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Crashalot
Trading is obviously a hot topic, and there are those that want it and those opposed to it.
Since compromise usually works best in situations like this, I propose both sides try and hash out a workable remedy.
Opening a dialog where a solution/compromise can exist is the purpose of this thread.
While I personally feel there should be no trading, as it defeats one of the main premises of the game, I am a realist and always open to opposing views and ideas.
The direct pirate-to-pirate trading seems to be a scenario many fear would be abused, such as intra-pirate trading (trading with your alts) or "dupe" trading, where someone is not aware of the awesome weapon they have, and trades a World Eater for a Cabin Boy, etc.
For my part, I suggest that trading outright, or straight on, pirate to pirate, be limited to clothing and weapons in the Rare and below categories only.
For Famed and Legendary, I propose a sort of lottery or random trade, where no direct pirate-to-pirate trading occurs.
This can be achieved several ways, including an "auction" style transaction, an anonymous trade scheme or a "donation" pool.
For auctions, it's obvious; A weapon is put up for auction, and pirates bid accordingly. Obviously there are limits to this method, as gold maxes out at 300K. A solution to the max gold issue might be where players can also use their own weapons in the bidding process.
Anonymous trading would be where a pirate indicates a desire to trade a weapon, and when another pirate offers up a similarly ranked weapon, a notice of tender is made. So if I wanted to trade a Grand Blunderbuss, once another pirate offered up a similarly leveled/powered/valued weapon, I and the other pirate would receive notice to such, and we could agree or disagree to the transaction.
The donation concept would be where I don't want a weapon and I put it out in the pool, where another pirate may have an enhanced opportunity to loot said weapon.
These are raw ideas, and can surely be tweaked into reasonable working models with input from the community.
Obviously there are more ideas regarding trading, so please feel free to respond if you feel you may have a realistic solution to the issue.
Since compromise usually works best in situations like this, I propose both sides try and hash out a workable remedy.
Opening a dialog where a solution/compromise can exist is the purpose of this thread.
While I personally feel there should be no trading, as it defeats one of the main premises of the game, I am a realist and always open to opposing views and ideas.
The direct pirate-to-pirate trading seems to be a scenario many fear would be abused, such as intra-pirate trading (trading with your alts) or "dupe" trading, where someone is not aware of the awesome weapon they have, and trades a World Eater for a Cabin Boy, etc.
For my part, I suggest that trading outright, or straight on, pirate to pirate, be limited to clothing and weapons in the Rare and below categories only.
For Famed and Legendary, I propose a sort of lottery or random trade, where no direct pirate-to-pirate trading occurs.
This can be achieved several ways, including an "auction" style transaction, an anonymous trade scheme or a "donation" pool.
For auctions, it's obvious; A weapon is put up for auction, and pirates bid accordingly. Obviously there are limits to this method, as gold maxes out at 300K. A solution to the max gold issue might be where players can also use their own weapons in the bidding process.
Anonymous trading would be where a pirate indicates a desire to trade a weapon, and when another pirate offers up a similarly ranked weapon, a notice of tender is made. So if I wanted to trade a Grand Blunderbuss, once another pirate offered up a similarly leveled/powered/valued weapon, I and the other pirate would receive notice to such, and we could agree or disagree to the transaction.
The donation concept would be where I don't want a weapon and I put it out in the pool, where another pirate may have an enhanced opportunity to loot said weapon.
These are raw ideas, and can surely be tweaked into reasonable working models with input from the community.
Obviously there are more ideas regarding trading, so please feel free to respond if you feel you may have a realistic solution to the issue.
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