Trading in .85 - a poll

[Shaka]

I'm just going to toss this into the air Ok?

I mine. I mean seriously, I pew pew rocks for hours on end. However, profits are decent, mining ships are cheap, and no pirate wants a load of Niobium.

The only other money making scheme I have is a rarely used (and soon to be scrapped) slave liner. Because of my refusal to use trade lanes, I would say that the miner actually makes money faster.

Basically, in 4.84 we were all against powertraders. It's my understanding that these quick and dirty routes have been destroyed, replaced by equally profitable, but longer routes. Essentially, we all lost the ability to make a quick buck when we needed it.

The other problem I see with these longer routes is the number of obstacles standing in one's way. On paper some of these routes look good, but doing them in RP can significantly lessen the profits. I.E. blockade running, avoiding lanes and gates. The large number of wars that are currently ongoing make things difficult. Even worse, almost all unlawful factions are polarized to one side or another of this outcast/corsair fight.

To conclude, trading now has much more depth and RP than before. However, this adds a lot of difficulty and hassle for those looking to make a bit of money quickly. As well, I think the new mod release has stirred a lot of people to make new purchases, increasing the number of people trying to make massive amounts of money.

The solution? I don't know. This new system is certainly better. In many ways it improves the atmosphere. Traders are the basic denizens around which a lot of players (pirates, cops, navy) congregate around. Now, there are more traders than ever. Traders breath life into systems. Yet, traders are focussed into a few systems, despite the fact that there are routes everywhere. This generally poor knowledge of trade routes needs to be improved. In RP, a corporate trader would be fulfilling his contracts, knowing where to go; there would be no aspect of "discovery". Perhaps we should publish some of these routes to encourage a "spreading out" of sorts? I think that that action would certainly alleviate many people's concerns.

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