' Wrote:And yes. Trading factions are inactive. And I mean trading. Not counting those escort ships that hunts someone and does not escort.
That is exactly what we're trying to do at Daumann TMS: trading and using escorts only for escorting traders.
Trading can be fun, even when you do it alone. Outrunning or outsmarting a pirate feels really good.
In my opinion the problem is that 50% or more of the traders are freelancers in BWT's or civilian trains. People don't actually need to join a trading faction or even get a corporate ID to make money and that severely restricts a trading faction's recruiting opportunities.
