarts Legacy had a three-tiered currency system (Knuts, Sickles, and Galleons), but at some stage during development, this concept was discarded in favor of only using Galleons throughout Hogsmeade and the Scottish Highlands.

In the game “Hogwarts Legacy”, Galleons function as standalone currency without requiring smaller denominations like Sickles or Knuts, which is a part of Harry Potter lore but not included in the game for simplicity’s sake. However, having separate bronze, silver, and gold coins would have necessitated a complete overhaul of “Hogwarts Legacy’s” equipment and purchasing systems. A sequel may introduce Sickles and Knuts to enhance the RPG elements as Avalanche might revisit their original design concept.

Hogwarts Legacy Left Its Pockets Empty without Knuts and Sickles

In the game Hogwarts Legacy, even though you might not collect or find Knuts and Sickles like you would in-game currency, it doesn’t mean they aren’t mentioned. On the contrary, their presence is quite noticeable due to their significant role within the Harry Potter universe.

It turns out that Hogwarts Legacy didn’t strictly need all the different types of coins available within its magical universe. However, having a variety of currencies like Knuts, Sickles, and Galleons without fully utilizing them seems like a missed chance. If these coins were ever considered during development, it might seem as though Avalanche decided to exclude Knuts and Sickles at a later stage for some reason.

In the current scenario, discovering chests filled with treasure or looting enemy camps feels less exciting when you find only a small amount of Galleons, along with some Conjuration trinkets and underwhelming equipment. If a Hogwarts Legacy sequel chooses to follow its initial monetary design, incorporating Knuts, Sickles, and Galleons, and creating an economy based on the unique value of each coin, it will have an easy opportunity for success, similar to popular elements like Gobstones, Wizard’s Chess, and Quidditch in the Harry Potter universe.

How Hogwarts Legacy 2’s Gear and Merchants Could Be Refreshing with a Revitalized Currency System

In the expansive open world of Hogwarts Legacy, there’s so much happening at any given moment that it seems plausible to find in-game currency like Knuts, Sickles, and Galleons scattered around. This would allow players to purchase common ingredients found throughout the flora and fauna using Knuts, buy actual potions or plants with Sickles, and acquire more substantial items such as Conjuration spellcrafts or broomstick customizations with Galleons.

In the quest for Hogwarts Legacy called “Haunted Hogsmeade Shop”, the economic problem is further complicated as players can sell any items they find directly to Penny, the house-elf, which mirrors selling to any ordinary merchants. The allure of merchant pop-ups in the open world lies in the possibility of obtaining unique items not found elsewhere, but a system where players must accumulate enough Knuts to receive Sickles and then Sickles for Galleons could stimulate progression and exploration more effectively.

In the game ‘Hogwarts Legacy’, running out of gear capacity early on is a serious blunder. However, if the developers allowed players to sell clothing for various amounts of Knuts, Sickles, or Galleons, it would motivate players to collect and hoard all the gear they can find instead of discarding it to make space for new items.

To ensure better understanding of financial decisions, let’s consider a scenario where players need to calculate the remaining Knuts, Sickles, or Galleons post-transaction. Moreover, if Diagon Alley is ever included in the sequel, it would add an exciting element to be able to securely store money in a vault at Gringotts bank.

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2025-02-11 04:24