Ryan1 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 (edited) I think it would be a good idea to do trades where you can offer resources in exchange for other resources globally. Currently, if I would like to exchange 2K bauxite for 1.5K gas, I must do a personal trade offer giving away the 2K bauxite for 0 PPU, then wait for another trade offer giving 1.5K gas for 0 ppu. Also, if you trade with the wrong person, they could just take the 2K bauxite and not give you the gas in return. The current system of resource exchange is risky and inconvenient. Furthermore, the current system isn't true 'trading' where you give one good in exchange for another. To that end, I think there should be a tab on the trading page for 'Resource exchange', where you can simply put up a global offer of 2K bauxite in exchange for 1.5K gas. It could be accepted by anyone with no risk of you being conned into giving away resources for free. Edited December 9, 2018 by Ryan1 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Kell Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 This is actually a very thoughtful idea. Creating an entire second board would be a strain on the servers, however, and maybe allowing private resource for resource trades is good enough. This is good tho and would add simplicity to one of the most confusing parts of the game. 1 Quote Listen to J Kell's new single: About The Author An early member of Roz Wei in 2015, J Kell went on to stay within the paperless world of Empyrea before signing with Soup Kitchen while scoring a record deal in 2019. J Kell went on to release multiple Orbis Top 40 hits. In 2020, J Kell took a break from Orbis. He's back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan1 Posted December 9, 2018 Author Share Posted December 9, 2018 P&W is already slow enough, what's a little extra lag? ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lu Xun Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 It's more the development effort, I'd imagine. Could be coded up in 2 days, but then beta-testing, bug testing, etc... for a marginal quality of life improvement. Maybe try again at 20,000 nations. Quote . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan1 Posted December 9, 2018 Author Share Posted December 9, 2018 You could just replicate the current trading tab, but instead of the PPU column it would say something like 'In Exchange For' . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erland Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Or you could just post a trade at the current market price, and then use that money to buy whatever other resource you want. Having resource for resource trades creates the hassle of having to calculate if it's a good deal based on the monetary value of those resources. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lu Xun Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 I don't see what's fundamentally wrong with it. Barter is superior to cash trade when both parties can agree upon a price. At the present rate, if I want to trade coal for uranium, I'd have to convert it to money (at a loss) and the money to uranium (at a loss). It would improve the efficiency of the marketplace. IRL, the Japanese and Chinese used barter-type aid deals, i.e, they'd be paid back in loans via oil or metals, denominated at a specific price. This reduces the possibility of embezzlement throughout the deal. In a PnW context, it'd require less steps and has a lower likelihood for something to go wrong (sent to the wrong person, etc). Quote . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zei-Sakura Alsainn Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 35 minutes ago, Erland said: Or you could just post a trade at the current market price, and then use that money to buy whatever other resource you want. Having resource for resource trades creates the hassle of having to calculate if it's a good deal based on the monetary value of those resources. Or you could just read the OP, and have enough basic memory to keep some idea of average prices in your head, as opposed to saying something nonsensical and stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endlesshills Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 I like the idea of it being a personal trade option to allow more flexibility in peace terms and whatnot. I would not be so much of a fan of it being introduced to the global market because of the headache it would be to figure out what deals are better, but that's admittedly laziness on my part. Quote Proud member of Arrgh! since November 23rd, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan1 Posted December 10, 2018 Author Share Posted December 10, 2018 This system's biggest flaws are: 1. You can't buy a smaller amount unless Sheepy implements a way to do smaller amounts of equal value 2. For new players, you have to get an idea of what average prices are. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exar Kun -George Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Personal trades, i like this. Globally ... no thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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