Greetings, ... Laoshin and Taomist neighbours, and all other elegian chandlers
I want to share an idea of a project with you...
It's about trying to envive the "Zhuhai Faction & Trade hub" as
it is a nearby hub, with a good (neutral) faction standing for every race.
My vision is to develop a local market on the one hand for us Laoshin and Taomist
people, on the other for all other Elegian merchants, that would like to have more blooming trade hubs.
Maybe,
you want to join that idea and send traders and offers yourself, or
other mates from your ally or around. At the beginning I do not expect
it to be a real place for big deals, but it could be once, the more
traders follow and compete. Maybe it will be a personal tip for a
while...
The
idea is to decentralize the market, which is mainly happening in Middle
Kingdom, and to bring it to other places, as in the long run
competition is enviving the trade. Instead
of whining about fragmented markets, lesser margin and upcoming updates
like reduced market visibility we should try to shape the market, as we
want it.
I
decided to orientate at the Centrum prices, slightly higher, as I want
to encourage people to bid or to undercut. Maybe, you want to give it a
try, too. Spread the idea, if you like it. Dispatch traders, set offers,
and send the whole range of goods, you hard worked for to gather, trade
or craft ...
Résumé: Which could be the benefits of a decentralized market and an eastern trade hub:
- products can be stored and stockpiled easily and nearby
- by accepting trade offers you assure a quick delivery
- caravans aren't ages away from home to deliver goods
- from monopoly to oligopol as a more vivid marketform (competition instead of accepting Centrum hub as a pricemaker for everything)
- you make market occurence more attractive for smaller players, as they can join the market developments without having own traders
- social platform in terms of allycrossing cooperation (what I wish, we would have much more)
- shaping plurality in giving a local market an individual charakter (local products might be cheaper then in far away western border states and vice versa). In other words: regional appearance of goods would get more important
- being well prepared for coming updates like marketvisibility
- being the base of possible future trade tournamants
So, give it a try ! Hope to see your ambitious merchants soon ...
Regards, Yeesha
Zhuhai (846 /229)