This Weeks Hypothetical Scenario

[Fletcher]

In this scenario, a live economy system is drawn up and implemented into the Discovery economy model.

Meaning the more one thing is traded, the prices for it alter depending on supply and demand. If a lot of people lets say traded a lot of Engine Components from The Ring, that would cause prices for that at its source to go up up to high demand, and in my mind, its raw components prices will begin to rise at that sell point. Meaning The Ring will want a lot more raw materials to create Engine Components, requiring more people to ship the raw materials to stabilize the rise in price to the Engine Components since there will be more supply, in theory.

Meaning, there will be a larger need for people to slow down, or stop shipping products, exotic items, and ship raw materials. This could also apply for consumer goods and oxygen in far flung bases, that over time require these necessities to keep functioning and produce items. This will mean true Zoner trade routes and true Planetform RP trading the necessities, not the luxuries. Oxygen and water are vital to survival, yet I've never ever seen one shipping them. Why? Not enough profit for funding.

The amount that the prices rise and fall, is all up to the raw material and energy foundation, then the needs of the production centres, and the needs of the end source. This is kind of a simple economic model in my mind, and could be wrong.

But this economy, while would take a lot of work and updating I expect, would either kill or strangle power traders, and encourage RP correct, and even NPC trade routes to be taken by players. Stimulating player growth in trading factions, and the escort business, and give the Zoners a far more logical role in trade routes as is the knife in their reputation these days. Not to mention, I think pirates could use some variety than the normal stomping grounds day in, day out.

Now, since I tried to explain the Dynamic Economy model I have in my, and possibly others minds. How would you take it, or perceive the changes in the game with its implementation?

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