Bureau de Change

[StrangeCase]

Gameplay-wise, I suppose it could be balanced... my beef with this idea lies in the fact that it makes zero sense. Exchange rates can't make you money. How would they? Assuming the converter doesn't take a commission, you have the exact same amount of money, it's just in different denominations. If you have $3.50 dollars and you convert it to 350 cents, your money isn't suddenly worth more. I can convert it back and forth all I want, and I end up with an equal value every time.
I guess I'm really puzzled at the notion that picking up a stack of credit cards in Kusari and hauling it to Liberty should make you money. All you're doing is moving money. That's not in of itself profitable, any more than transferring my $5 bill from my pocket to my desk makes it suddenly more valuable.
Now, if you exchanged your Liberty credits for Kusari credits, then suddenly Kusari went Industrial-age and the value of the Kusari credit skyrocketed, then you could exchange it back for Liberty credits and have more of those. A dynamic economy would be a fascinating addition to Freelancer, but I'm 99.9% sure it can't be done.

I'll be the first to say that economics is not my strong suit, and if someone can explain this concept in a way that makes sense, I'll go along with it; until then, this money-making route doesn't seem any more legitimate than using a savegame editor.:unsure: