Too much money

[Kosa]

I have heard the subject pop up many times and I agree with it so I'll make a thread for you about it to comment on it. And make possible solutions.

It's money. The unfortunate process where traders earn too much money too easily and that eventually leads to activity drop. here it goes:

Easy, fast money -> Players reach their goals faster -> Less time trading -> Less transports in space -> Less target for pirates -> Less pirates in space -> Less target for lawfuls -> Less lawfuls in space

-> LESS ENCOUNTERS

Solutions:

-1) I think a general solution would be inflating cash. Lower profit on all the goods by at least 30%. The devs made a step to the right direction by lowering ore sell prices. But it was a mere 5-10% drop which is not enough.
-2) Also I would increase prices on all items (ships, armor, guns) a bit. (Only a bit because then CAU8 Battleships could easily reach 2 bill character cash limit thus corrupting them)
-3) Another option would be INCREASING the buy price on every commodity A LOT. No more 200$ buy prices with no-risk routes. Not even on manufacture points. Make them 1500 or even more. Leave a few but with only a minimal profit. The key word is RISK here. You have to fear losing your cargo to add a thrill to boring trading. And that would also reward pirates more which I already stated will lead to more encounters.

The cycle of "Pirates -> Transports -> Lawfuls -> Pirates" is one of the most interesting in the game. And one of the riskiest. I believe there are opportunities waiting to be exploited out there. (Before you ask I also trade. I do not have infinite billons of cash)

What do you guys think?