Trading routes balance

[NonSequitor]

I didn't vote, not be standoffish, but because I think most of the routes are balanced. That said, the trade system is certainly not perfect, but it's better than what we had. One thing I would like to see happen (and it probably wouldn't be difficult to do): Have all cargo take up 1 unit of volume. Especially human cargo. And no, I don't own a liner nor do I traffic in slaves.

The simplest way to tackle this whole trade route debacle is to drop the prices on all ships, all armor and some weapons (i.e. SNAC). Since profit margins (on lawful routes, in particular) have been dramatically lowered, why not lower the prices on high-end products? It's a good deal easier than re-inventing the trade routes.

This is an RP server. But right now, if you want to RP in something bigger than a gunboat, you can look forward to grinding for countless hours. You might say "Oh noez! Teh lolcaps invade and ruin our arrpee!" My response (not directed to Loogas, btw): "They're already here and due to the server cap, their numbers are unlikely to markedly increase. And they tend to sell their big ships either after experiencing peer pressure from our happy little community or they just get bored with their ship after noticing how vulnerable it really is.

Summary: 1) Some minor fine tuning for a relatively good trade route system. 2) Drop the prices on all ships, all armor and some select weapons. 3) Be excellent to one another. Give some, take some but don't be a self-involved jerk.