Traders with Skills like Commanders

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allamagoosa Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Greenhorn Joined: 17 Jul 2012 Location: California, USA Status: Offline Points: 78	Topic: Traders with Skills like Commanders Posted: 31 Oct 2012 at 03:04
	I kind of think it may be interesting to have Traders be more like commanders. Give them names. And the more trades they make the more experience they get and you can then research skills to select for them. -A

DeathDealer89 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Postmaster Joined: 04 Jan 2012 Status: Offline Points: 944	Posted: 31 Oct 2012 at 03:33
	Well off the top of my head I suggest the following. XP: Based on gold value traded (In this case I feel people may try and artificially boost their xp like trade score so I say put a reasonable max on it per transaction) Number of orders Number of items shipped Or some combination of. As for what they can do. You would lvl these up the same as commanders currently do. 1. Lower taxes 2. Increased van speed for vans under the Trader (Command) 3. Increased load capacity for vans 4. Better chance of running through blockades, and receiving through blockades. 5. If diplo's eventually can raid/steal from hubs trader would boost defense against that. 6. Increased carrying capacity for gatherer's (not sure how exactly this would work with command) 7. Extra vans recruited under Trader 8. Teleport goods :D Great idea though.

EvilKatia Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Warrior Joined: 30 Jun 2012 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 210	Posted: 31 Oct 2012 at 05:31
	great idea maybe a different bonus depending if you trade in hubs or in the 'normal' market. I think you sum it up pretty good thought DD
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patoloco569 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Poster Joined: 27 Oct 2012 Status: Offline Points: 15	Posted: 31 Oct 2012 at 05:51
	I like it. Advanced Traders could also develop something like hawala networks and trade in advanced goods (like Mana and Research points).

Hoddmimir Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Poster Joined: 02 Nov 2012 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 23	Posted: 09 Nov 2012 at 05:51
	I think it would be cool to be able to not only give them names but have a little space to give them a description too. Like if you wanted to give them a bio for instance, or list their notable trade achievements. Maybe they are called like Trade Experts, or Extraordinaires, or Specialists. Skills could be item specific. Reducing tax for buying and selling bows, for example. All in all, I love this idea.

Bonaparta Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Postmaster Joined: 03 Nov 2011 Location: Milky Way Status: Offline Points: 541	Posted: 09 Nov 2012 at 08:42
	I like the idea. My traders already got names, but I cant write them anywhere in current system... Levelling traders also sounds good to me. Instead of combat experience, they could get experience by trade. Surely trader that handled billion gold worth of sales is more experienced than trader that sold 1 clay for example... Perhaps wine donations could also be used to level up trader. From the earliest time in written history (Herodotus) we learn that business is done more smoothly with presence of large quantities of this exquisite intoxicating drink...

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