@ LG ... Why have you only taken part of what I said and ignored the rest?
LadyGoo wrote:if you think that the tokens are the main reason
what I do know is trade has died in this game for the most part due to a few reasons, travel and sub-tokens being the main causes
Sub tokens are part of the reasons trade has died, most (not all) of the players I interact with won't spend rl money to trade with, it is an ongoing thing with constantly needing to upgrade and the goods are priced too high.
LadyGoo wrote:there are not enough in-game goods to interest the factions
I understand you don't want what we have to offer
As for me personally, I trade as I always do in the new version, and in the old though ofc with simpler travel and no subtokens I did trade with factions too, and that is with my friends and neighbours for ingame goods. I, like most players, am put off trading with the long distances needed to travel with your goods, only managing to get hold of one rock crystal the whole world so unable to build a charter stone and will not trade with my rl money (subtokens) as I've already said.
Also EC has a trade thread for ingame goods, obviously not for high end gear, we do have customers.
I do think the devs need to address all the factors involving trade and not just the sub token issue as I have said previously when talking about the resources and travelling.
LadyGoo wrote:Amanda, it is surprising how you're trying to undermine what I am doing in order to prove your point as well. So far, the Sevillian market is the only one existing at the moment that provides highest quality items that can be traded for in-game goods.
Also I do think you do a good job in trying to keep trade going on the one hand and have always supported yours and anyones community projects ... but the traders asking for sub-tokens are also part of the problem
I am not trying to undermine you in any way, I just disagree with you over the sub tokens, I have always said to you that I think you try to do a lot for this game and this community and have always admired your efforts. It doesn't then mean I have to agree with you over everything or think everything you do is altruistic.
But w/e ... you are right and I am wrong ... everyone is happy to travel long distance, happy to keep spending huge amounts of money to progress and both trade and the game population are booming.